Hens Drop OT Heartbreaker to UNCW in CAA Lid-lifter

Friday, January 3

Wilmington, NC

7:00 PM

University of Delaware

0-14-8 | CAA

UNCW

1-04-8 | CAA

OT 1

Delaware

UNCW

Photo by: John Crouch/UNCW Athletics

1/3/2020 11:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WILMINGTON, N.C. – They knew it was going to be a dogfight and, in the end, it was just that as the Blue Hens came up on the wrong end of Friday's Colonial Athletic Association opener at UNCW by an overtime score of 71-65.

Nicole Enabosi led all scorers with 23 points to go along with a team-best eight rebounds.

Another bright spot for Delaware was Kayla Shaw, who collected 17 points, including five 3-pointers, as she returned to the court after missing 10 games with a concussion.

UD jumped out to an early lead but gave way to the Seahawks in the second and third quarters before inching back into things in the fourth.

Shaw knocked down three straight 3-pointers to give the Hens a two-point advantage with 1:28 remaining in regulation.

UNCW regained the lead at 61-59 with 13 seconds left before Enabosi collected the right-handed bunny to send things into overtime. Gigi Smith captured all 10 of UNCW's points in the extra stanza to seal the win.

POST-GAME QUOTES
Head Coach Natasha Adair
"This was vintage opening night in the CAA. It was a close conference game and neither team is going to back down. I thought we had the opportunity to steal one on the road, but you have to be perfect in a lot of areas because the opponent is going to protect home court. There were bright spots, but you have to finish. Kudos to UNCW. They had players step up in overtime and make some really gutsy plays. We have to have a short memory as we play at Charleston on Sunday where we'll have to control the controllables and put out 40 minutes of grueling, gritty effort and fight."

HEN SCRATCHINGS
   ·   Nicole Enabosi played in her 100^th career game Friday for the Blue Hens. Abby Gonzales appeared in her 100^th game on December 7.
   ·   With 317 career assists and 149 career 3-point field goals made, Abby Gonzales is slated to become the first-ever Delaware women's basketball player to collect 300-plus assists and 150-plus 3-point field goals made in her career.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
   ·   Sunday, January 5 – Delaware at College of Charleston – 1 p.m. – TD Arena (Charleston, S.C.)
   ·   Friday, January 10 – Hofstra at Delaware – 7 p.m. – Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Del.)
   ·   Sunday, January 12 – Northeastern at Delaware – 1 p.m. – Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Del.)

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