University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Renew Rivalry Friday vs. Drexel
1/21/2016 4:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Delaware (9-7, 4-1 CAA) vs. Drexel (7-9, 3-2 CAA)
DATE: Friday, January 22, 2016
TIME: 7 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 🏀
The Blue Hens saw another career day from Makeda Nicholas while Courtni Green continued to move up in the career record books Sunday afternoon as Delaware outlasted Towson, 69-64, in overtime at the Bob Carpenter Center. A week after pulling down 15 boards against Northeastern, Nicholas logged a career-best 17 rebounds versus the Tigers in addition to tying a career-high with 17 points. The forward added three blocked shots and two assists in 38 minutes. Green led the Hens (9-7, 4-1 CAA) with her third-career 20-point game with four 3-pointers and a season-best six rebounds. The guard is now third in program history with 158 treys and nearing the 1,000-point plateau with 991 career tallies. Nicole Enabosi registered 13 points and eight rebounds while Erika Brown came off the bench due to an ankle injury and recorded 10 points and two assists. The Blue Hens held a 28-23 halftime advantage before Towson (5-11, 2-3 CAA) outscored Delaware, 20-15, in the third quarter. The Tigers were ahead, 56-54, with just under 20 seconds remaining in regulation before Enabosi was able to lay-in the ball from the right side to tie things at 56-56. Enabosi was then able to force a Raven Bankston turnover to send the game into overtime. Nicholas drained her second career 3-pointer before knocking down four free throws to give UD the overtime victory. Raven Bankston led all scorers with 21 points and five rebounds while Raine Bankston notched 15 points and seven rebounds.
HEN SCRATCHINGS 🐔
· Delaware has won four straight after dropping five of the previous six contests.
· The Hens have also won four consecutive at the Bob Carpenter Center.
· The Blue Hens have not picked up five consecutive victories since February 2015.
· Courtni Green sits on 991 career points and would be the 25th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points.
· For more game notes, please click here.
SERIES INFORMATION
· The longest rivalry in program history, Delaware leads Drexel in the all-time series, 49-26.
· The Dragons swept the regular season series last year, but the Hens defeated Drexel in the CAA quarterfinals.
· UD holds the 21-13 advantage over DU at the Bob Carpenter Center, but the Dragons have won two straight.
· Delaware's last win at home came with a 62-57 decision on March 3, 2013.
· The two teams complete the regular season series on Jan. 31 in Philadelphia.
· Denise Dillon (Villanova '96) is in her 13th season at Drexel and has led the Dragons to a 221-127 (.564) record. Dillon is 10-18 lifetime against Delaware.
