BABSON PARK, Mass.—Junior
Rylie Rosenberg (New Rochelle, N.Y.) led all scorers with 21 points and sophomore
Molly Donovan (Duxbury, Mass.) finished with a career-high 17 points to help Babson College roll to an 87-43 win over visiting Stevens Institute of Technology in non-conference women's basketball action on Sunday afternoon inside Staake Gymnasium.
With the win, Babson improves to 2-0 for the second consecutive season, while Stevens opens the year at 0-1.
Rosenberg was 7-of-9 from the floor and added three steals, while senior
Samantha Reale (North Attleboro, Mass.) scored 14 points and had three steals for the Beavers. Junior
Mary Kate Flynn (Hanover, Mass.) provided eight points and eight rebounds, first-year
Astou Toure (Bronx, N.Y.) finished with seven points and a game-high 12 boards, and fellow rookie
Anna Freeman (Medway, Mass.) also chipped in with seven points in the win.
Sophomore Maya Abramson (Randolph, N.J.) scored 15 points and junior Fiona O'Boyle (Mahopac, N.Y.) grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to go along with four points and two blocked shots for the Ducks.
The Green and White opened the game with a 9-0 run, led 18-7 at the end of the first quarter and outscored Stevens 13-2 over the first 3:33 of the second period to build a 22-point advantage. Donovan followed a layup by O'Boyle with six consecutive points to make it 24-9, junior
Allessa Mendoza (Yonkers, N.Y.) converted a layup and Rosenberg was fouled while burying a deep triple and completed the four-point play with a free throw extending the cushion to 31-9 with 6:27 to go until halftime.
The Ducks cut their deficit to 36-17 at the break, but the Beavers scored on six of their first nine possessions to start the third quarter, getting seven points from Reale and four more from Rosenberg to stretch the lead back to 50-28 at the 5:43 mark. The difference remained 22 in the opening minute of the fourth quarter before Babson ripped off a 12-0 run that included hoops by four different players to push the margin to 70-36 with 7:28 to play.
Freeman and Toure combined for 12 points over the final six minutes as the Green and White took its largest lead of the afternoon at 85-41 on a layup by junior
Madison Hart (Greenwich, R.I.) in the final minute.
The Beavers shot 49.3 percent from the floor, scored 27 points off turnovers and finished with a 47-27 advantage on the glass. They also outscored the Ducks, who shot just 28.1 percent, 48-22 in the paint.
Babson is back in action on Friday against the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas, at 6:30 p.m. ET, while Stevens is off until November 16 when it hosts Hunter at 7 p.m.
GAME NOTES
• The Beavers are now 2-0 all-time against the Ducks and Sunday's matchup was the first between the program since November 21, 2009.
• Babson is now 26-2 going back to the start of the 2024-25 campaign when shooting at least 40 percent from the field.
• With Sunday's victory, the Green and White has now won 77 straight games when holding its opponents below 50 points.
• Rosenberg has scored at least 20 points in four consecutive games going back to February of last year.
