Blue Hens Battle, But Fall in CAA Quarterfinals to #4 Towson, 59-49

Thursday, March 14

Newark, DE

2:30 PM

University of Delaware

16-15

Towson

18-12

Towson

Delaware

Photo by: Jordan Burgess

Blue Hens Battle, But Fall in CAA Quarterfinals to #4 Towson, 59-49

3/14/2019 5:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – The tension is always higher when it comes to March.

That was on clear display on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Basketball team as the University of Delaware battled to the wire, but dropped a hard-fought contest, 59-49, to fourth-seeded Towson.

Junior Samone DeFreese led the way with 15 points and six rebounds, while Alison Lewis poured in 10 points off the bench for the Blue Hens. Freshman Jasmine Dickey provided a big spark for Delaware, chipping in nine points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots in the contest.

It was a back-and-forth battle throughout, remaining a two-possession game for 33 of the 40 minutes of action, including just a two-point game with 1:11 to play in the game. Delaware was unable to convert offensively in the final minute as Towson hit free-throws to seal the 59-49 victory.

Hen Scratchings:

Delaware reached 11 CAA wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2013
The Blue Hens are now 14-2 all-time in the quarterfinal round of the CAA Tournament.
Delaware had just lost three games all year when DeFreese reached double-figures (11-4).
It was the fifth straight game that Blue Hens held the opposition to lower than 60 points.