Women's Basketball Hosts UNCW On Friday And Heads To Towson Sunday

NEWARK, Del. | TOWSON, Md. – The University of Delaware women's basketball team remains in the First State Friday evening and will play hosts to UNCW, one of two regular-seaosn meetings, inside Bob Carpenter Center. Friday's tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live simultaneously on FloHoops and Delmarva Sports Network.

After Friday night's matchup against the Seahawks, Delaware will travel down I-95 to Towson for its final regular-season meeting inside SECU Arena in Towson, Md. Opening tip is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast live simultaneously on FloHoops and Monumental Sports Network.

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ABOUT THE HENS
vs. UNCW

Entering Friday's game, Delaware is 9-15 on the year with a 5-7 mark in league play with six games remaining in the season.
The last time out for Delaware was last Sunday, Feb. 18, against Drexel at home.
The Blue Hens saw a strong outing by Rebecca Demeke but came up short in the final quarter dropping a 61-59 decision as the Dragons completed the regular-season sweep.
Demeke led all scorers with 18 points, and all of her shots came from beyond the arc knocking down a career-best six triples (6-8).
Demeke's six made three-pointers sit tied for third in school history.
Ande'a Cherisier followed with 13 points and four rebounds.
The CAA Leaders
- Chloe Wilson ranks fourth in free throw attempts (116) and fifth in free throws (85).
- Sitting in sixth in their respective categories are Sydney Boone (assist/turnover ratio, 1.33) and Klarke Sconiers (blocks, 28; blocks per game 1.17).
- Both Tara Cousins and Rebecca Demeke both sit in ninth place among the conference leaders in three pointers per game (1.78).

vs. Towson

The last time out for Delaware was on Friday, Feb. 23 when the Blue Hens welcomed UNCW inside Bob Carpenter Center.
The Blue Hens closed out its February home slate in such dominant fashion, walking away with the 73-35 win behind another stellar performance by Demeke.
Demeke led all scorers again, this time with a career-best 20 points with another 6-8 performance from beyond the arc, tying her career-high. The senior added four rebounds, three assists and three steals to her stat line.
Klarke Sconiers neared a double-double with her 10-point, nine-rebound, four-block performance.
Cherisier added herself to the mix with nine points, seven rebounds and four blocks.

ABOUT THE SEAHAWKS

UNCW will enter Friday's matchup sporting a 5-18 record and a 3-9 mark in league play.
The Seahawks' last time out was last Sunday, Feb. 18 at home against Charleston where UNCW dropped a 97-58 decision to the Cougars.
Taylor Henderson paced UNCW with 24 points, seven rebounds and two steals while Kylah Silver poured in 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds.
In 12 games CAA games played, UNCW's three conference wins include Campbell at home, Hampton at home and Elon but suffered losses at the hands of Hofstra, Stony Brook, Northeastern, Drexel, Hampton on the road, Charleston twice, North Carolina A&T and Campbell on the road.

ABOUT THE TIGERS

Towson enters the weekend sporting a 14-9 record and a 6-6 mark in league play prepared to play at Hampton on Friday before heading back home to host the Blue Hens on Sunday.
On Friday, the Tigers captured a 78-65 road win over Hampton behind a balanced scoring effort by the squad.
Alexia Nelson led the way for the Tigers with 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Patricia Anumgba had 18 points on 6-of-12 (50%) shooting, going 4-of-6 (66.7%) from behind the arc.
In 13 CAA games played, Towson captured its seven victories over Elon, Hampton, William & Mary, Charleston, Stony Brook on the road, Drexel and Hampton but suffered six losses to North Carolina A&T, Stony Brook at home, Campbell, Delaware, Monmouth and Hofstra.
Towson, the 2023 CAA tournament finalist was selected as the favorite to win the conference championship with Kornegay-Lucas being selected as the Preseason Player of the Year while earning a spot on the first team. Quinzia Fulmore also landed on the preseason honorable mention.

SERIES HISTORY
vs. UNCW

This will be the 46th all-time meeting, the 39th meeting in conference play and the first time head coaches Sarah Jenkins and Nicole Woods will be meeting since taking the reigns of their respective programs.
Delaware holds the 35-10 record while sporting a 19-3 mark in Newark.
The Blue Hens have won eight of the last 10 matchups and currently are on a seven-game winning streak against the Seahawks.
This will be one of two regular-season meetings between the two programs.
The last time Delaware and UNCW met was last season on Feb. 10, 2023 inside Bob Carpenter Center.
Delaware walked away with the commanding 83-47 home victory with five Blue Hens scoring in double figures.
Michelle Ojo finished with 14 points and six rebounds, Nakiyah Mays-Price (four steals, four rebounds, four assists) and Cousins (seven rebounds, six assists) poured in 11 points each.
Demeke chipped in 10 points off the bench.

vs. Towson

This will be the 90th time in program history Delaware and Towson will duke it out against one another with the Blue Hens holding the 63-26 record, 54-19 CAA record and a 29-13 mark inside SECU Arena.
Delaware snapped its two-game skid to the Tigers earlier this season, now winning seven of its last 10 matchups.
This will also be head coaches Jenkins and Laura Harper third fourth facing one another since taking over their respective programs.
Delaware and Towson last met on Jan. 28, 2024 inside Bob Carpenter Center where the Blue Hens walked away with the dominating 73-59 win. The rookie in 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. Her performance in this game helped earn her CAA Rookie of the Week.
The last time Delaware and Towson met inside SECU Arena was during the 2022-23 season, where the Tigers once again escaped with the narrow 67-65 win over the Blue Hens.
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.
Delaware's last time victorious in Towson against the Tigers was during the 2021-22 season, claiming 85-71 road win on March 3, 2022, the season where the Blue Hens hoisted up its third CAA trophy.

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