HOBOKEN, N.J. – Houghton women's basketball lost on the road, 50-65, against the Ducks of Stevens Institute of Technology on Friday night.

To match an early basket by Stevens, Hannah Haskell would be the first to score for the Highlanders, contributing 2 points with a layup about 3 minutes into the game. The rest of the first quarter would be back and forth between the Ducks and the Highlanders, with both teams entering the second quarter with 9 points on the board. However, Stevens would come back and dominate the court, scoring an additional 23 points before going into half-time, leaving the Highlanders down 17-32. Coming back to court, Houghton would rally, scoring over half their points in the last two quarters and would go on to outscore Stevens in the fourth quarter. However, the Highlanders would be unable to overcome the deficit made in the first half of the game.

GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 50 | Stevens – 65
Records: Houghton 9-6 (2-4) | Stevens 10-6 (5-2)
Location: Canavan Arena | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ


NOTABLE STATS
> The Highlanders shot 31.6% from the field (18-57) and hit 2-of-15 (13.3%) from the free throw line. The Ducks shot 27.3% (18-66) and hit 3-of-14 (21.4%) of free throws.

>Emily Swanson and Brittany Lenart led the Highlanders in points, scoring 10 apiece.

COACH'S CORNER
"Tonight was a disappointing loss, but it's tough to win games when we don't win the battle on the boards and the other team makes more free throws than we take.

We had a much better second half but dug a hole a bit too deep in the second quarter.

I was proud of our effort as a team, especially the second half. New day and new game tomorrow. It's important to compete at Sage. We will be ready." – Head Coach Alicia Mucher.

UP NEXT
The Highlanders will be on the road, Saturday, January 19^th, to face the Gators from the Sage Colleges in Albany.