Women’s Basketball Falls To Hampton In Regular-Season Finale

Saturday, March 4

Hampton, Va.

4 PM

University of Delaware

16-13, 9-9CAA

Hampton

11-17, 8-10CAA

Delaware

Hampton

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Women’s Basketball Falls To Hampton In Regular-Season Finale

3/4/2023 7:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

HAMPTON, Va. - It was a tale of two halves as the University of Delaware women's basketball team couldn't overcome the second half surge Hampton (11-17, 8-10 CAA) made and dropped the 77-72 road regular-season finale Saturday afternoon inside Convocation Center in Hampton, Va. The Blue Hens close out the regular season with a 16-13 mark on the season and 9-9 in conference play.

After Hampton opened the game on a 8-2 spurt, Tara Cousins poured in a pair of free throws at the 6:56 mark that kickstarted a dominating 24-7 run to help build the 11-point lead, 26-15. Ariana Wilkes closed out the first quarter scoring for the Pirates by sinking a free throw, 26-10.

Camryn Hill connected from deep at the 4:42 mark in the second quarter for Hampton to pull within single digits, 30-21. Makayla Pippin laid in two as part of the Blue Hens 7-2 run for the lead balloon back up to a quarter high 14-points, 37-23, with 46 seconds left. Another pair of free throws by the Pirates with five seconds left sent the 37-25 game into the break.

Delaware saw its double-digit advantage grow to a game-high 15 points on two different occasions; a Rebecca Demeke triple at the 4:50 mark and then again coming off the hands of Kharis Idom draining one from beyond the arc at the 2:22 mark, 54-39. Hampton was determined not to spoil senior day and started chipping away at the lead in the remaining 2:21 and made it a nine-point game, 55-46, heading into the final quarter of play.

Hampton applied pressure throught the fourth and outscored Delaware 31-17 to settle the 77-72 final.

Delaware saw five players in double figures Saturday afternoon. Klarke Sconiers paced the Blue Hens with 14 points (4-8 FG, 6-8 FT) and three blocks. Michelle Ojo followed with 13 points (3-4 FG, 7-7 FT) and five rebounds. Cousins added with 11 points (9-10 FT) and two steals while Demeke (seven rebounds) and Jewel Smalls (10 rebounds) poured in 10 points each. Pippin pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds.

Laren VanArsdale led the way with 27 points (9-16 FG, 8-8 FT) to go along with three steals in Hampton's victory. Amyah Reaves finished with 14 points and six steals while Dlayla Chakolis scored 11 points. Wilkes grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds in the winning effort.

Delaware shot 38.5 percent (20-52) from the field, 35.3 percent (6-17) from beyond the arc, and 76.5 percent (26-34) from the free throw line. Hampton connected on 34.7 percent (25-72) from the field, 13.6 percent (3-22) from three-point territory, and 75.0 percent (24-32) from the charity stripe. Delaware outplayed Hampton in rebounds (50-34), assists (15-12) and blocks (3-2).

WHAT'S NEXT
Delaware secured the No. 8 seed in next week's 2023 CAA Women's Basketball Championships, presented by Primis. The Blue Hens will face No. 9 seed Hampton in the second round on Thursday, March 9 at 12 p.m. inside SECU Arena in Towson, Md.

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