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Green Scores 23 in 72-54 Win Over Towson
1/29/2015 9:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEWARK, Del. – Junior Courtni Green (Winchester, Va./Millbrook) scored 21 of her 23 points in the second half as the University of Delaware women's basketball team defeated Towson University, 72-54, Thursday evening at the Bob Carpenter Center.
The Blue Hens (9-11, 4-5 Colonial Athletic Association) led by a score of 31-23 at halftime and went up by as much as 22 in the second half. UD avenged a 56-49 loss at Towson from earlier this month.
Green knocked down a season-best four 3-pointers while shooting 7-for-12 from the field. The guard added five rebounds, one assist and one steal in the victory.
Sophomore Hannah Jardine (St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada/O'Donel) registered her fifth double double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds while classmate Erika Brown (at left; Haledon, N.J./Paterson Kennedy) also tallied 14 points in addition to dishing out four assists.
LaTorri Hines-Allen led Towson (8-13, 4-5 CAA) with 17 points and nine rebounds while Camille Alberson posted 10 points for the Tigers.
“This has been quite the year, we have been on a roller coaster ride and tonight was a very good performance for our team. They played tonight like they're capable of playing. We got really good looks and people were spotting up. Defensively, we played really well. The team did an outstanding job of really following the game plan and listening to what the coaches want. Inch by inch we are learning and developing how to play and get better.”
Junior Courtni Green
“Anytime you lose to a team and have to play them again that season, you don't want the same result. We wanted a positive result this time since we were playing on our home court in front of our fans.”
Sophomore Hannah Jardine
(at right)
“It was really nice to get a win tonight. We had a tough battle down at Towson and we were really happy to put together two halves and come out with the victory. Things all came together a lot better in this game. We stuck to our defensive plan and offensively, we were able to knock down some good shots and have a little better flow.”
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· As a team, the Blue Hens went 19-of-23 at the free throw line.
· Delaware had at least four players score double digits for the second straight home game.
· The Blue Hens scored over 70 points for just the third time this season and for the second time in three games.
· Delaware has won nine of the last 10 and seven straight at home against Towson.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· Sunday, February 1 – Delaware at Hofstra* - 2 p.m. – Mack Sports Complex (Hempstead, N.Y.)
· Thursday, February 5 – Northeastern at Delaware* - 7 p.m. – Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Del.)
· Sunday, February 8 – UNCW at Delaware* – 2 p.m. – Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Del.)
