NEWARK, Del. – The Towson University women's basketball team capped a three-game road trip against the Delaware Blue Hens at the Bob Carpenter Center on Sunday afternoon.
 
Towson (4-4) shot 61.3% from the field in the first half and took a 42-38 lead into the break over Delaware (4-3). The Tigers and Blue Hens traded the lead back and forth through the third, before a 14-point Delaware run in the fourth quarter run allowed UD to pull ahead for a 91-80 final.
 
Key Stats

• Delaware nabbed 18 offensive rebounds compared to Towson's eight. The Blue Hens outscored the Tigers, 18-5, on second chance points off offensive boards.
• Delaware shot 70.0% (7-10) from three in the game and was 6-8 in the second half from behind the arc.
• The Blue Hens scored 53 second-half points to Towson's 38.

 
How it Happened

• Delaware jumped out to a 7-4 lead just over four minutes into the game. Hannah Dereje and Tilda Sjökvist each scored for the Tigers in the opening minutes.
• Towson followed with a 10-4 run over the next three minutes to take a 14-11 lead. India Johnston led the Tigers with five in the run.
• Kayla Morris had six of TU's final seven points of the quarter, giving the Black & Gold a 21-19 lead.
• The Tigers held a three-point lead early in the second quarter and went on an 8-2 run to push the lead to nine at 35-26 with 5:09 left in the half.
• The Blue Hens closed the quarter on a 12-7 run to shrink the deficit to 42-38 at the break.
• Zoli Khalil scored Towson's first six points of the second half. Her made three with 7:38 on the clock made Towson's lead 48-42.
• Vance's jumper with 3:47 on the clock gave Delaware a two-point lead.
• Back-to-back threes from Sjökvist and Khalil gave Towson a four-point lead with 2:56 left in the quarter.
• The Blue Hens finished the quarter on a 9-3 run to take a 61-59 lead into the fourth.
• Towson went back on top 72-71 on Thalia Shepard's made layup with 6:19 to go.
• Delaware scored 14 unanswered points over the next 3:20 to reclaim an 85-72 lead.
• Moments later, an 8-2 Towson run cut the deficit down to seven with 1:35 on the clock. Sjökvist and Johnston each had three in the run.
• The Blue Hens scored four more over the closing minutes to win 91-80.

 
Next Game
Towson will host local foe, Loyola, at SECU Arena on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the team's annual STEM Day Game.