DOYLESTOWN, PA. – Maya Abramson, Leyla Castro, and Fiona O'Boyle combined for 51 points as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team collected a 64-54 MAC Freedom road win on Wednesday night at Delaware Valley.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Castro had seven of the Ducks' first 11 points as Stevens (17-5, 8-3) built an 11-2 lead less than five minutes into the evening's action. O'Boyle and Katherine Bogutsky each added a late layup, keeping the Ducks comfortably in front, 15-8, at the end of the quarter.

The lead shrunk to a single point, 18-17, less than three minutes into the second quarter, but an O'Boyle layup and five straight points from Abramson pushed the margin out to eight, 25-17, just shy of the midway point of the period. Castro put the Ducks up 28-22 following a three-point play with 2:35 to go in the half, but Delaware Valley tied things less than 90 seconds later. Stevens carried a 29-28 lead to the locker room with a late O'Boyle free throw. Castro and O'Boyle finished the half with a combined 18 for the Ducks.

The third quarter remained tight throughout, featuring four lead changes and neither side holding a lead bigger than three through the first eight minutes. The low-scoring quarter featured just 24 points total, with Stevens carrying a 42-39 to the fourth quarter. O'Boyle (four), Abramson (three), Castro, Bogutsky, Olivia Schubiger (two each) all put points on the scoreboard in the period for Stevens.

Stevens built a pair of eight-point leads in the fourth, the second coming with 5:51 left, though the Aggies cut things back to a single possession less than three minutes later, 52-49 with 3:15 left. An O'Boyle free throw and Isabella Duval three-pointer put the Ducks back up seven, 56-49 with 2:03 left on the clock. Delaware Valley cut it back to four with a three of their own, but Castro, O'Boyle, and Abramson went 8-for-8 from the foul line in the final 55 seconds to seal the victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• After going for 19 points, six rebounds, six assists, and three steals in a 64-49 win at Canavan Arena on January 21, Castro finished with 18, eight, five, and five in those respective metrics on Wednesday
• Abramson dropped a career-high 18 points, her first double-digit effort in her last nine games and just her seventh such effort of the season
• O'Boyle's 15 points marked her third 14+ point effort in her last six games after going the first 15 games of the season without reaching double figures
• Stevens improved to 10-1 against the Aggies since joining the MAC Freedom. Wednesday was also the first of those 11 games decided by fewer than 11 points

UP NEXT
The Ducks return to the Commonwealth on Saturday, February 14, for a 1:00 PM tip with DeSales.

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