University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Look to Knock Off Top-Seeded Dukes Friday in CAA Semis
3/11/2016 8:34:00 AM | Women's Basketball
No. 5 Seed Delaware (16-14, 10-8 CAA) vs. No. 1 Seed James Madison (25-5-11, 17-1 CAA)
CAA Tournament Semifinals
📅 DATE: Friday, March 11, 2016
🕜 TIME: 1:30 p.m. Eastern
📍 LOCATION: The Show Place Arena – Upper Marlboro, Md.
WATCH 📺
Friday's game will be broadcast on Comcast SportsNet. Please click here for TV clearances. Brent Harris will have the play-by-play with Christy Winters Scott as color analyst.
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 🏀
Down for 35 minutes of the game, Delaware came from behind to post its first-ever win over Elon in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament Thursday afternoon at The Show Place Arena. The fourth-seeded Phoenix led, 38-29, going into the fourth quarter before UD nearly doubled its offensive output and outscored Elon, 28-12, in the final stanza. The fifth-seeded Blue Hens (16-14), who were previously 0-4 all-time against the Phoenix, finished the game with a 10-3 advantage in the final 2:04 of action. With the win, Delaware improves to 13-0 all-time in CAA quarterfinals play and advances to the CAA semifinals for the seventh straight season. Nicole Enabosi led all scorers with 17 points and nine rebounds while Courtni Green registered 13 points and Sadé Chatman tallied 11 of her own, seven of which came on free throws. Chatman added six rebounds and four assists in the win. Shay Burnett guided the Phoenix (18-12) with 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists while Lenaira Ruffin recorded 11 points and six rebounds.
HEN SCRATCHINGS 🐔
· With a come-from-behind victory over Elon Thursday, Delaware advances to the CAA semifinals for the seventh straight season.
· The Blue Hens are 24-12 all-time in the CAA Tournament and 6-6 in semifinals games.
· Delaware has won two of its last three, with its last loss coming to James Madison in the regular season finale.
· JMU also advanced to Friday's game with a come-from-behind win over the College of Charleston.
· For more game notes, please click here.
SERIES INFORMATION
· One of the fiercest and tightest contested rivalries in program history, JMU leads UD, 19-13, all-time.
· The Dukes have won seven straight over Delaware.
· The Hens are 1-5 against the Dukes in the CAA Tournament.
· Delaware's lone win over James Madison in the CAA Tournament came on March 11, 2005 with a 62-57 victory at the Patriot Center (Fairfax, Va.) in the CAA semifinals.
· The Blue Hens last defeated the Dukes, 61-60, on February 24, 2013 at the Bob Carpenter Center.
· Kenny Brooks (JMU '92) is in his 14th season as the head coach of the Dukes. He is first in program history with with 334 career victories at JMU.
