Women’s Basketball Knocks Off Middle Tennessee, 61-48, Snaps Blue Raiders’ 39-Game Home-CUSA Winning Streak

Thursday, January 22

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

7:30 PM

University of Delaware

8-10,2-4CUSA

Middle Tennessee

10-9,5-2CUSA

Delaware

Middle Tenn.

Photo by: Eli Vaupen

Women’s Basketball Knocks Off Middle Tennessee, 61-48, Snaps Blue Raiders’ 39-Game Home-CUSA Winning Streak

1/22/2026 9:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The University of Delaware women's basketball team defeated Middle Tennessee, 61-48, at the Murphy Center on Thursday. The Fightin' Blue Hens improve to 8-10, 2-4 CUSA, while the Blue Raiders drop to 10-9, 5-2 CUSA. UD snapped the Blue Raiders' streak of 39-consecutive Conference USA home wins dating back to March 4, 2021.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Delaware shot 50.0-percent from the floor and 45.5-percent from three in the first half.
UD held Middle Tennessee to two points in the third quarter, the fewest points given up in a frame this season and tied for the least allowed by the Hens since the 2015-16 season.
The Blue Hens led by 29 points in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, the largest advantage this season.
Ande'a Cherisier scored 18 points, including reaching double-figures in just the first seven minutes of the contest. She added 13 rebounds for her team-leading fifth double-double this season
Ella Wanzer added four triples to reach 12 points, her ninth game this season hitting multiple threes.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Cherisier scored the first-four buckets of the game for Delaware, helping the Hens to jump out to an 8-2 lead by the first quarter media timeout. UD closed the period on a 7-0 run to jump out to a 20-11 lead after the first frame.
The Blue Raiders started the second stanza off with a 7-2 run, but were quickly thwarted by Wanzer and Trinity Vance hitting three-consecutive threes to take an 11-point lead at the media timeout. Delaware held Middle Tennessee without a field goal for the final 4:45 of the half, holding a 35-23 lead into the locker room at the break.
The Blue Hens opened the third quarter on a 12-1 run, extending their lead to 23 by the time the frame reached a media stoppage. Delaware outpaced the Blue Raiders 16-2 in the period as the lead grew to 26 heading into the fourth.
Delaware's lead grew to 29 in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, the largest advantage this season. The Blue Raiders went on an 11-0 run, causing a UD timeout with the Hens leading 54-36. MTSU used an 8-0 run in 1:33 to cut the Delaware lead to 12 with 3:29 remaining in regulation. The Hens halted the Blue Raiders' attack hanging on for a double-digit point victory.

GAME NOTES

The Blue Hens advanced to 40-7 when leading after three quarters under Jenkins.

UP NEXT
The Fightin' Blue Hens will complete the second half of a back-to-back at WKU on Friday, January 23. The game will be at 7:30 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.

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