Women’s Basketball Return To Winning Ways To Conclude Gulf Coast Showcase Outing

Sunday, November 26

Estero, Fla.

11 AM

University of Delaware

2-3,0-0CAA

Vermont

3-4,0-0America East

Delaware

Vermont

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Women’s Basketball Return To Winning Ways To Conclude Gulf Coast Showcase Outing

11/26/2023 1:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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ESTERO, Fla. – The University of Delaware women's basketball team returned to winning ways after capturing a 73-66 victory over Vermont (3-4) to conclude their outing at the 2023 Clean Simple Eats Gulf Coast Showcase inside Hertz Arena Sunday morning. With the win, the Blue Hens moved to 2-3 on the young season and finished the tournament with a 1-2 mark.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Tara Cousins tied her career-best 22 points on another efficient shooting performance. Cousins shot 9-16 from the field and 4-7 from beyond the arc.
Cousins was one of three Blue Hens in double figures, along with Chloe Wilson and Sydney Boone (career-high), both of whom had 17 points.
Wilson lived on the free throw line, pouring in 11 points from the charity stripe, and finished with game highs seven rebounds and four assists.
Boone shot 7-of-13, including 3-of-7 from 3-point range.
Cousins, Wilson and Nakiyah Mays-Prince were ball hawks, nabbing two steals each.
Delaware finished the afternoon shooting 44.8 percent (26-58) from the field, 42.1 percent (8-19) from beyond the arc and 76.5 percent (13-17) from the free throw line.
The Blue & Gold finished with 12 assists, two blocks, nine steals, 12 bench points, 24 points in the paint, two fast break points, eight second-chance points off of 10 offensive rebounds and 25 points off of 18 Catamounts turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter

The Blue Hens got out to a quick 8-4 lead thanks to baskets from four different players.
Vermont responded with an 8-0 run of their own, but was quickly snapped by a Cousins' mid-range shot.
Delaware finished the quarter with a 7-2 run to take a 17-13 lead into the second quarter.

Second Quarter

After Vermont cut the Delaware lead to 19-18 early in the second quarter.
The Blue Hens responded with a 13-2 run of their own to extend the lead by as much as 32-20 from the 8:09 mark to the 3:57 mark.
The run was started and capped by Wilson with tough layups and send the the 35-26 lead into the break.

Third Quarter

Both teams went back and forth for the first half of the third quarter with the Blue Hens having a lead as large as 47-37 with 5:02 remaining.
However, Vermont ended the quarter on a 7-3 lead to cut Delaware's lead to 50-44 heading into the final frame.

Fourth Quarter

The Blue Hens immediately shut down the Catamounts run and took a commanding 58-46 with seven minutes left in the game.
Wilson kickstarted and finished off the Delaware run with a free throw.
Vermont didn't go down without a fight and scored seven straight points to cut the Blue Hens lead down to five.
Delaware proved to be too much as a Cousins layup, and back-to-back three-pointers from Boone gave Delaware the lead for good and settled the 73-66 final.

GAME NOTES

Over the three-game tournament, Cousins averaged 20 points, shot 53.2 percent from the field and 41.6 percent from 3-point range.
The Blue Hens snapped the three-game skid with the victory over Vermont while extending the winning streak to five games.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens continue its road trip and travel to the nation's capital on Wednesday, Nov. 29 to face American (1-4) inside Bender Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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