Cherisier’s Career Day Shines As Women’s Basketball Storms Past Towson, 73-59

Sunday, January 28

Newark, Del.

2 PM

University of Delaware

7-12,3-4CAA

Towson

11-7,3-4CAA

Towson

Delaware

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Cherisier’s Career Day Shines As Women’s Basketball Storms Past Towson, 73-59

1/28/2024 4:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware women's basketball closed out January's CAA slate in front of 1,284 fans inside Bob Carpenter Center when they welcomed Towson Sunday afternoon. The Blue Hens (7-12, 3-4 CAA) snapped its four-game losing woes by capturing a much-needed 73-59 victory over the Tigers. With the win, Delaware stopped Towson's (11-7, 3-4 CAA) winning streak at three games.

COACH'S QUOTE

Glad to get another win and Towson is a very good basketball team. They are projected to win the league and I am very proud of how the team came out today," said head coach Sarah Jenkins. "Our message moving forward is that we are going to have fun, we are going to compete and our defense got us through. [About Ande'a Cherisier] As a freshman, she is getting better every day and I can't ask for a ton from her because she is learning and executing the things that we are asking for and she is improving. I am unbelievably proud of her.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Cherisier led all scorers with a new career high of 21 points (5-of-12 FG, 11-of-12 FT), grabbed seven rebounds, five of which were offensive, and was credited with an assist.
Klarke Sconiers joined Cherisier by scoring in double figures with 17 points (4-of-7 FG, 9-of-10 FT) while grabbing three rebounds and had a block.
Chloe Wilson tied her career high with 15 rebounds, and added six points. She also led the Blue Hens in assists with three.
Delaware finished the afternoon shooting 37 percent (21-of-57) from the field, 24 percent (4-of-17) from three-point territory and 79 percent (27-of-34) from the free-throw line, which tied the season high for free throws made in a game.
The Blue Hens had a +15 rebound margin, (51-36), and scored 18 second-chance points off of 15 offensive rebounds.
The Blue & Gold also finished the day with eight assists, two blocks, eight steals, 11 fastbreak points, 27 bench points and scored nine points off of 12 Tigers turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter: Towson 16, Delaware 10

A pair of Cherisier free throws broke the game's 2:12 scoring ice to give Delaware the early 2-0 lead.
Towson's Alexia Nelson knocked down a jumper to tie the game up at two before Cherisier drained another pair of freebies for the Blue Hens, 4-2.
The Tigers would respond with five-straight points to take the 7-4 lead advantage with 4:44 left to play.
The Blue Hens kept the game close as Sconiers' two free throws made it a one-possession game, 9-7, with 2:48 left.
Towson would close out the quarter on a 7-3 run to take the 16-10 advantage into the second frame.

Second Quarter: Towson 29, Delaware 26

46 seconds into the second quarter, Nakiyah Mays-Prince laid in two to ignite a much-needed 15-6 Blue Hen run to regain the brief two-point lead, 24-22, with 2:22 left.
The run was highlighted by Cherisier's eight points as she ended the half leading all Delaware scorers with 12 points, two points shy from her career-best.
With 2:08 showing on the second-quarter clock, the Tigers remained poised and closed out the quarter with a 7-2 run to retake the 29-26 lead into the break.

Third Quarter: Delaware 51, Towson 49

Towson saw its lead grow to seven, 37-30, with 7:12 remaining in the third frame.
Sconiers (six points) and Wilson (two points) teamed up for Delaware's 8-2 scoring spurt to pull within one, 39-38, forcing the Tigers to call timeout at the 4:02 mark.
The Tigers built a six-point cushion, 44-38, before a trio of triples coming off the hands of Rebecca Demeke and Grace Sundback kickstarted a 13-5 run for the Blue Hens to regain the 51-49 lead heading into the final quarter.

Fourth Quarter: Delaware 73, Towson 59

The final period was raining Blue & Gold as the Blue Hens outscored the Tigers 22-10 to settle the 73-59 final.
Towson was able to take its final lead of the afternoon at the 8:22 mark, thanks to Patricia Anumgba's three-pointer, 55-53.
Delaware responded immediately with a dominating 20-4 run to secure its biggest lead of the night (14 points) and the victory.

GAME NOTES

India Johnston paced Towson with 19 points and four assists. Anumgba followed with 14 points and three assists while Nelson chipped in 11 points. Kylie Kornegay-Lucas led the Tigers in rebounds with 10.
16 of the Blue Hens 26 first-half points came from the free throw line. As a unit, Delaware shot 80 percent from the line (16-20).
This was Wilson's fourth game pulling down double-digit rebounds. The last time Wilson grabbed 15 boards was two years ago at Fairleigh Dickinson in a game against Wagner on Jan. 17, 2022.
This was Cherisier's first 20+ point performance of her career.
The last time UD won after trailing at the half was back on March 2, 2023 when the Blue Hens defeated North Carolina A&T by a score of 79-75 in overtime.
As a unit, this is the third time this season that Delaware has pulled down 50+ rebounds. The last time the Blue Hens secured that many boards was against Lehigh (53) earlier this season on Nov. 14, 2023.
The next time Delaware and Towson will meet in a regular-season matchup is on Sunday, Feb. 25 inside SECU Arena in Towson, Md. Opening tip is slated for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast simultaneously on Monumental Sports Network and FloHoops.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens will open February's CAA slate in Philadelphia on Friday, Feb. 2, against Drexel inside Daskalakis Athletic Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be broadcast simultaneously on NBC Philadelphia and FloHoops.

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