University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Plays Towson Sunday in First of Three Straight at Home
1/16/2016 3:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Delaware (8-7, 3-1 CAA) vs. Towson (5-10, 2-2 CAA)
DATE: Sunday, January 17, 2016
TIME: 2 p.m. Eastern
LOCATION: Bob Carpenter Center – Newark, Del.
WATCH 🎥
All home 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 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 🏀
Tied going into the fourth quarter, Delaware held the College of Charleston to just one field goal and five points en route to a 63-47 victory over the Cougars at TD Arena Friday evening. Courtni Green led the Blue Hens (8-7, 3-1 CAA) with 16 points with four 3-pointers to go along with five rebounds. Jodi Salyer dished out six assists in addition to registering five points, four rebounds and three steals. Delaware also saw huge games from Nicole Enabosi and Hannah Friend, each of which came up with eight points. Enabosi recorded a game-best 12 rebounds while Friend collected seven rebounds and three blocks. The Hens, who had 31 rebounds in the first half, finished the game by outrebounding the Cougars, 52-38. Bre Bolden notched a double double of 16 points and 10 rebounds for Charleston (5-10, 0-4 CAA) while Jackie Luna-Castro picked up 15 points and three blocks. The win was the first for the Blue Hens at TD Arena since its first matchup there in 2014.
· UD has won three straight after dropping five of the previous six contests.
· The Blue Hens will play their next three at the Bob Carpenter Center.
· For more game notes, please click here.
SERIES INFORMATION
· One of the longest rivalries in program history, UD hosts the 71st all-time matchup dating to the 1973-74 season.
· Delaware leads Towson all-time, 49-21.
· UD is 26-8 over TU in Newark and has won seven straight at the Bob Carpenter Center.
· The Hens have also won nine of the last 10 vs. the Tigers.
· Towson's last road win against the Hens came on Feb. 21, 2008 by a score of 51-49.
· The two teams complete the regular season series on Feb. 5 at Towson.
· Niki Reid Geckeler is in her third season as the head coach of the Tigers. She is 29-48 at TU and holds an all-time head coaching career record of 114-123 as she previously served five seasons at Howard University.
