DOVER, Del. - In a game plagued
by turnovers and fouls, the Delaware State University women's basketball team
shot just 28.6 percent en route to a 65-49 loss to NJIT at Memorial Hall
Wednesday evening.
Redshirt
freshman Tierra Hawkins (Clinton,
Md.) led the Lady Hornets, for the fourth straight game, with 20 points. Sophomore Tasia Bristow (Baltimore, Md.) was the sole other DSU player in
double figures with 19 points, 17 of those coming in the second half. Hawkins also led the team with eight
rebounds.
NJIT
was led by Uju Nwankwo's 14 points and also received 13 from Rayven
Johnson. The Highlander bench outscored
the Lady Hornets' bench, 24-4, and as a team shot 41.7 percent compared to DSU's
28.6 percent.
Del
State held a 33-31 advantage in the second half, but an 18-point deficit in the
first half was too much for the Lady Hornets to overcome.
Points
didn't come easy for either team in the first half as the score was tied, 6-6,
at the 10-minute mark. A jumper from
NJIT's Melanie Griffin at the 8:10 mark sparked a 15-2 run from the Highlanders
to take a 23-10 lead. The Lady Hornets
were held without a field goal during this time as their sole points came from
two Bristow free throws.
The
final six points of the half came from Hawkins, including four free
throws. The Highlanders led the Lady
Hornets, 34-16, at halftime. The two
teams combined for 23 fouls and 34 turnovers at the break.
With
11:15 remaining in the game, Bristow drained a three from the left side to
bring Del State within 14 points at 48-34.
A
jumper in the paint from Kimberly Dweck with 3:00 remaining gave the
Highlanders a 20-point lead at 59-39.
A
layup from freshman Coreenah Redden
(Wilmington, Del.) brought the Lady Hornets within 14 at 61-47 with 1:14
remaining, but there just wasn't enough time left for Del State to make a
comeback.
The
Lady Hornets drop to 2-2 on the season while the Highlanders improve to 3-1.
Delaware
State hits the road for the 10th Annual East Carolina Thanksgiving
Tournament this weekend. The Lady
Hornets take on host ECU at 4 p.m. on Saturday and meet up with Robert Morris
on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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