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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Stevenson women's basketball sophomore guard Amanda Craig (Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth) scored a career-high 13 points, but Gallaudet used an 11-3 run to start the second half that erased a three-point halftime deficit en route to a 57-51 victory Wednesday night in the CAC opener for the Mustangs.

The win snapped a 63-game CAC losing streak for the Bison (3-3, 1-1 CAC) and was their first in the conference since a 65-61 victory versus St. Mary's (Md.) at home. It was also their first win in the last eight meetings versus Stevenson.

The Mustangs (1-5, 0-1 CAC) led 25-22 at halftime before Gallaudet took a 33-28 lead with 15:44 remaining. Four different Bison scored during the run while the Mustangs missed their first four shots from the floor.

Stevenson did manage to score 17 of their 25 first half points off of 13 Bison turnovers.

Leading by three midway through the second half, Gallaudet used an 8-0 run, during which Stevenson missed six-straight shots, to take its largest lead of the game at 11, 45-34 with 7:42 to play.

Down 11 with just under six minutes to play, the Mustangs would outscore the Bison 9-2 to cut the lead to four with 2:03 remaining when junior guard JaQuelia Conley (Columbia/Montrose Christian), but could not get any closer as Gallaudet hit all four of its free throw attempts in the final 24 seconds for the win.

Wednesday marked the first time in 31 career games that Craig scored in double figures as she went 6-of-12 from the field and added four rebounds and three steals. Conley finished with 10 points, five of which came from the free throw line where she was 5-of-7.

Stevenson swere 8-of-31 from the floor in the second half for 25.8 percent, including 2-of-8 from three-point range.

Junior forward Kristen Steiner (Fallston/Fallston) and junior guard Meliasa Robinson (Temple Hills/Potomac) each added eight points while Steiner added a team-high nine rebounds.

Easter Faafiti led Gallaudet with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Nukeitra Hayes and Ann Whited each added 10 points.

Stevenson wraps up its seven-game road trip to open the season on Saturday when it faces St. Mary's (Md.) at 2:00 p.m.