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UD Drops Overtime Heartbreaker at UNCW
2/26/2015 10:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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WILMINGTON, N.C. – It was a tale of two halves Thursday evening as the University of Delaware women's basketball team fell, 71-68, at UNCW in overtime at Trask Coliseum.
The Blue Hens held a 34-22 advantage at the half before the Seahawks outscored Delaware, 40-28, to send the game into overtime. Delaware had the chance to win the game in regulation but sophomore Erika Brown (Haledon, N.J/Paterson Kennedy) missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw situation with one second left.
Led by Brie Mobley's program-record 46 points, UNCW (12-15, 8-8 Colonial Athletic Association) held UD scoreless in the final 3:28 of the extra period for the comeback victory. Mobley scored all nine of UNCW's points in the extra period.
Senior Joy Caracciolo (Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson) paced the Hens (13-14, 8-8 CAA) with a career-best 26 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field in addition to eight free throws. The forward added six rebounds and two assists in 41 minutes of action.
Sophomore Hannah Jardine (St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada/O'Donel) added 16 points and a team-high seven rebounds while Brown registered 10 points.
UNCW forward Ryan Flowers pulled down 16 rebounds for the Seahawks, the highest total allowed by the Blue Hens this season. The 46 points by Mobley were the highest total ever scored against the Blue Hens, surpassing the previous high of 43 by Cindy Blodgett of Maine on Feb. 8, 1998.
Tina Martin“Defensively, we had too many letdowns tonight. It's frustrating. We scored plenty of points, but we just broke down in the second half.”
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· Joy Caracciolo bested her previous career-high of 18 points.
· Tonight's game was the first overtime contest for the Blue Hens since January 5, 2014 when Delaware defeated Hofstra, 71-66 at home.
· UNCW broke a nine-game losing skid to UD.
· The Seahawks' last win came on January 20, 2011 as UNCW picked up a 66-48 victory.
· Delaware has lost three straight, tying a season-high.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· Sunday, March 1 – James Madison at Delaware* – 2 p.m. – Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Del.) – Senior Day / B+ Heroes Day
· Wednesday, March 4 – Delaware at Elon* – 7 p.m. – Alumni Gym (Elon, N.C.)
· March 12 – March 15 – CAA Tournament – tba – Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, Md.)
AGATE:
DELAWARE (13-14, 8-8 CAA)
Nicholas 3-9 0-2 6, Jardine 4-10 6-6 16, Caracciolo 9-16 8-9 26, Green 1-6 1-2 3, Brown 5-12 0-1 10, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Salyer 3-5 1-2 7, Leon 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 25-59 16-22 68
UNCW (12-15, 8-8 CAA)
Flowers 3-5 0-1 16, Teague 1-7 0-0 2, Mobley 19-25 6-7 46, Atkins 0-4 2-2 2, Cole 4-10 0-0 9, Steele 1-2 0-0 2, Reeves 0-3 4-4 4, Banks 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 28-56 12-14 71
Halftime score: Delaware 34, UNCW 22; 3-point field goals: D – 2-7 (Jardine 2-4, Green 0-1, Brown 0-2), W – 3-9 (Mobley 2-2, Atkins 0-2, Cole 1-4, Steele 0-1); Rebounds: D – 26 (Jardine 7), W – 40 (Flowers 16); Assists: D – 5 (Caracciolo/Salyer 2), W – 12 (Atkins/Cole 4); Total Fouls: D – 14, W – 17; Attendance: 413
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