Women’s Basketball Defeats WKU, 65-55 for Third-Straight Victory

Friday, January 23

Bowling Green, Ky.

7:30 PM

University of Delaware

9-10,3-4CUSA

WKU

5-14,1-7CUSA

Delaware

Western Ky.

Photo by: Eli Vaupen

Women’s Basketball Defeats WKU, 65-55 for Third-Straight Victory

1/23/2026 9:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The University of Delaware women's basketball team won its third-consecutive contest, defeating WKU, 66-55, at the E.A. Diddle Arena on Friday. The Fightin' Blue Hens jump to 9-10, 3-4 CUSA, while the Lady Toppers fall to 5-14, 1-7 CUSA.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Delaware shot 51.9-percent from the floor and 53.8-percent from beyond the arc in the opening half. For the game, the Blue & Gold scored at a 48.2-percent clip and 43.5-percent from three.
UD tied its season-high with 10 three-point field goals made in the contest. This was the fourth time this season that the Hens shot above 40.0-percent from three.
Trinity Vance scored 20 points on 7-of-11 from the floor and a career-best six threes made in seven attempts. It is the sophomore's second-career 20+ point game and her six threes are tied for the fourth-most in a game in program history. Vance shot 85.7-percent from distance becoming the first Blue Hen this year to shoot better than 75-percent from beyond the arc with at least five attempts.
Ande'a Cherisier recorded 17 points, going 8-for-11 from the floor to go with eight rebounds.
Lay Fantroy corralled a game-best 12 rebounds, her sixth time this season reaching double-digits off the glass.
Kailah Correa added 10 points, four assists, and three rebounds in a team-high 30 minutes of action.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Delaware started hot out of the gate with Correa and Vance combining for 10 of the game's first 13 points. Vance made her first-five shots all from three-point land, giving her 15 points in the first frame, outscoring WKU by herself, and leading the Hens to a 24-11 advantage after one.
The Lady Toppers outpaced the Blue Hens 7-5 in the second quarter heading into the media break but Delaware led 29-18. UD held WKU scoreless for the final 3:12 of the stanza, going to the locker room with a 15-point lead at 37-22.
With 3:49 left in the third quarter, the Blue & Gold led 43-28 after trading buckets to start the frame. Delaware's lead grew as high as 20 in the period as the Hens led 52-32 late in the stanza. A quick 7-0 run for the Lady Toppers to end the frame left a 13-point UD lead heading into the fourth.
WKU cut its deficit to single digits by the time the game reached a media stoppage in the fourth as UD led 52-44 with 5:55 left in regulation. UD used a 14-2 stretch in 3:36 to extend its lead to 66-48 with 1:56 left in the frame, halting the WKU comeback attempt.

GAME NOTES

Delaware moved to 41-7 when leading after three quarters under Sarah Jenkins.
The Hens are now 28-7 when keeping opponents under 60 points under Jenkins.
UD advanced to 43-18 when outshooting the opposition under Jenkins.

UP NEXT
The Fightin' Blue Hens return home this week to take on its new conference foe, Missouri State, on Thursday, January 29. The game will be at 7 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.

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