Women’s Basketball Wins 11th Straight Over Delaware, 52-32

Sunday, February 16

Newark, Del.

1 p.m.

Drexel University

11-118-6 | CAA

Delaware

5-79-14 | CAA

Drexel

Delaware

Women’s Basketball Wins 11th Straight Over Delaware, 52-32

2/16/2020 3:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – The Drexel University women's basketball team (18-6, 11-1 CAA) turned in its 11th-consecutive victory against the University of Delaware Blue Hens (9-14, 5-7 CAA) on Sunday afternoon by a final of 52-32 from the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del.

HIGHLIGHTS
* The win came as Drexel's 11th-straight victory this season as the team improved to 11-1 in league play.
* The victory is also the Dragons' 11th consecutive over the Blue Hens all-time.
* The 32 points scored by Delaware was tied for the fewest scored by the Blue Hens in their program's history. The Dragons held Delaware to single-digit totals in each the first (6), second (5) and third quarters (9) before allowing 12 in the fourth.
* Drexel held Delaware to just 25.0% shooting from the field, the best defensive clip for DU on the year.
* It marks the third time that Drexel held a team to 32 points or less this season (La Salle, 31 on Dec. 17; Hofstra, 32 on Feb. 7; Delaware, 32 on Feb. 16).
* Junior Hannah Nihill had a balanced game with six points on 3-of-5 shooting, five rebounds, a game-high five assists and a game-high four steals.
* Sophomore Keishana Washington finished with a game-high 14 points behind 7-of-12 from the floor.
* Senior Bailey Greenberg scored nine points with five boards, four assists and a steal.
* Greenberg also moved into 3rd place on Drexel's all-time scoring list and now has 1,656 career points.
* Senior Aubree Brown scored eight points, all in the fourth quarter, grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, dished out three assists, recorded a game-high two blocks and added a steal for good measure.
* Senior Mariah Leonard also had eight points with five rebounds.
* After holding Delaware to just 11 points in the first half, Drexel used a 16-3 stretch in the third quarter to go up by 21 points, taking complete control of the conference affair.

GAMEPLAY
Q1 /
Following an opening basket from Delaware, the Dragons went on a 9-0 early, forcing the Blue Hens to call a timeout with 4:08 left in the first. Nihill made a transition pass underneath to Leonard for an easy layup into the timeout as Drexel led, 9-2. The stretch continued with Washington's second basket, 11-2, before Delaware broke the run at 2:29, ending a seven-minute UD scoring drought. A putback with just about a minute left from Washington saw her go 3-of-3 in the period for six points. Drexel took a 13-6 advantage into the second quarter.

Q2 /
Drexel once again held the Blue Hens scoreless for a five-plus minute stretch to start the second with Delaware scoring its first basket with 4:52 to play. Washington started 4-of-4 from the floor and reached 10 points with a close-ranger jumper with 4:29 to play, 17-8. After allowing just six points in the first, Drexel limited Delaware to five in the second to own a 19-11 halftime edge.

Q3 /
Leonard started the second half with two easy baskets as Delaware called another quick timeout just 1:40 into the period and then used its third midway through the period. Drexel's run reached 14-1 to start the half, taking a 21-point advantage, 33-12. The Dragons held a 16-point lead after three quarters, 36-20. Nihill dished out four assists in the third quarter alone.

Q4 /
Brown scored eight points in the fourth including 3-of-3 form the field and 2-of-2 from deep. A quick 7-0 run over a minute-plus stretch helped Drexel take its largest lead of the game, 52-29, with 3:04 to play. Drexel went on to win 52-32 for its fourth-straight double-digit victory.

BY THE NUMBERS
* Drexel shot 49.0% (24-of-49) from the floor, 42.9% (3-of-7) from three-point range and 14.3% (1-of-7) from the foul line.
* Delaware shot 25.0% (13-of-52) from the field, 6.7% (1-of-15) from beyond the arc and 41.7% (5-of-12) from the free-throw line.
* Drexel limited Delaware to 11 points on 5-of-30 shooting (17%) in the first half. It came as the second-fewest points allowed by the Dragons in a half this season (10 vs. La Salle, tying 11 at Hofstra).

ROUND NUMBERS
* Greenberg picked up her 700th career rebound in the win.
* Metzel scored her 500th career point in the effort.
* Washington dished out her 100th career assist in the affair.
* Brown started her 100th career game for the Dragons.

NEXT UP
The Dragons now return home to host William & Mary on Friday, Feb. 21 (7 p.m.) and Elon on Sunday, Feb. 23 (2 p.m.).