Women’s Basketball Tussles With Lehigh

Tuesday, November 14

Newark, Del.

7 PM

University of Delaware

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Lehigh

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Lehigh

Delaware

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11/14/2023 9:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware women's basketball team closed out its brief two-game homestand Tuesday evening inside Bob Carpenter Center against Lehigh (3-0). Despite a strong showing in the second half, Delaware (1-1) dropped a heartbreaking 78-77 loss to the Mountain Hawks, snapping a nine-game winning streak.

COACH'S QUOTE

We have to go back to the drawing board because we've got some work to do," said head coach Sarah Jenkins. "I thought that they [Klarke Sconiers & Chloe Wilson] played a good game but we have 14 people on this team and when you play at a higher level against teams that can score and shoot the ball well, you need more people to step up. Overall, Lehigh played a great game tonight.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Sconiers set a new career high with 33 points off 11-of-17 shooting and 11-of-12 from the free throw line. Sconiers' previous career high was 29 against the Mountain Hawks, leading to 62 points between the last two meetings.
Sconiers also pulled down 10 rebounds to post her second-career double-double.
Wilson also added 18 points, her second-straight game with the point total.
Delaware shot 33.3 percent (24-72) from the field, 36.4 percent (4-11) from beyond the arc and 80.6 percent (25-31) from the free throw line. The Blue Hens finished with 13 assists, one block, seven steals, 10 fast break points, 14 bench points, 36 points in the paint, 16 second-chance points thanks to pulling down 21 offensive boards and scored 19 points off 15 Mountain Hawks turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter

It was a seesaw battle where both teams' largest lead was three points.
Wilson scored four unanswered points for Delaware with 6:51 remaining (6-3) and the Mountain Hawks responded with a 6-0 run to regain the lead (9-6) with 5:23 left.
Darrionna Howard knocked down a freebie with 32 seconds showing on the clock (17-16) before Ella Stemmer drained a pair of free throws for Lehigh to take the 18-17 lead.

Second Quarter

Sconiers scored two free throws 29 seconds into the quarter to give Delaware the narrow one-point advantage, 19-18.
Lehigh then turned up the intensity and saw its lead balloon to double-digits after Jamie Behar drained one from deep, 38-26, at the 3:19 mark.
The Blue Hens chipped away at the deficit and pulled within seven thanks to Wilson's freebies, 40-33, with 1:23 left.
Meghan O'brien and Gracyn Lovette combined to score the quarter's final five points to push the Mountain Hawks lead back up to 12 points, sending the 45-33 game into the break.

Third Quarter

In front of the adoring 1,124 fans, the Blue Hens outscored the Mountain Hawks 30-19, headlined by Sconiers' 13 points on 5-6 shooting from the field and perfection (3-3) from the charity stripe.
Delaware was determined to crawl its way back into the game using a 15-9 Blue Hen run to get within three points, 53-50, with 4:12 left.
Lehigh remained poised and rebuilt an eight-point cushion, 58-50, courtesy of Stemmer's triple at the 3:33 mark.
A pair of Wilson free throws made it a 61-all game with 53 seconds left before the Mountain Hawks pushed it back up to three, 64-61.
Sconiers laid in two with eight seconds left for the Blue Hens to head into the final quarter trailing by one, 64-63.

Fourth Quarter

Sconiers' two free throws 27 seconds into the quarter gave the Blue Hens its final lead of the night, 65-64.
Lehigh's lead grew back up to eight and kept the lead for good, 76-68.
Sconiers' scored point 30 at the 4:38 mark to kickstart a 9-2 Delaware run capped by Tara Cousins' jumper making it a one-possession game with 40 seconds left.
The Mountain Hawks missed a three-pointer giving the Blue Hens the chance to call timeout and draw up a play with 14 seconds remaining but came up unsuccessful settling the 78-77 final.

GAME NOTES

Tuesday was the 30th all-time meeting between the Blue Hens and Mountain Hawks. Delaware still owns a 19-11 series lead.
Sconiers became the first Blue Hen since Jasmine Dickey back on March 18, 2022 against Maryland to score 30 or more points in a game.

UP NEXT
Delaware heads to the Sunshine State to play in the three-day Clean Simple Eats Gulf Coast Showcase, starting with Florida Gulf Coast on Friday, Nov. 24 inside Hertz Arena in Estero, Fla. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on FloHoops. The Blue Hens will continue to play in the tournament Nov. 25-26.

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