The University of Delaware women’s basketball team
jumped out
to a 16-point second half lead and held off a furious comeback by Old
Dominion
to defeat the Monarchs, 62-58, Friday night before a school-record
crowd at the
Bob Carpenter Center.
The Blue Hens improved to 19-2 overall and 12-0 in the Colonial
Athletic
Association by posting their 17th straight victory, tied with Gonzaga
for the
longest streak in Division I. Delaware increased its lead in the
conference to
two games and a half games over second place Old Dominion, which fell
to 13-7
overall and 9-2 in the league.
Delaware, which defeated Old Dominion, 73-70, last month in Norfolk to
snap the
Monarchs’ 122-game CAA home winning streak, became the first conference
opponent to sweep ODU since Richmond in the 1991-92 season. The Blue
Hens also
won their 11th straight home game while playing before 4772 fans, the
largest
home women’s basketball crowd in school history.
The Blue Hens jumped out to a 33-22 halftime lead, and after Old
Dominion closed
to within eight at 33-25 with 18:59 remaining, Delaware went on a 10-2
run and
took its largest advantage of the game at 43-27 with 12:08 left when
Tyresa
Smith hit a lay-up. UD still led 47-33 with 9:06 to play, but the
Monarchs’ TJ
Jordan, who finished with a career-high 28 points, nailed consecutive
three-pointers to cut the lead to 47-39 with 8:28 on the clock.
Delaware senior Tiara Malcom, who finished with a team-high 18 points,
drained
two free throws to put the Blue Hens back up 10, but Lawona Davis
converted a
three-point play and Jordan again hit back-to-back three-pointers to
bring Old
Dominion within 49-48 with 5:36 remaining. After Malcom and Jordan each
hit two
free throws, Julie Sailer hit a baseline jumper and Smith made two foul
shots
to extend Delaware’s lead to 55-50 with 2:49 to play.
The Monarchs’ Jen Nuzzo answered with a three-pointer, and after
Tiffany Young
hit two free throws for the Blue Hens at the 1:19 mark, Lyons grabbed
an
offensive rebound and scored to make it 57-55 with 25 seconds left.
However Liz
Hayes drained two free throws and, following a miss by Jordan, Alena
Koshansky
hit two more foul shots to put the Blue Hens up 61-55 with 11 seconds
remaining. Jordan hit her seventh and final three-pointer with six
seconds
left, but Koshansky put the game away by hitting one of two from the
charity
stripe with three seconds to play.
Delaware, which got 15 points and five rebounds off the bench from
Young, went
28-of-34 from the free throw line while the Monarchs were just 6-of-8
from the
charity stripe. Sailer finished with eight points and four assists,
while Smith
added six points and a pair of steals. Green had 12 points and a
game-high
eight rebounds for Old Dominion but except for Jordan no other Monarch
had more
than five points.
The Blue Hens used an early 8-0 run to take a 10-4 lead with 13:44
remaining in the first half, and extended the margin to 25-14 with 4:32 remaining on a jumper by Malcom. Old Dominion got within nine twice late in the period, but Young scored with 27 seconds on the clock to send Delaware to the half up 11 points.
The Blue Hens will return to action Sunday when Delaware hosts Virginia
Commonwealth at 4 p.m. in a game that will be televised by Comcast
SportsNet.
AGATE:
OLD DOMINION (13-7, 9-2 CAA)
Lyons, 2-7 1-1 5, Triggs, 0-1 0-0 0 , Green, 6-12 0-0 12, Davis, 2-6
1-2 5, Grant, 1-6 1-2 3, Williams, 0-0 0-0 0, Nuzzo, 1-2 0-0 3, Wilson, 1-2 0-0 2, Caldwell, 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan, 9-13 3-3 28, Pym, 0-0 0-0 0, Brown, 0-1 0-0 0, Totals, 22-50 6-8 58.
DELAWARE (19-2, 12-0 CAA)
Blackstone, 1-4 2-2 4, Malcom, 7-16 4-4 18, Koshansky, 0-4 5-6 5,
Sailer, 1-3 6-6 8, Smith, 1-4 4-9 6, Czorniewy, 2-5 0-0 4, Hayes, 0-2 2-2 2, Young, 5-7 5-5 15, Totals, 17-45 28-34 62.
Halftime Score: Delaware 33, Old Dominion 22; Three-Point Field Goals:
O - 8-15(Grant, 0-1, Nuzzo, 1-2, Wilson, 0-1, Jordan, 7-11); ; D - 0-5
(Blackstone,0-1, Koshansky, 0-3, Hayes, 0-1); Rebounds: O - 34 (Green, 8); D - 27(Koshansky, Czorniewy, 5); Assists: O - 13 (Grant, 4); D - 14 (Sailer, 4);
Total Fouls: O - 28, D - 14; Attendance: 4,772.
jumped out
to a 16-point second half lead and held off a furious comeback by Old
Dominion
to defeat the Monarchs, 62-58, Friday night before a school-record
crowd at the
Bob Carpenter Center.
