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February 24, 2001 Hens' Perfect Conference Season Comes to a Close in Loss to Catamounts
BURLINGTON, VT -- The dream of a perfect season in conference play came to an end for the University of Delaware women's basketball team Saturday afternoon as host University of Vermont used some timely long-range shooting to post a 68-58 America East victory over the Blue Hens at Patrick Gymnasium. Dawn Cressman scored 13 points, Rachel Bryan added 10 points, and the Catamounts (16-10, 12-5) connected on 8 of 19 three-pointers to post the victory, snapping the Blue Hens' school record win streak at 17 games. The Hens (22-4, 16-1), who lost for the first time since an 89-61 loss at George Mason Dec. 6 and had a nine-game road win streak snapped, suffered through their lowest scoring output of the season since a 78-56 setback to George Washington in the season opener. Delaware managed just 24 second half points after taking a 34-32 lead at halftime. Junior forward Christina Rible led the Blue Hens with 14 points and seven rebounds but was the only UD player in double figures. Cindy Johnson scored nine points and Lindsay Davis had eight off the bench but the Hens shot just 32.3 percent from the field (10 of 31) in the second half. Christine Cole had a team-high eight rebounds. Delaware also had a streak of 24 straight regular season conference wins snapped, losing for the first time since a 75-68 setback to New Hampshire Jan. 29, 2000. "This was a hard-fought game on both sides," said Delaware head coach Tina Martin, whose Blue Hens are now 0-12 all-time against Vermont at Patrick Gymnasium. "We had our opportunities but couldn't come through. We'll go home and work on the things we need to and get better. We need to make better decisions in the final four minutes of the game." Vermont, which won its fourth straight game, held Delaware scoreless for the first five minutes of the second half, going up 40-36 with 14:55 left to play. The Hens scored three straight baskets to tie the game at 40-40, but Bryan followed with a jumper and Vermont held the lead the rest of the way. Delaware pulled to within three at 55-52 with 5:02 left to play on a three-point play by Davis. Vermont's Amy Mulligan followed with a jumper and Cressman added a three-pointer to put out the fire. The Hens later cut the lead to five at 63-58 with 1:53 left, but Vermont converted all five of its free throw attempts in the final 53 seconds to ice the win and avenge a 67-55 loss to Delaware back on Dec. 3. Delaware, which clinched the America East regular season title two weeks ago, closes out the regular season at home Thursday night vs. Hofstra. The America East Tournament will be held back at the University of Vermont March 7-10. AGATE: OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- G A M E T O T A L S
Delaware vs Vermont
2/24/01 1 p.m. at Patrick Gym, Burlington, VT
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VISITORS: Delaware 22-4, 16-1
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
33 LEYFERT, Danielle f 1 3 0 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 5 0 5 0 1 24
40 RIBLE, Christina f 7 13 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 2 14 0 2 0 3 37
54 COLE, Christine c 3 8 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 4 6 0 3 1 1 30
11 DELLEGROTTI, Megan g 3 10 2 7 0 0 0 3 3 3 8 2 3 0 1 30
22 JOHNSON, Cindy g 2 10 0 0 5 6 1 5 6 2 9 4 2 0 0 30
03 TRAPP, Allison 3 9 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 3 2 0 2 15
04 TIMMINS, Carrie 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 10
43 DAVIS, Lindsay 2 5 0 2 4 5 2 5 7 1 8 2 1 0 3 23
50 HOWELL, Tracey 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM ........................................ 2 1 3
TOTALS 22 61 2 10 12 14 12 27 39 16 58 11 19 1 12 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-30 .400 2nd Half: 10-31 .323 Game: .361 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2- 5 .400 2nd Half: 0- 5 .000 Game: .200 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 8- 9 .889 2nd Half: 4- 5 .800 Game: .857 2
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HOME TEAM: Vermont 16-10, 12-5
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
11 SMITH, Libby f 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 29
14 YANTZI, Aaron f 3 6 0 0 3 5 1 4 5 3 9 1 2 0 0 16
34 BROWNLEE, Morgan c 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 1 6 0 0 3 2 17
03 LAROCQUE, Theresa g 2 6 2 5 2 2 0 2 2 1 8 3 1 0 2 26
10 CRESSMAN, Dawn g 4 8 2 5 3 3 1 2 3 0 13 2 4 0 2 23
05 MACAULAY, Jen 3 5 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 4 5 0 1 22
21 BRYAN, Rachel 5 12 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 10 2 2 2 2 25
22 MULLIGAN, Amy 2 4 0 0 2 4 2 7 9 2 6 0 1 0 2 22
33 HALL, Morgan 3 11 1 2 0 0 3 2 5 3 7 5 1 1 0 20
TEAM ........................................ 1 4 5
TOTALS 25 61 8 19 10 14 12 27 39 17 68 19 17 6 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-34 .382 2nd Half: 12-27 .444 Game: .410 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4- 9 .444 2nd Half: 4-10 .400 Game: .421 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2- 2 1.000 2nd Half: 8-12 .667 Game: .714 1
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OFFICIALS: Lippas, St. Pierre, Zavatskay
TECHNICAL FOULS:
Delaware - none
Vermont - none
ATTENDANCE: 2033
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
Delaware 34 24 58
Vermont 32 36 68
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