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George Mason 71, Delaware 64 January 24, 2004 Patriot's Use Second-Half Spurt to Upend Hens Complete Game Statistics FAIRFAX, VA -- Junior tri-captain Tiara Malcom scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Delaware but Laura Kooij's six three-point field goals proved too much to overcome as the University of Delaware fell to George Mason, 71-64, in women's basketball conference action Thursday night at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA.   Tiara Malcom scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the loss. Kooij finished with 19 points on the evening while Susan Otim chipped in with 12 points and dished out five assists for the Patriots, who opened the second half on a 28-4 run. Junior Tiffany Young was the only other Blue Hen to reach double-figures in scoring as she notched 10 points. "We didn't control their penetration during the first eight minutes of the second half and they did whatever they wanted," said Delaware head coach Tina Martin. "We also showed our youth on offense. We just lost it for an eight to nine minute stretch in the second half. At home, we would have knocked down those shots, but unfortunately tonight, we lost our composure." The Blue Hens (11-4, 3-3 CAA) took a 34-27 lead into halftime behind 16 points from Malcom - including her first-career three-pointer - and seven from freshman Tyresa Smith, but the Patriots opened the second stanza with a 28-4 run. After Malcom scored to give the Hens a 36-27 lead to open the second half scoring, George Mason (9-4, 4-2 CAA) rallied to take a 38-36 lead behind six points from Otim. The Patriots extended their lead to 55-38 with 7:00 remaining behind Kristin Higy's six points and five points from Jen Daniels. The Hens were then held scoreless for the next 11:31 before Malcom stopped the skid with a jumper at 8:09. Delaware put forth a furious rally in the final minutes, outscoring the Patriots 24-10 over the next 5:17 behind nine points from Malcom and two three-pointers from freshman Alena Koshansky to cut the deficit to 65-62 with 1:27 remaining. The Patriots' Jen Derevjanik, a pre-season CAA first-team selection in both the coaches and media polls, hit consecutive shots to put the game away for George Mason, who improved to 9-4 all-time against te Blue Hens. The Blue Hens were outrebounded for just the second time this season, 40-25, and lost for just the second time this season when leading at halftime. Additionally, Delaware shot 83.3% from the free throw line, its second-highest total of the season. The Blue Hens return to action this Sunday when they travel to Philadelphia to take on Drexel at 1 p.m. AGATE: Official Basketball Box Score Official Basketball Box Score Delaware vs George Mason 01/22/04 7 p.m. at Fairfax, Va. (Patriot Center) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Delaware (11-4, 3-3 CAA) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 33 Malcom, Tiara....... f 11-13 2-2 7-8 2 9 11 3 31 4 1 3 0 39 50 Howell, Tracey...... f 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 0 29 04 Hayes, Liz.......... g 0-5 0-4 2-2 0 1 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 20 15 Sailer, Julie....... g 1-10 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 30 23 Smith, Tyresa....... g 3-7 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 0 7 0 4 0 5 24 12 Koshansky, Alena.... 3-5 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 3 8 2 0 0 1 20 22 Tobin, Karleena..... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 12 25 Young, Tiffany...... 3-5 0-0 4-4 0 1 1 2 10 1 2 0 1 20 31 Gaines, Kristy...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6 Team................ 2 1 3 Totals.............. 22-50 5-15 15-18 6 19 25 20 64 15 14 4 7 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-25 56.0% 2nd Half: 8-25 32.0% Game: 44.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 33.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 10-10 100 % Game: 83.3% 1,1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: George Mason (9-4, 4-2 CAA) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 12 Neamo, Vernessa..... f 3-5 0-0 3-6 2 10 12 3 9 3 4 0 1 37 15 Higy, Kristin....... f 2-3 0-0 1-1 0 3 3 4 5 0 0 0 1 24 32 Otim, Susan......... f 6-10 0-3 0-0 4 1 5 2 12 5 0 0 1 27 05 Kooij, Laura........ g 6-17 6-14 1-2 3 1 4 3 19 1 2 0 0 32 24 Derevjanik, Jen..... g 3-7 0-3 3-4 1 3 4 3 9 6 4 1 1 35 21 Daniels, Jen........ 2-3 1-1 0-1 0 1 1 3 5 5 3 0 1 11 23 Hediger, Lauren..... 1-5 1-5 0-0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 10 31 Holness, Tracy Ann.. 4-6 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 1 11 40 Edobor-Osula, Osato. 0-2 0-0 0-2 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 Team................ 5 5 1 Totals.............. 27-58 8-26 9-17 16 24 40 20 71 20 15 1 7 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd Half: 16-27 59.3% Game: 46.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-16 31.3% 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 30.8% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 0-3 0.0% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 52.9% 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Ron Clarkson, Janice Aliberti, Norma Jones Technical fouls: Delaware-None. George Mason-None. Attendance: 475 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Delaware...................... 34 30 - 64 George Mason.................. 27 44 - 71