Hoboken, NJ (February 12, 2025) - The DeSales University women's basketball team saw a fourth quarter comeback fall short falling at Stevens, 57-49, in MAC Freedom action on Wednesday evening.

The Basics

• Final Score: Stevens - 57, DeSales - 49
• Records: DeSales (13-9, 6-5 MAC Freedom); Stevens (14-8, 8-3 MAC Freedom)
• Stevens sweeps the season series and improves to 5-13 all-time vs. the Bulldogs.
• DSU remains two games ahead of both King's College and FDU-Florham in the MAC Freedom standings with three games left in the regular season.

How it Happened

• Neither team scored over the first three minutes of the game before junior Mikaili Donmoyer hit a three 3:12 into the game.
• A 6-0 run gave Stevens a 10-5 lead and the Ducks led by five (12-7) after one quarter of play.
• The Ducks lead was seven with 3:50 left in the half they ended the half on a 9-4 run to lead 30-18 at the break.
• DeSales cut into the margin opening up the third quarter with an 8-0 run to get within six (35-29) with 5:29 to go in the quarter.
• Stevens answered with eight straight points of its own to re-claim a 14-point advantage and led by 13 after three quarters of play.
• The Bulldogs got back within six with 4:04 left to play but were unable to get any closer.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Senior Morgan Sterner led the Bulldogs with 13 points.
• Donmoyer finished with 11 points.
• First-year Aubrey Pollard was one point shy of a double-double with nine tallies and 10 rebounds.

For the Foes

• Leyla Castro led all scorers with a game-high 25 points, adding six assists.
• Lucy Alberici also had double digits with 12 points.

Inside the Box Score

• Stevens shot 38.2 percent from the field and hit 41.2 percent from three-point land.
• The Bulldogs hit just 30.4 percent from the field.
• The Ducks out-rebounded DSU, 41-34.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs return home to host Lebanon Valley College in another important MAC Freedom game set to begin at 1:00 pm on Saturday afternoon.