The Blue Hens improved to 19-2 overall and 12-0 in the Colonial
Athletic
Association by posting their 17th straight victory, tied with Gonzaga
for the
longest streak in Division I. Delaware increased its lead in the
conference to
two games and a half games over second place Old Dominion, which fell
to 13-7
overall and 9-2 in the league.
Delaware, which defeated Old Dominion, 73-70, last month in Norfolk to
snap the
Monarchs’ 122-game CAA home winning streak, became the first conference
opponent to sweep ODU since Richmond in the 1991-92 season. The Blue
Hens also
won their 11th straight home game while playing before 4772 fans, the
largest
home women’s basketball crowd in school history.
The Blue Hens jumped out to a 33-22 halftime lead, and after Old
Dominion closed
to within eight at 33-25 with 18:59 remaining, Delaware went on a 10-2
run and
took its largest advantage of the game at 43-27 with 12:08 left when
Tyresa
Smith hit a lay-up. UD still led 47-33 with 9:06 to play, but the
Monarchs’ TJ
Jordan, who finished with a career-high 28 points, nailed consecutive
three-pointers to cut the lead to 47-39 with 8:28 on the clock.
Delaware senior Tiara Malcom, who finished with a team-high 18 points,
drained
two free throws to put the Blue Hens back up 10, but Lawona Davis
converted a
three-point play and Jordan again hit back-to-back three-pointers to
bring Old
Dominion within 49-48 with 5:36 remaining. After Malcom and Jordan each
hit two
free throws, Julie Sailer hit a baseline jumper and Smith made two foul
shots
to extend Delaware’s lead to 55-50 with 2:49 to play.
The Monarchs’ Jen Nuzzo answered with a three-pointer, and after
Tiffany Young
hit two free throws for the Blue Hens at the 1:19 mark, Lyons grabbed
an
offensive rebound and scored to make it 57-55 with 25 seconds left.
However Liz
Hayes drained two free throws and, following a miss by Jordan, Alena
Koshansky
hit two more foul shots to put the Blue Hens up 61-55 with 11 seconds
remaining. Jordan hit her seventh and final three-pointer with six
seconds
left, but Koshansky put the game away by hitting one of two from the
charity
stripe with three seconds to play.
Delaware, which got 15 points and five rebounds off the bench from
Young, went
28-of-34 from the free throw line while the Monarchs were just 6-of-8
from the
charity stripe. Sailer finished with eight points and four assists,
while Smith
added six points and a pair of steals. Green had 12 points and a
game-high
eight rebounds for Old Dominion but except for Jordan no other Monarch
had more
than five points.
The Blue Hens used an early 8-0 run to take a 10-4 lead with 13:44
remaining in the first half, and extended the margin to 25-14 with 4:32 remaining on a jumper by Malcom. Old Dominion got within nine twice late in the period, but Young scored with 27 seconds on the clock to send Delaware to the half up 11 points.
The Blue Hens will return to action Sunday when Delaware hosts Virginia
Commonwealth at 4 p.m. in a game that will be televised by Comcast
SportsNet.
AGATE:
OLD DOMINION (13-7, 9-2 CAA)
Lyons, 2-7 1-1 5, Triggs, 0-1 0-0 0 , Green, 6-12 0-0 12, Davis, 2-6
1-2 5, Grant, 1-6 1-2 3, Williams, 0-0 0-0 0, Nuzzo, 1-2 0-0 3, Wilson, 1-2 0-0 2, Caldwell, 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan, 9-13 3-3 28, Pym, 0-0 0-0 0, Brown, 0-1 0-0 0, Totals, 22-50 6-8 58.
DELAWARE (19-2, 12-0 CAA)
Blackstone, 1-4 2-2 4, Malcom, 7-16 4-4 18, Koshansky, 0-4 5-6 5,
Sailer, 1-3 6-6 8, Smith, 1-4 4-9 6, Czorniewy, 2-5 0-0 4, Hayes, 0-2 2-2 2, Young, 5-7 5-5 15, Totals, 17-45 28-34 62.
Halftime Score: Delaware 33, Old Dominion 22; Three-Point Field Goals:
O - 8-15(Grant, 0-1, Nuzzo, 1-2, Wilson, 0-1, Jordan, 7-11); ; D - 0-5
(Blackstone,0-1, Koshansky, 0-3, Hayes, 0-1); Rebounds: O - 34 (Green, 8); D - 27(Koshansky, Czorniewy, 5); Assists: O - 13 (Grant, 4); D - 14 (Sailer, 4);
Total Fouls: O - 28, D - 14; Attendance: 4,772.
