SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The No. 8 Stevens Institute of Technology women’s lacrosse team won its fourth-straight game to start the 2010 campaign, downing SUNY Oswego by a 15-8 final on Tuesday afternoon at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Sophomore Jenna Scheibling had three goals and an assist, junior Leah Wasserman tallied three scores and notched two helpers, and senior captain Alyssa Pigott recorded a team-high four goals. Junior Christine Smith also found the back of the net three times for the Ducks.

GRAND LAKE, Colo. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women’s lacrosse team moved up three spots to No. 8 in the latest Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Poll. Stevens, which was ranked 10th in 2009 after a 15-0 start, has never been ranked as high as it currently is. The Ducks were 2-0 at the time voting on the poll took place but are now 3-0 after defeating Bowdoin College, 7-4, in the first of two games in San Antonio, Texas.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The No. 11 Stevens Institute of Technology  women’s lacrosse team earned a hard-fought, 7-4 win over Bowdoin College on Monday afternoon at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. Senior captain Shannon McFadden made 11 saves in goal, and the rest of the Stevens defense did a nice job all afternoon as the Ducks improve to 3-0 to start the 2010 season. Stevens will return to action on its Spring Break trip in San Antonio on Tuesday at 4 p.m. (ET) against SUNY Oswego.

HOBOKEN, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women’s lacrosse team jumped six spots in the latest Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Top  20 to No. 11 after a 2-0 start to the season. Stevens came back from an early deficit to defeat in-state rival Montclair State University, 17-10, on Wednesday night. Then, on Saturday afternoon, the Ducks defeated eighth-ranked Union College, 11-10, in triple overtime in front of a huge crowd at the De Baun Athletic Complex.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Senior captain Alyssa Pigott of the No. 17 Stevens Institute of Technology women’s lacrosse team was named the Empire 8 Player of the Week, it was announced Monday afternoon by the conference office. Pigott scored six goals and handed out six assists in two Stevens wins to start the season. She also scored the game-winning goal in the Ducks’ triple overtime victory over No. 8 Union College on Saturday. The game-winner against Union also happened to be the 200th goal of her career.