Women’s Basketball Falls At Delaware, 67-40

DeHaven Grabs Season-High 10 Rebounds

01/27/05 1:56AM

Newark, DE - Four Delaware Blue Hens reached double figures in points, led by senior forward Tiara Malcom’s third double double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds as the University of Delaware defeated William and Mary 67-40 this evening at the Bob Carpenter Center. The win, Delaware’s 13th-straight, improves its record to 15-2, 8-0 in the CAA, while the Tribe falls to 4-13 and 2-6 in the CAA.

Neither team shot very well from the floor, as the Blue Hens totaled 21 field goals on 54 attempts (38.9%), while the Tribe finished with 18 field goals on 51 attempts (35.3%). However, the Tribe committed a season-high 29 turnovers while the Blue Hens had just 19, and were outrebounded 37-30, as Malcom’s 11 was the game-high.
The College was led in scoring by freshman Jalen Boone (Falls Church, VA), who finished with 10 points, while junior guard Lizzie Schiel (Wayne, PA) added nine and sophomore guard Kyle DeHaven (Herndon, VA) finished with seven-points and season-best 10 rebounds, two short of her career-high.

Delaware, which never trailed in the game, scored the first 11 points of the game to take control early, but the Tribe immediately responded with a 9-0 run to trim the lead to two with 12:26 left in the half. Boone scored the Tribe’s first four points, and was followed by a three-pointer by DeHaven. Schiel closed the flurry with a jumper and forcing a Blue Hens timeout.

Following the stoppage, the Blue Hens upped its lead to eight at 19-11, and the Tribe got as close as five points at 21-16 on a layup by Lindsey Brizendine (West Point, VA), but Delaware closed the half on a 9-0 run to take a 14-point lead at 30-16 at the break.

The Blue Hens opened the second half by outscoring the Tribe 14-5 in the first six minutes to take a 23-point lead at 44-21. From there, the Tribe could get no closer than 21 points, as the Blue Hens shot 40% from the floor in the half as it outscored the Tribe 37-24 in the frame, and it went on to win by 27, 67-40.

Delaware shot 91.7% from the free throw line, as it converted 22 of its 24 attempts. The Tribe meanwhile only attempted three free throws, with the first coming with 10:17 left in the contest, and converted just one of those.

The Tribe is back in action Sunday when it hosts Towson at 2:00 p.m. at William and Mary Hall.


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