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February 25, 1999 Hofstra Downs Delaware in Women's Regular Season Finale
HEMPSTEAD, NY -- Nora Anderson scored 24 points and led a late run and Noreen Duffy sank six three-pointers for 23 points as host Hofstra defeated the University of Delaware 89-74 in an America East women's basketball game Thursday night at the Physical Fitness Center. The game was the final regular season game for both teams. The Hens (16-10, 10-8 America East) will be the No. 5 seed in next week's America East Tournament and take on host and No. 4 seed Vermont in the quarterfinals. Hofstra improved to 8-18, 6-12 and defeated the Hens for just the fourth time in 31 all-time meetings. Delaware sophomore forward Danielle Leyfert led the Hens with 16 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and four steals while sophomore center Tracy Whitling came off the bench to add 10 points and eight rebounds and freshman Christina Rible collected a career- high 14 points. Sophomore guard Cindy Johnson, Delaware's second leading scorer, was held to just six points, snapping a streak of 17 straight games in double figures. Hofstra led by as much as 16 points in the first half before the Hens settled down. Delaware took a 58-56 lead with 11:20 left to play, led 65-62 with 8:06 remaining, and tied the score at 67-67 with 5:22 left. But Anderson, who hit on 13 of 14 free throws for the game, followed with a three-pointer and two free throws in the next minute and hit four more from the line in the final 1:06 to put the game away. DELAWARE (16-10, 10-8) - Leyfert, 5-12 5-8 16, Baker, 2-5 2-2 6, Seifert, 3-5 1-4 7, Dellegrotti, 1-9 4-4 7, Johnson, 3-9 0-0 6, Whitling, 4-5 2-2 10, Mulligan, 0-4 0-0 0, Rible, 7-11 0-0 14, Davis, 3-10 0-1 8, Totals, 28-70 14-21 74. HOFSTRA (8-18, 6-12) - Anderson, 4-10 13-14 24, Morrissey, 1-2 2-2 4, Abromavage, 8-10 2-3 18, Rivera, 5-12 1-4 11, Duffy, 8-16 1-2 23, Kennedy, 0-0 0-0 0, Brennan, 0-0 0-0 0, Harris, 1-5 1-2 3, Nimmo, 0-0 0-0 0, Pine, 3-7 0-0 6, Totals, 30-62 20-27 89. Halftime: Hofstra 45, Delaware 38; Three-Point field goals: D - 4- 15 (Davis, 2-3, Leyfert, 1-2, Dellegrotti, 1-9, Mulligan, 0-1), H - 9-15 (Duffy, 6-11, Anderson, 3-4); Rebounds: D - 46 (Leyfert, Whitling, 8), H - 35 (Anderson, Abromavage, 7); Assists: D - 13 (Leyfert, 5), H - 16 (Rivera, 11); Fouled out: Baker, Harris; Total Fouls: D - 23, H - 22; Attendance: 474.
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