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Maine 81, Delaware 51
January 22, 1999

 

ORONO, ME -- Center Jamie Cassidy had game highs of 23 points and 12 rebounds and host University of Maine held Delaware to just one field goal in the first nine minutes of the game as the Blue Hens dropped an 81-51 America East women's basketball game Friday night at Alfond Arena.

Cassidy, a 6-4 center, hit on 9 of 14 shots from the field and also blocked two shots as league-leading Maine (11-4, 7-0) won for the sixth straight game and for the 10th time in the last 11 outings. Delaware (10-6, 4-4), playing for the second straight game without leading scorer, forward Danielle Leyfert (ankle), had a four-game winning streak snapped.

Forward Kelly Bowman added 16 points and guard Kristen McCormick added 13 points for Maine, which shot 50 percent from the field for the game (30-60) and had nine blocked shots.

Sophomore guard Cindy Johnson led the Blue Hen effort with 13 points and six rebounds while Renee Baker added 10 points and Karen Mulligan pulled a team-high nine rebounds.

Maine jumped out to a 20-4 lead in the first six minutes of the game and never looked back, holding the Hens to just one field goal in the first nine minutes. The Hens fell behind 43-26 at halftime as they hit just 7 of 32 shots (.219) from the field. For the game, the Hens hit on just 23 percent of their shots (15 of 64).

Delaware returns to action Sunday when they travel to New Hampshire for a 1 p.m. start.

DELAWARE (10-5, 4-4) - Mulligan, 2-8 0-0 5, Baker, 1-5 7-8 10, Seifert, 1-4 2-2 4, Dellegrotti, 0-6 5-6 5, Johnson, 5-15 3-4 13, Whitling, 3-9 2-3 8, Katsorhis, 0-1 0-0 0, Rible, 1-6 0-0 2, Davis, 0-6 0-0 0, Street, 2-4 0-0 4, Totals, 15-64 19-24 51.

MAINE (11-4, 7-0) -Bowman, 5-8 5-5 16, Tinklova, 2-4 3-3 7, Cassidy, 9-14 5-6 23, McCormick, 5-13 0-0 13, Vachon, 4-6 0-0 9, Macream, 1-1 0-1 2, Guerrette, 0-2 0-1 2, Lopez, 3-8 2-4 8, Moldre, 1-2 1-2 3, Pardilla, 0-2 0-0 0, Totals, 30-60 16-22 81.

Halftime Score: Maine 43, Delaware 26; Three-Point Field Goals: D - 2-15 (Mulligan, 1-4, Baker, 1-3, Dellegrotti, 0-4, Johnson, 0-1, Davis, 0-3), M - 5-13 (McCormick, 3-6, Bowman, 1-3, Vachon, 1-3, Cassidy, 0-1); Rebounds: D - 42 (Mulligan, 9), M - 46 (Cassidy, 12); Assists: D - 8 (Johnson, 3), M - 21 (Vachon, 6); Fouled Out: Whitling; Total Fouls: D- 19, M - 18; Attendance: 2,905.

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