Kolliegbo Scores 1,000th-Career Point as Women’s Basketball Drops Regular Season Finale at Liberty

Friday, March 6

Lynchburg, Va.

7 PM

University of Delaware

12-18,6-12CUSA

Liberty

17-12,11-7CUSA

Delaware

Liberty

Photo by: Eli Vaupen

Kolliegbo Scores 1,000th-Career Point as Women’s Basketball Drops Regular Season Finale at Liberty

3/6/2026 9:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Safi Kolliegbo scored her 1,000th-career point as the University of Delaware women's basketball team fell to Liberty, 71-64, inside Liberty Arena on Friday. The Fightin' Blue Hens drop to 12-18, 6-12 CUSA, while the Lady Flames rise to 17-12, 11-7 CUSA.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Delaware outshot Liberty in the contest 49.0-percent to 48.3-percent.
Kolliegbo tallied her 1,000th-career point, notching five points in the game.
Lay Fantroy scored in double figures for the 17th time this season, tallying 19 points, including 12 in the first half alone. She added 10 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the campaign.
Kailah Correa notched 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, her 15th time above 10 points during her freshman campaign.
Ande'a Cherisier scored 10 points for her 21st game in double figures this season to go with seven rebounds.
Trinity Vance poured in 10 points to reach the double-digit threshold for the 15th time this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Delaware struck for the first-five points of the contest on its first-two attempts from the field. The Lady Flames fought back to enter the media timeout trailing 9-8. The two teams sat even at 17 at the end of the first quarter.
Both teams scored four points in the second heading into the media stoppage, leaving a 21-21 tie with 4:56 to play in the half. UD and Liberty each made four-consecutive field goals as the home team held a 31-30 advantage with 1:32 to go in the second quarter. A seeing-eye pass from Vance led to an easy layup for Fantroy to give Delaware a 32-31 halftime lead.
Vance opened the second half with a three from the elbow to give Delaware an early four-point advantage. Liberty countered with a 12-5 stretch heading into the third quarter media timeout to take a 43-40 lead with 4:43 to go in the frame. With 2:38 remaining in the third quarter, Fantroy corralled an offensive rebound and put it back plus the foul to put Delaware in front, 46-45. After falling behind by four, Vance nailed a three as the clock ticked down in the third, leaving a one-point deficit for Delaware after three.
Liberty opened the fourth on an 8-2 run, leading to a Sarah Jenkins timeout with the Hens down 60-53 at the 6:28 mark of the final frame. As Liberty increased its lead to double digits, Delaware called timeout with two minutes left in regulation. A three for Correa cut the deficit to 68-61 as UD used another timeout with 1:06 remaining. Liberty made a layup before Vance drained a three to cut it to six with 42 seconds left. The Lady Flames held off the UD comeback attempt for the remainder of the final minute.

UP NEXT
The Fightin' Blue Hens will wait for the results of other Conference USA games tomorrow before finding out if they are headed to Huntsville, Alabama for the 2026 Air National Guard Conference USA Basketball Championship.

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