University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware
6-3
Loyola
3-5
Delaware Grinds Out Hard Fought 47-45 Victory Over Loyola
12/7/2016 9:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Delaware held Loyola to just 38.2 percent shooting (21 of 55) from the field and forced 13 turnovers. The Greyhounds, who advanced to the Patriot League championship game a year ago, lost for the third time in the last four games. Guard Bri Betz-White was the only Loyola scorer to reach double figures as she netted eight of her team-high 15 points in the final stanza.
The Blue Hens jumped out to a quick 7-2 lead in the opening quarter and went ahead 14-10 in the opening quarter but Loyola recovered and outscored the Hens 12-5 in the second stanzas to take a 22-19 lead at the break. The Greyhounds went on a 10-2 run over the first seven minutes of the third stanza to take control but the Hens battled back with a 6-0 run late to take a 31-30 lead.
White scored three straight baskets to open the final stanza and give Loyola a 36-35 lead, but a layup by Brown and a conventional three-point play by Chatman gave Delaware a 40-36 advantage with 5:30 left. Loyola came back to knot the score again at 40-40 with 2:40 left.
Delaware freshman guard Bailey Kargo, who came off the bench for the first time this season, came up big moments later as her floating layup with 2:12 left - her only basket of the game - put the Hens up for good at 42-40.
Brown followed with a jumper less than a minute later, Enabosi hit her clutch free throws, and the Hens came up with some big stops on defensive down the stretch to leave the arena happy.
“It was a little hectic (there at the end),” said Brown, who reached double figures in points for the sixth time in the last seven games. “As a senior, my teammates were looking for me at the end. We came together and had some good defensive stops. Our defense is really helping us grind out wins.”
“Overall, our defense is fine, we just have to pick it up on offense,” said Martin, whose team returns to action Sunday to host another Patriot League contender Army West Point (7-1). “We just have to keep working on ball movement, but we will figure it out. But winning is the name of the game.”
HEN SCRATCHINGS
• Delaware freshman guard Abby Gonzales got her first career start at point guard in place of Kargo
• The Hens are now 13-1 all-time vs. Loyola with 12 straight wins. The teams met for the first time since 2004-05
• The game was Delaware's last road contest until Jan. 6 when Delaware travels to UNCW
• Enabosi, the reigning Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week, pulled 7+ rebounds for the sixth time this season
• Delaware committed just eight fouls the entire game with Loyola going just 0 for 1 from the foul line
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