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January 11, 1999, Boston, MA BOSTON -- The University of Delaware women's basketball captured a long-awaited conference road victory Monday night as sophomore forward Danielle Leyfert scored 24 points to lead four scorers in double figures and pace the Blue Hens to a 78-69 win over Boston University at Case Gym. The Blue Hens (7-5, 1-3 America East), who have now surpassed last year's entire win total, snapped a two-game losing streak and put to rest another streak that had seen the team lose 13 straight, conference road games since a February, 1997 win at Towson. Delaware sophomore guard Cindy Johnson and freshman guard Megan Dellegrotti each added 14 points, junior guard Karen Mulligan came off the bench to hit all five shots from the field and finish with 11 points, and freshman forward Christina Rible tied a career-high with 14 rebounds to lead the Blue Hens to the victory. Boston University (3-9, 0-4) lost its sixth straight game despite 23 points and seven rebounds from forward Alison Dixon and 18 points from guard Jamie Nicholls. The Hens jumped out to a 35-24 halftime lead and stayed in controlthe entire second half despite several Terrier runs. Boston University cut the UD lead to five points twice in the second half, the last time at 53-48 with 8:48 left to play. But Chris Seifert followed with a jumper and Dellegrotti hit three free throws as part of a 9-0 run that put the Hens back up by 14 points. Dellegrotti, the fifth leading free throw shooter in the conference, converted 10 of 11 from the line for the game. The Hens will return home Thursday, Jan. 15 to host Vermont. victory DELAWARE (7-5, 1-3) - Leyfert, 9-14 6-7 24, Baker, 1-7 1-4 3, Seifert, 2-3 0-0 4, Dellegrotti, 2-5 10-11 14, Johnson, 6-15 2-4 14, Whitling, 0-0 2-3 2, Mulligan, 5-5 0-0 11, Rible, 2-7 2-2 6, Davis, 0-1 0-0 0, Totals, 27-57 23-31 78. BOSTON UNIVERSITY (3-9, 0-4) - Dixon, 10-20 3-4 23, Nicholls, 7-15 2-2 18, LaPlante, 3-14 0-0 6, Millett, 1-6 0-0 2, Dufault, 2-7 4-4 8, Tulley, 2-4 0-0 6, Nelson, 1-4 0-0 2, LaTour, 0-0 0-0 0, Tomasini, 0-3 0-0 0, Mitchell, 1-3 0- 1 2, Powers, 0-0 2-2 2, Totals, 27-76 11-13 69. Halftime: Delaware 35, Boston U. 24; Three-Point Field Goals: D - 1-3 (Mulligan, 1-1, Dellegrotti, 0-1, Johnson, 0-1), BU - 4-18 (Tulley, 2-3, Nicholls, 2-6, Dixon, 0-1, Millett, 0-2, Dufault, 0-3, Tomasini, 0-3); Rebounds: D - 49 (Rible, 14), BU - 36 (Dixon, Dufault, 7); Assists: D - 4 (Johnson, 2), BU - 16 (Millett, 9); Fouled Out: LaPlante; Total Fouls: D - 17, BU - 26; Attendance: 200. |
