Ojo Scores Career-High 18 Points as #7 Women’s Basketball Downs #10 UNCW in CAA Championship Second Round

Thursday, March 13

CareFirst Arena / Washington, D.C.

6 PM

University of Delaware

13-16,9-9CAA

#10 UNCW

14-18,8-10CAA

UNCW

Delaware

Photo by: CAA

Ojo Scores Career-High 18 Points as #7 Women’s Basketball Downs #10 UNCW in CAA Championship Second Round

3/13/2025 8:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WASHINGTON – Michelle Ojo scored a career-high 18 points as the seventh-seeded University of Delaware women's basketball team took down the 10th-seeded UNCW Seahawks, 71-55 on Thursday night. The Blue Hens improve to 13-16 (9-9 CAA), while the Seahawks fall to 14-18 (8-10 CAA).

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Delaware won the rebounding battle 39-34.
UD outscored UNCW 22-8 in the fourth quarter.
Ojo tallied a career-best 18 points on 7-of-8 from the floor with seven rebounds.
Ande'a Cherisier posted 11 points to go with two blocks and two steals.
Chloe Wilson dropped 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Tara Cousins joined the cohort of double-digit scorers with 10 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

At the game's initial media timeout, UNCW held a 6-4 lead just over halfway through the first quarter. The score was even at 13 heading into the second quarter.
The Seahawks took a 6-0 run into the second quarter media stoppage, leading 19-17. A personal 6-0 run for Ojo in 58 seconds gave Delaware a 25-21 lead with just over three minutes left in the first half. The Blue Hens took a 27-23 lead into the locker room at the break.
Delaware led 39-36 at the third quarter media stoppage with 4:54 left in the frame. The Blue & Gold led by two after three.
UD scored 11 unanswered to start the fourth quarter, opening up a 13-point lead with 5:28 to go in the final frame. The lead reached as high as 18 for the Blue Hens to take the contest.

GAME NOTES

The win was the first in the CAA Tournament for Delaware since it won the 2022 championship game over Drexel.
Cherisier posted her fifth-straight game with 10 or more points.
Delaware improves to 11-3 when it has four or more players score in double figures.

UP NEXT
Delaware will take on the #2 seed Charleston Cougars tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals. The game will air on FloCollege.

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