LANCASTER, Pa. (November 17, 2018) – Senior Jayson Winick netted a season-high 22 points as the Stevens Institute of Technology men's basketball team led wire-to-wire and defeated Alvernia University 88-79 Saturday night to close out play at the 2018 William Marshall Tip-Off, hosted by Franklin & Marshall College.

Sophomore Alec DiPietrantonio scored 18 and junior Michael Zignorski added 16 for the Ducks, who improved to 2-1. Justin Thomas came off the bench to score a game-high 23 points for the Golden Knights, who fell to 2-2. It was the first-ever meeting between the programs.

Stevens jumped on Alvernia quickly, scoring the first nine points of the game. Winick connected on a long jumper on the Ducks' first possession, followed by a fast-break layup by senior Frank Amari. DiPietrantonio converted a pair of free throws and Winick and Amari hooked up for a three-pointer to extend the lead to nine to force an Alvernia timeout. The Ducks held as much as a 13-point lead before the final nine-point margin of victory.

One night after setting a program record for three throws, Stevens made seven straight free throws before a second-half miss. The Ducks finished 17-for-22 at the line.

Pivotal Point
After Alvernia closed to within two on a pair of Anthony Dadson free throws, sophomore Maguire Sweeney drained a long three to push the lead back to five.
Alvernia would pull within a basket on two other occasions in the half, but DiPietrantonio and Winick quickly answered to push the advantage back to four.

Inside the Numbers
The Ducks outshot the Golden Wolves, 49.2 percent to 45.6. Stevens shot a blistering 53.3 percent from the field in the second half.
Stevens made 9 of 21 attempts from behind the arc, with Zignorski and Winick combining to shoot 6-for-10 on three-point field-goal attempts.
Stevens held a 13-12 edge in points off turnovers and also held a 36-28 advantage in points in the pait.
Alvernia claimed an edge in bench points (30-16) and second-chance points (9-6), although Stevens held an 8-6 advantage on the offensive glass.
Stevens won the battle of the boards, 37-32 and have outrebounded the opposition in each of the last two games. DiPietrantonio led all players with nine boards.
Amari dished out a season-high four assists. The Ducks had 13 assists on 31 baskets against 10 turnovers.
Sophomore Maguire Sweeney netted six points in 14 minutes in his season debut as the Ducks played 13 different players.
Freshman Sishank Sindhia played three minutes in his collegiate debut, while sophomore Nate Carpenter and John Nutatis each made their season debuts.

Unsung Heroes
Eleven different players recorded at least one point or one rebound.

From the Court
"It was great to bounce back today with a win. We are still a work in progress, but it is exciting that we had good contributions from so many guys." - head coach Bobby Hurley.

Up Next
Stevens heads to Madison, New Jersey to take on Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus in the final game before the Thanksgiving break.
The Ducks have won 10 of the last 11 meetings between the teams, including a 96-86 victory in Hoboken last season.
A link for live stats is available on StevensDucks.com.

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