NEWARK, Del. – The Towson University women's basketball team visited Newark, Del. Saturday afternoon in the final game of the regular season. The Tigers (10-19, 8-10 CAA) showed resiliency, erasing a nine-point halftime deficit to go on to win 69-59 over the Blue Hens (12-16, 9-9 CAA).
 
The Tigers outscored the Blue Hens 47-26 in the second half to erase a nine-point halftime deficit and win 69-59 at the Bob Carpenter Center.
 
Records

• Towson (10-19, 8-10 CAA)
• Delaware (12-16, 9-9 CAA)

 
Key Stats

• The Tigers outrebounded the Blue Hens 46-36.
• In the final quarter, Towson shot 50.0% (8-16) to Delaware's 23.5% (4-17).
• Towson's bench outscored Delaware's 36-20 in the game.

 
How it Happened

• Delaware got out to an early lead, starting the game on a 13-3 run through the first 3:47.
• The Tigers hit three threes over the final six minutes, with Anasia Staton hitting two and Kayla Morris hitting one, make it an 18-12 game in favor of the Blue Hens after the opening quarter.
• The Tigers cut the deficit to two in the opening minutes of the second quarter, with Deja Bristol hitting a layup and two good free throws from Anasia Staton.
• The Blue Hens went on an 8-0 run over the next 3:02 to extend their lead to 26-16.
• Morris, Anaiah Jenkins and Staton hit shots over the final minutes of the half to cut it to a 31-22 score.
• Delaware extended its lead to as many as 15 with 5:32 to go in the third quarter.
• Towson closed the quarter on a 16-4 run to pull back within three points with ten minutes to play. Jenkins led the Tigers with seven in that run.
• Khady Leye started the fourth quarter with three-straight buckets to give Towson a 48-45 lead.
• The Blue Hens retook the lead at 49-48 before six Towson points gave a 54-49 lead back to the Tigers.
• The Tigers held a seven-point lead with 1:57 remaining before Delaware began to foul.
• Towson closed the game on a 9-6 run on five trips to the line to go on to win 69-59 at the Bob Carpenter Center.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Staton matched her season high 19 points against Columbia in the game.
• Johnston finished with 15 or more points for the tenth time this season, adding six rebounds and five assists.
• Kayla Morris finished with 12 points, two points shy of her season high.

 
Up Next
The Tigers enter the Credit Union One CAA Women's Basketball Championship as the #11 seed. They will face #14 Northeastern in the opening round of the tournament on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C.