Cherisier Notches Double-Double as Women’s Basketball Loses to New Mexico State in OT

Sunday, January 4

Las Cruces, N.M.

4 PM

University of Delaware

6-8,0-2CUSA

New Mexico State

5-9,1-1CUSA

OT 1

Delaware

New Mexico St.

Photo by: Eli Vaupen

Cherisier Notches Double-Double as Women’s Basketball Loses to New Mexico State in OT

1/4/2026 6:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Ande'a Cherisier notched her fourth double-double of the season as the University of Delaware women's basketball team lost to New Mexico State, 64-57, in OT on Sunday. The Fightin' Blue Hens drop to 6-8, 0-2 CUSA, while the Aggies rise to 5-9, 1-1 CUSA.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Cherisier's double-double came by way of 12 points and 11 boards.
Trinity Vance scored 11 points, her eighth time in double figures this season.
Safi Kolliegbo scored 10 points, marking the sixth-straight contest she has picked up double-figures.

HOW IT HAPPENED

UD got out to an 11-8 lead by the first media timeout, helped by six points by Kolliegbo. The first quarter ended with the Hens holding a 16-15 advantage.
Delaware scored the first seven points of the second quarter causing New Mexico State to call a timeout a minute and a half into the frame. The run extended to 9-0 for the Blue & Gold with 6:24 left in the half. A 7-0 run for the Aggies to end the half left a 29-28 lead for the Hens at the break.
New Mexico State took its first lead of the game to open the second half at 30-29. The Aggies led 38-37 at the third quarter media timeout with 3:58 to go until the fourth. A pair of Fantroy free throws gave UD a 43-41 lead with under a minute to go in the quarter. On the ensuing offensive possession, Kolliegbo made an and-one layup to give the Hens a five-point lead heading into the fourth.
At the initial fourth quarter media timeout, the Blue Hens led 48-43 after each team traded a bucket to open the stanza. Delaware held the Aggies scoreless for 2:45 heading into the second media timeout of the frame, leaving a 50-45 UD lead with 4:58 to play. With 1:59 remaining in regulation, NMSU hit a pair of free throws to cut it to a one-point Delaware lead. A turnover by Delaware on the inbound and a layup for the Aggies gave the home team the lead back 53-52 with 1:02 left. Cherisier corralled an offensive rebound and put it back for a 54-53 Delaware lead with 41 seconds left. New Mexico State countered with an and-one layup to go up by two with 14.3 seconds left. Cherisier made a layup with 0.4 seconds on the clock to tie it and send it to overtime knotted at 56.
New Mexico State made the first basket of the extra period with 2:59 to go. With 1:52 left in overtime, Delaware called a timeout down 62-56. UD called its final timeout down by six with 39.7 ticks left. NMSU held off the Hens for the final half-minute.

GAME NOTES

Delaware held the Aggies to just two three-pointers made, the least of any opponent this season.

UP NEXT
The Fightin' Blue Hens will host LA Tech for their first home Conference USA contest on Thursday, January 8. The game will be at 7 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.

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