MADISON, N.J. (Feb. 17, 2016) – In her final game as a Ranger, senior forward
Courtney Stephens tore down 15 rebounds, the second highest tally in her career, in a 59-45 setback to Elizabethtown College on Wednesday evening in Baldwin Gymnasium.
Stephens attacked the boards voraciously logging six offensive rebounds to join her nine defensive. Stephens' defense was lockdown, as she held her opposing forward to just three points. She also registered two steals in the defensive display. After 101 games in Blue and Green, Stephens graduates eighth all-time in Drew history with 1,142 career points. Stephens had 816 rebounds over the past four years, good for fourth all-time in the program's record book. Stephens' senior year ranked among the best in the Landmark Conference this year. With a .496 field goal percentage, Stephens ranked third in the conference and with nine rebounds per game, ranked fourth.
Junior guard
Hannah Miller dropped 19 points on the night. Freshman guard
Hailey Stine scored a career-high 11 points out of the point guard position.
A closely contested first half saw the Rangers enter halftime trailing just 22-20 as the opening half was a defensive tug of war. The Blue Jays, led by their deep bench that logged 16 points, pulled away in the second.
The Rangers grabbed two more rebounds than the Blue Jays and assisted on five more baskets. The Rangers shot 33-percent from the field with E-Town shooting 37.