Hoboken, NJ (March 1, 2025) - The DeSales University women's basketball team saw its season and postseason winning streak come to an end in the MAC Freedom Championship game at Stevens, 54-47, on Saturday afternoon in Hoboken, NJ.

The Basics

• Final Score: Stevens - 54, DeSales - 47
• Records: DeSales (16-11 overall); Stevens (19-8 overall)
• The Bulldogs are now 13-6 all-time vs. Stevens as they dropped all three games to the Ducks this season. 
• The loss ends DSU's MAC Freedom postseason tournament winning streak of 13-straight dating back to the 2017-18 season. 

How it Happened

• Stevens jumped out to an early 7-4 lead before the Bulldogs got things going and ended the quarter on an 13-4 run that was led by senior Morgan Sterner who had five points as DSU led 17-13 after the first quarter. 
• Ducks dominated the second quarter outscoring DeSales 17-5, rallying back and taking the lead as the Bulldogs faced a 30-22 deficit at the halftime break. 
• DSU trailed by as much as 13 about midway through the third quarter before junior Mikaili Donmoyer scored five straight points to cut the deficit down to eight points (37-28) with four minutes left in the third quarter. 
• Stevens had an answer to Donmoyer's quick run with five points of their own as they held a 43-33 lead heading into the final quarter of play.
• Sterner scored five straight points out of the break and ignited a 9-2 run for the Bulldogs to cut the Ducks lead down to three (45-42) with 4:52 left to play. 
• The Ducks responded with a quick 5-0 run of their own to push the lead back up to eight before Donmoyer responded with a three pointer to drop it to a five point deficit (50-45) with 3:23 to go. 
• DSU struggled offensively in the final three minutes and were not able to put together one final run as the Ducks held onto the 54-47 win. 

Top Bulldog Performers

• Donmoyer and Sterner led DeSales in scoring, each with 18 points. 
• Sterner had eight rebounds while Donmoyer had four. 
• Junior Sammi White had eight rebounds, two blocks, and a team-leading three assists in the loss. 

For the Foes

• Leyla Castro led Stevens with 25 points and six assists in the title game win. 

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales shot 25.0 percent from the floor and held Stevens to 38.5 percent.
• Stevens had a slim 43-40 advantage on the glass.
• Stevens had a 7-4 advantage in three pointers made.