Scranton, Pa. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team dropped a non-conference affair to No. 2 Scranton, 76-32, on Monday night, ending the team's three-game winning streak.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stevens (5-2) started slow with one field goal in a three-point first quarter, but multiple players found their way onto the stat sheet in the second.
Maya Abramson started things with a jumper and
Leyla Castro, who had the Ducks' lone basket in the first quarter (a three-pointer) added a second one several possessions later. After another Castro jumper, this of the two-point variety, CeeJay Thomas hit two free throws before Castro hit her second three of the period and third of the game.
Dorothy Loffredo added the final two of the Ducks' 14 points with a late jumper, though the Royals (7-0) held a 20+ point lead at halftime.
Castro opened the team's second half scoring with yet another three, with
Fiona O'Boyle and Abramson each adding layups for the team's third quarter output. In the fourth,
Sugar Williams,
Katherine Bogutsky, and
Emily Marinelli added a field goal each for the Ducks, Marinelli hitting one from three-point territory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Castro finished with a team-high 14 points, her fourth double-digit game of the season, including a 4-for-5 clip from beyond the arc
- Isabella Curanovic grabbed three rebounds and handed out an assist in just four minutes
- Maja Skopic matched her season-high with three rebounds in just five minutes
UP NEXT
The Ducks head north to Rochester, N.Y. for a 1:00 tip with the Yellowjackets this Sunday, December 7 in the teams' first meeting since the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
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