University of Delaware Athletics
Hens Kick Off 45th Season Friday vs. Lafayette
11/12/2015 3:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Delaware (0-0, 0-0 CAA) vs. Lafayette (0-0, 0-0 Patriot)
DATE: Friday, November 13, 2015
TIME: 7 p.m. Eastern
LOCATION: Bob Carpenter Center – Newark, Del.
WATCH
All Blue Hens 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. Full rebroadcasts of the game will be available on Delaware's YouTube page within 24 hours of completion of the contest.
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 while Christine Motta serves as the color analyst for the Blue Hens. 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.
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· The 2015-16 season marks the 45th overall in the history of the University of Delaware women's basketball program. During their previous 44 seasons, the Blue Hens have registered a record of 711-464 (.605) with 28 winning years under three head coaches.
· Since starting play at the Bob Carpenter Center in 1992, Delaware is 20-3 all-time in home openers and 211-88 (.706) overall.
· The Blue Hens look to bounce back from a 2014-15 year in which the team posted its first losing season since going 7-24 during the 2007-08 campaign.
· For more game notes, please click here.
SERIES INFORMATION
· Delaware leads the all-time series against Lafayette, 15-12.
· The Hens are 8-4 over the Leopards at home.
· Last season, LC defeated UD, 63-52, in the season opener in Easton, Pa.
· Prior to last year, Delaware had won three straight and four of the last five since 1992-93.
· UD and LC use to be former East Coast Conference foes.
· Theresa Grentz (Immaculata '74) is in her first season as the head coach of the Leopards after serving as an assistant last year.
· Grentz returns to the sidelines as a head coach for the first time since 2006-07. She holds a career record of 671-311 over a span of 33 years.
