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Sunday, January 30
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Women’s Basketball Storms Past Elon for Third-Straight Win
1/30/2022 6:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ELON, N.C. – A trio of double-doubles and a milestone afternoon shines as the University of Delaware women's basketball captured an 87-65 road win over Elon (10-7, 2-5 CAA) Sunday afternoon inside Schar Center in Elon, N.C. The Blue Hens (13-5, 7-1 CAA) played three games in five games and is heading back to the First State with three-straight wins.
"3-0! The word on the board today was finish and they did it beautifully," said head coach Natasha Adair. "We have been talking about getting off to great starts and today it was impressive. Everybody was on board, locked in and it was energy, effort and defensive discipline the whole way. Different people stepped up, tonight it was Makayla Pippin, first-career double-double with us. You can't have a game like this without "Ms. Consistency" Ty Battle, 12th double-double. Jasmine Dickey, can't say enough about her, 1,600 career points, fifth in program history and she is not done yet. But we don't do it without Paris McBride, Tyi Skinner, Jewel Smalls – stepped up, Tee Johnson – stepped up. Down to the stretch, you see them cheering for their teammates. We do it as a team, we do it as a family, we do it with defense and we have a whole lot of fun. 3-0, that was the goal and we finished the job and now we are on our way home happy. Very proud of this group."
Delaware opened the game with a strong 18-8 run capped by Makayla Pippin's free throw with 1:22 left. Kayla Liles knocked down a triple for Elon to close out the quarter trailing by seven, 18-11.
Elon pulled it together in the second quarter using an 8-2 spurt to pull within one (20-19) with 7:58 remaining. The Blue Hens answered back with an impressive 21-8 run, which was started by Jasmine Dickey's pair of free throws and then capped by Jewel Smalls connecting from deep to beat the buzzer, sending Delaware into the break with the 14-point lead, 41-27.
With 2:32 left in the final quarter, Dickey pulled down one of Delaware's season-high 59 rebounds and scores an uncontested layup to write her name in the history books. Scoring her 24th point of the afternoon, the Baltimore, Md. native is now the fifth Blue Hen to score 1,600 career points.
Dickey led all scorers with 27 points (10-of-21 FG, 6-of-9 FT) to go with 10 rebounds (five offensive) to register her seventh double-double on the season. She added three assists, two steals and a block to her stat line. Ty Battle followed with 12 points (5-of-11 FG), 15 rebounds (six offensive) and two steals to post her 12th double-double on the season. Smalls scored 14 points (4-of-7 3FG) off the bench while Pippin chipped in off the pine 11 points (7-of-8 FT) and 14 rebounds (eight offensive) to capture her first-career double-double in the Blue & Gold uniform.
Delaware shot 36.7 percent (29-of-79) from the field, 35.3 percent (6-of-17) from beyond the arc and 74.2 percent (23-of-31) from the free-throw line. Elon connected on 38.2 percent (21-of-55) from the field, 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from three-point territory and 66.7 percent (16-of-24) from the charity stripe. Delaware was impressive on the rebounding end as the team held the margin advantage (59-31) while scoring 24 second-chance points off of 31 offensive rebounds. The Blue Hens outshined Elon in assists (12-7), steals (9-5), points in the paint (40-24) and bench points (30-13) while scoring 14 points off of 13 Phoenix turnovers. Elon held the edge in blocks (9-4) and fast break points (9-4).
WHAT'S NEXT
The Blue Hens returns to campus Friday (Feb. 4) for a CAA showdown against Charleston inside Bob Carpenter Center. Opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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"3-0! The word on the board today was finish and they did it beautifully," said head coach Natasha Adair. "We have been talking about getting off to great starts and today it was impressive. Everybody was on board, locked in and it was energy, effort and defensive discipline the whole way. Different people stepped up, tonight it was Makayla Pippin, first-career double-double with us. You can't have a game like this without "Ms. Consistency" Ty Battle, 12th double-double. Jasmine Dickey, can't say enough about her, 1,600 career points, fifth in program history and she is not done yet. But we don't do it without Paris McBride, Tyi Skinner, Jewel Smalls – stepped up, Tee Johnson – stepped up. Down to the stretch, you see them cheering for their teammates. We do it as a team, we do it as a family, we do it with defense and we have a whole lot of fun. 3-0, that was the goal and we finished the job and now we are on our way home happy. Very proud of this group."
