University of Delaware Athletics
Hens Return Home Sunday for Match Against Bucknell
12/6/2014 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Delaware (3-3, 0-0 CAA) vs. Bucknell (4-2, 0-0 Patriot League)
DATE: Sunday, December 7, 2014
TIME: 3 p.m. Eastern
LOCATION: Bob Carpenter Center – Newark, Del.
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE OF DELAWARE WISH LIST DRIVE
Sunday's game marks the annual Ronald McDonald House of Delaware Wish List Drive. Fans are encouraged to donate items (LIST HERE) to help support families of seriously or chronically ill or injured children who are being treated at area hospitals. Both the men's and women's basketball teams will attend the Ronald McDonald House's Share A Night event on Thursday.
MEN'S/WOMEN'S DOUBLEHEADER
Sunday will feature a doubleheader as the Blue Hens men's basketball team hosts Delaware State at noon. Fans with a women's basketball ticket will also gain admission to the men's game, but must sit in a general admission section and then can move to their specified seat once the men's game concludes.
WATCH
All Blue Hens home games this season will be streamed online, for free and in HD, via Hens All-Access on www.BlueHens.com. All streams will also be available on all smart mobile devices.
LISTEN
All Delaware women's basketball games can be heard on the radio at Fox Sports 1290 or 1410 WDOV. Matt Janus will have the call for the Blue Hens while Lauren Carra serves as the color analyst. Fans can also hear the broadcast online at http://foxsports1290am.com/ and on smart devices via the iHeart app.
LIVE STATS
Live stat links will be available via www.BlueHens.com.
LAST TIME OUT
Delaware came out of the halftime break with a vengeance and outscored Temple by 14 points in the second half to defeat the Owls, 69-58, Wednesday evening for the program's 700th victory. Erika Brown led UD by tying a career-high with 23 points in addition to collecting three assists and three rebounds. The guard sparked a second half comeback by scoring eight points in the first three minutes coming out of the break to put the Blue Hens ahead, 38-30. Delaware (3-3) went up by as much as 13 and never relinquished a double-figure margin over Temple (3-4) in the final four minutes. Courtni Green followed a career-performance against Vermont with 19 points against the Owls. Stephanie Leon guided the UD defense with a career-best nine rebounds in addition to four blocked shots. Makeda Nicholas recorded another solid game with 10 points, five rebounds and four assists.
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· Wednesday's win at Temple was Delaware's 700th since program inception in 1971-72. In 43 seasons of play, the Blue Hens have averaged over 16 victories per season.
· Stephanie Leon earned more recognition for her hard work off of the court Wednesday as the senior was recognized as one of 93 nominees to the 2015 Allstate WBCA Good Works Team®.
· For more game notes, please click here.
SERIES INFORMATION
· Both former members of the East Coast Conference, UD leads the all-time series over Bucknell, 19-2.
· The Blue Hens are 9-1 against the Bison at home.
· Delaware has won nine straight versus Bucknell.
· The two teams have not met since Dec. 8, 2002, when the Hens collected a 71-45 win at the Bob.
· Bucknell's last series victory came on Feb. 20, 1988 with a 87-72 win in Lewisburg.
· Martin is 1-0 against Bucknell.
· Aaron Roussell is in his third season as the head coach of the Bison and holds a Division I career record of 35-32 (.522).
· Roussell previously spent eight years at Division III University of Chicago, where he was 161-50 (.763).
