University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Travel South For Friday Contest at Charleston
1/14/2016 11:22:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Delaware (7-7, 2-1 CAA) at College of Charleston (5-9, 0-3 CAA)
DATE: Friday, January 15, 2016
TIME: 6:30 p.m. Eastern
LOCATION: TD Arena – Charleston, S.C.
WATCH 🎥
Friday's game will be broadcast for free on CofCSports.com.
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 Christine Motta will serve as 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 🏀
Makeda Nicholas posted her first career double double Sunday afternoon to guide the Blue Hens to a 59-52 victory over Northeastern at the Bob Carpenter Center. Nicholas, who has earned the starting nod in each of the last three contests, registered a career-best 15 rebounds to go along with 12 points, three steals and two blocks for Delaware (7-7, 2-1 CAA). Erika Brown added 12 points and four assists while Courtni Green collected 10 points and three rebounds. The Hens used a defensive effort to shut down the Huskies (6-8, 1-2 CAA) and held one of the league's top leading scorers in Samantha DeFreese scoreless. Claudia Ortiz logged a game- and career-high 27 points for Northeastern while DeFreese recorded nine rebounds. With the two teams tied going into the fourth quarter, Delaware opened the stanza with seven unanswered points. The Hens outscored the Huskies, 18-11, in the final period and held NU scoreless for the final three minutes of the match.
· Delaware has won two straight after dropping five of the previous six contests.
· The Hens have not yet picked up a string of three consecutive victories this season.
· For more game notes, please click here.
SERIES INFORMATION
· Delaware holds the all-time series advantage of 3-2 over Charleston with each team winning on its home court and the Hens picking up an additional victory in the 2014 CAA semifinals at The Show Place Arena.
· Last season, the Cougars collected the 55-49 victory over the Blue Hens at TD Arena on Jan. 6.
· UD followed with an 80-49 win behind double figure scoring efforts from five different players at the Bob Carpenter Center on Jan. 22.
· The two teams complete the regular season series on Feb. 12 in Newark.
· Candice Jackson (Michigan State '04) is in her second season at CofC and has led the Cougars to a 10-34 record. Jackson previously spent three seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Duke University.
