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December 20, 2000 Johnson Hits
Career-High 34 Points to Key Second Half
Rally;
LORETTO, PA -- Senior guard Cindy Johnson exploded for 27 of her career-high 34 points in the second half and sophomore guard Allison Trapp scored 26 points in her first career start as the University of Delaware women's basketball overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to post an 87-83 non-league win over St. Francis Wednesday night at DeGol Arena. Johnson (August Martin/Far Rockaway, NY), who connected on 11 of 22 shots from the field and 12 of 14 from the line, helped the Blue Hens win their fourth straight game and improve to 9-3 heading into a 13-day break. Johnson surpassed her previous career-high of 31 points vs. George Washington in the season opener Nov. 10. St. Francis, the five-time defending Northeast Conference champion, fell to 1-7 despite Tonjee Ward who came off the bench to score a career-high 26 points, including hitting on seven of nine three-point attempts. The Blue Hens, playing without the services of starting forward Danielle Leyfert and key backup Lindsay Davis due to injuries, got a big effort from Trapp, who scored 17 of her 26 points in the opening stanza. The East Carolina University transfer from Philadelphia (West Catholic HS) got her first career start and responded by hitting on 11 of 22 shots from the field and pulling six rebounds in 38 minutes. Christina Rible scored eight points and pulled a team-high 12 rebounds for the Hens, who committed just 11 turnovers. "We knew this was going to be a tough one," said Delaware head coach Tina Martin. "We're just happy to escape from here with a win in hand. CJ (Johnson) really stepped up in the second half when we needed her to. She made some great plays in the open court for us." Jordin Schaffner and Carlin Chesick each added 14 points for the Red Flash while Deanna Jubeck came off the bench to dish out 12 assists. St. Francis connected on 13 of 20 three-pointers for the game and shot 58.2 percent overall (32 of 55) from the field for the game but were hurt by 26 turnovers. The Hens, who won for the first time this season when trailing at the half, jumped out to a 19-8 lead in the first eight minutes but couldn't hold on. The Red Flash rallied and took a 40-33 lead into intermission. Delaware, which hit on 21 of 40 shots from the field in the second stanza, trailed by as much as 11 points at 54-43 with 14:13 before rallying. An 8-0 Blue Hen run finally tied the game at 55-55 with 10:04 left. After two lead changes, St. Francis went up for the last time at 68-67 with 5:40 left but Delaware countered with a Johnson layup, a basket and free throw from Trapp, and a short jumper by Christine Cole to go up 74-68 with 4:19 left. Schaffner nailed a three-pointer with nine seconds left to cut the lead to 86-83, but Johnson hit a free throw three seconds later to seal the win. The Hens return to action Jan. 3 when they host intra-state rival Delaware State at the Bob Carpenter Center. AGATE: OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- G A M E T O T A L S
Delaware vs St. Francis (PA)
12/20/00 7 p.m. at DeGol Arena, Loretto, PA
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VISITORS: Delaware 9-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
22 JOHNSON, Cindy f 11 22 0 0 12 14 3 0 3 0 34 4 4 0 2 40
40 RIBLE, Christina f 4 9 0 0 0 0 7 5 12 3 8 3 2 0 0 35
54 COLE, Christine c 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 4 0 0 0 5 28
03 TRAPP, Allison g 11 22 1 1 3 4 3 3 6 1 26 1 2 2 1 38
11 DELLEGROTTI, Megan g 4 12 1 7 0 0 2 2 4 0 9 5 2 0 0 33
04 TIMMINS, Carrie 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6
24 BOYER, Jayne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
32 TINGLEY, Kim 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
50 HOWELL, Tracey 1 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 15
TEAM ........................................ 0 3 3
TOTALS 35 78 2 9 15 20 20 18 38 13 87 13 11 3 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-38 .368 2nd Half: 21-40 .525 Game: .449 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1- 5 .200 2nd Half: 1- 4 .250 Game: .222 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4- 7 .571 2nd Half: 11-13 .846 Game: .750 3
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HOME TEAM: St. Francis (PA) 1-7
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
23 SCHAFFNER, Jordin f 5 7 4 5 0 1 1 6 7 3 14 2 4 0 1 22
32 WILLIAMS, Latitia f 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 7 3 3 0 1 3 0 15
34 CHESICK, Carlin c 7 12 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 14 0 6 0 1 34
10 BARNEBEI, Beth g 1 5 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 13
21 HEWITT, Karen g 3 8 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 7 8 6 0 1 33
15 HIPP, Kyleen 3 3 0 0 3 4 0 2 2 1 9 0 1 0 0 18
24 JUBECK, Deanna 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 12 3 0 1 20
25 CANAVAN, Lauren 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
30 CIRIGLIANO, Kristin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 9
33 WARD, Tonjee 9 11 7 9 1 1 0 2 2 3 26 4 3 0 1 23
40 BURNHAM, Shannon 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7
44 CASKEY, Kristin 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 5
TEAM ........................................ 2 1 3
TOTALS 32 55 13 20 6 13 9 25 34 19 83 28 26 3 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-28 .571 2nd Half: 16-27 .593 Game: .582 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-12 .583 2nd Half: 6- 8 .750 Game: .650 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1- 1 1.000 2nd Half: 5-12 .417 Game: .462 3
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OFFICIALS: Pamela Miller, Milton Irizarry, Diane DePaul
TECHNICAL FOULS:
Delaware - none
St. Francis (PA) - none
ATTENDANCE: 232
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
Delaware 33 54 87
St. Francis (PA) 40 43 83
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