Women’s Basketball Battles Towson

Friday, February 3

Towson, Md.

7 PM

University of Delaware

11-9,4-5CAA

Towson

13-8,7-3CAA

Delaware

Towson

2/3/2023 9:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

TOWSON, Md. - The University of Delaware women's basketball team traveled to Towson, Md. ready to run it back with Towson (13-8, 7-3 CAA) Friday evening inside SECU Arena. The Blue Hens (11-9, 4-5 CAA) saw their second-half rally come up short and suffered the heartbreaking 67-65 road setback to the Tigers. Towson has completed the regular season sweep over the Blue Hens.

Towson outscored Delaware 19-12 in the first quarter. Klarke Sconiers and Jewel Smalls led the way for the Blue Hens with seven of their 12 points. Delaware cut the lead to two with 2:45 remaining, but Towson was able to extend their advantage to seven to end the quarter.

The Tigers took a 26-15 lead at the 7:06 mark in the second quarter, and held a 10-point lead with under five minutes remaining. Smalls hit two-consecutive triples to jumpstart the Blue Hens to cut the lead to four. Demi Burdick came off the bench and made a jumper to make the score 33-27, but a made three-pointer by Towson before the end of the half gave the Tigers a nine-point lead into the locker room.

Things turned around quickly for Delaware as Nakiyah Mays-Prince was the spark plug off the bench the team needed. The rookie was responsible for 10 of the Blue Hens' 26 third quarter points to make it a 53-all game heading into the final quarter.

Towson built a six-point cushion, 63-57, after Kylie Kornegay-Lucas sank a pair of freebies, with 5:14 left. Sconiers' and Michelle Ojo's hands were all over the Blue Hens' 5-0 run to pull within one point, 63-62, with 1:48 remaining. After the Tigers went up three, 65-62, Smalls activated her clutch gene and knocked down a triple to tie the game up for the final time (65-65). Kornegay-Lucas earned a trip to the free throw line and poured in both to secure the 67-65 final for Towson.

Smalls led Delaware with a team-high 15 points (5-9 3FG) and seven rebounds. Sconiers scored 13 points and pulled down six rebounds and blocked four shots, while Mays-Prince scored 12 points (3-7 FG, 5-6 FT), with 10 of her points coming in the second half.

Lucas-Kornegay scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Towson. Quinzi Fulmore recorded a double-double with 10 points (3-6 FG) and 11 rebounds.

Delaware shot 36.8 percent (21-57) from the field, 36.8 percent (7-19) from beyond the arc, and 72.7 percent (16-22) from the free throw line. Towson connected on 31.9 percent (22-69) from the field, 26.3 percent (5-19) from three-point territory, and 100 percent (18-18) from the charity stripe. The Blue Hens outplayed the Tigers in assists (13-10) and bench points (25-15).

WHAT'S NEXT
Delaware will return home to face Northeastern at 2:00 inside the Bob Carpenter Center.

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