Delaware opened the game with a strong 18-8 run capped by Makayla Pippin's free throw with 1:22 left. Kayla Liles knocked down a triple for Elon to close out the quarter trailing by seven, 18-11.
Elon pulled it together in the second quarter using an 8-2 spurt to pull within one (20-19) with 7:58 remaining. The Blue Hens answered back with an impressive 21-8 run, which was started by Jasmine Dickey's pair of free throws and then capped by Jewel Smalls connecting from deep to beat the buzzer, sending Delaware into the break with the 14-point lead, 41-27.
29 seconds into the third period, Peyton Carter and Brie Perpiganan combined for five-straight points to make it a single-digit game for the Phoenix, 41-32. Delaware remained composed and in control, working to maintain the double-digit advantage the remaining 19:30.3...2...1....@jewel_smalls 🎯🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Delaware Women's Basketball (@DelawareWBB) January 30, 2022
THAT'S HOW YOU HEAD INTO THE BREAK!!! pic.twitter.com/ZXvBeAGyVC
With 2:32 left in the final quarter, Dickey pulled down one of Delaware's season-high 59 rebounds and scores an uncontested layup to write her name in the history books. Scoring her 24th point of the afternoon, the Baltimore, Md. native is now the fifth Blue Hen to score 1,600 career points.
MILESTONE 🚨 | @_JD20 is now the fifth player in program history to score 1,600 career points...
— Delaware Women's Basketball (@DelawareWBB) January 30, 2022
FYI, she just reached the 1,500 career points milestone on Jan. 18 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Mnryi4sWHV
The Blue Hens saw its lead balloon to a game-high 24 points twice, coming off the hands of Tee Johnson's jumper at the 1:07 mark (84-60) followed by a pair of Pippin's free throws with 47 seconds left (86-62). Bria Harmon made a free throw for Elon to settle the 87-65 final.Here is point 1,601, congratulations @_JD20 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/MyLwF4vuo5
— Delaware Women's Basketball (@DelawareWBB) January 30, 2022
Dickey led all scorers with 27 points (10-of-21 FG, 6-of-9 FT) to go with 10 rebounds (five offensive) to register her seventh double-double on the season. She added three assists, two steals and a block to her stat line. Ty Battle followed with 12 points (5-of-11 FG), 15 rebounds (six offensive) and two steals to post her 12th double-double on the season. Smalls scored 14 points (4-of-7 3FG) off the bench while Pippin chipped in off the pine 11 points (7-of-8 FT) and 14 rebounds (eight offensive) to capture her first-career double-double in the Blue & Gold uniform.
Perpignan finished with 25 points (8-of-8 F), six assists, four rebounds and three steals to pace Elon. Lies followed with 18 points (6-of-12 FG), seven rebounds and two blocks.First career double-double in a #BlueHen uniform @MakaylaPippin #WeLoveToSeeIt #AOW #Elite pic.twitter.com/3xg924dTBk
— Delaware Women's Basketball (@DelawareWBB) January 30, 2022
Delaware shot 36.7 percent (29-of-79) from the field, 35.3 percent (6-of-17) from beyond the arc and 74.2 percent (23-of-31) from the free-throw line. Elon connected on 38.2 percent (21-of-55) from the field, 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from three-point territory and 66.7 percent (16-of-24) from the charity stripe. Delaware was impressive on the rebounding end as the team held the margin advantage (59-31) while scoring 24 second-chance points off of 31 offensive rebounds. The Blue Hens outshined Elon in assists (12-7), steals (9-5), points in the paint (40-24) and bench points (30-13) while scoring 14 points off of 13 Phoenix turnovers. Elon held the edge in blocks (9-4) and fast break points (9-4).
WHAT'S NEXT
The Blue Hens returns to campus Friday (Feb. 4) for a CAA showdown against Charleston inside Bob Carpenter Center. Opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.
BLUE HENS on SOCIAL MEDIA
For the latest on the University of Delaware Women's Basketball, follow the Blue Hens via social media on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. #BlueHens
Team Stats
UD
Elon
FG%
.367
.382
3FG%
.353
.467
FT%
.742
.667
RB
59
31
TO
9
13
STL
9
5
Game Leaders
Pts
27
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Players Mentioned
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