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Hofstra 63, Delaware 61
February 4, 2004

Hens Waste Big Effort by Washington in CAA Road Loss

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Sophomore Rulon Washington scored a career-high 20 points on six three-pointers

HEMPSTEAD, NY -- Rulon Washington (right) kept the Blue Hens in the game with a career-high 20 points, including six three-pointers, but Hofstra's Aurimas Kieza countered with two big three-pointers of his own in the final three minutes as Delaware fell to Hofstra 63-61 in a Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball game Wednesday night at Hofstra Arena.

Kieza, who entered the game with just seven three-pointers all season, finished with a team-high 16 points and four three-pointers, including a consecutive treys in the final three minutes that broke a late 48-48 tie and gave the Pride the lead for good.

Washington, a sophomore guard, connected on six three-pointers, including three in the final minute, as the Blue Hens (12-8, 6-5 CAA) fought back hard before finally bowing to the Pride.

Junior forward Robin Wentt enjoyed his finest career day with his first double-double on career-highs of 17 points and 14 rebounds and Mike Ames finished with 11 points and became Delaware's all-time career three-point leader when he connected on his 212th late in the first half, breaking the UD mark held by Kestutis Marciulionis (1996-2000).

Kieza also led the Hofstra (9-12, 5-6 CAA) with eight rebounds while Loren Stokes chipped in with 14 points and six assists and Kenny Adeleke added 10 points and seven rebounds.

Delaware outrebounded Hofstra 48-32, but committed a season-high 26 turnovers and shot just 38.3 percent from the field (23 of 60). The turnovers were the most by the Hens since committing 26 in the season opener vs. La Salle last season. The game marked the eighth time this season that the Hens have been involved in a game decided by three points or less with Delaware having lost five of them.

"Rulon hit some big shots and really put us back in the game," said Delaware head coach David Henderson. "But I was really disappointed in some of our veteran perimeter players and I've never felt like that before. I give Hofstra credit for playing a good game, but it was all what we did to ourselves tonight. We didn't get the effort we expected."

The Hens turned the ball over 15 times in the first half but still held a 10-point lead at one stretch. But Delaware went cold and Hofstra rallied, cutting the lead to 26-23 at the half.

Hofstra remained hot in the second half and outscored the Hens 23-4 during one stretch of 13 minutes and 32 seconds, enabling the Pride to take their biggest lead of the game at nine points at 39-30 with 11:27 remaining.

Backed by Washington's 14 second half points, the Hens rallied and finally tied the game at 48-48 with just under four minutes remaining. But Kieza went to work and put the Pride ahead for good, hitting consecutive three-pointers less than a minute apart for a 54-48 lead. Washington followed with a three-pointer to cut the lead back to three, but Stokes followed with three free throws and Gibran Washington added another to push the lead back up to 58-53 with 40 seconds remaining.

Again Washington came through as he drained a three-pointer to cut the lead to 58-56, but Kieza followed with two free throws and lead was back to 60-56. Washington answered again with a long three, but Kieza followed with two more shots from the charity stripe for a 62-59 lead.

The Hens had the chance to tie but an Ames three-pointer went in and out and Adeleke was fouled on the rebound. Adeleke hit one three free throw to up the lead to 63-59 with 10 seconds remaining, sealing the win for Hofstra.

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Official Basketball Box Score
DELAWARE vs HOFSTRA
2/4/04 7 p.m. at Hempstead, NY
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VISITORS: DELAWARE 12-8, 6-5 CAA
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
24 Wentt, Robin........ f  7-11   0-0    3-4    7  7 14   2  17  1  2  2  0  32
31 Madera, Raphael..... c  1-2    0-0    0-0    2  1  3   0   2  0  3  0  0  16
03 Slattery, Mike...... g  1-6    0-3    0-0    0  2  2   3   2  6  2  0  0  30
10 Ames, Mike.......... g  3-12   3-7    2-3    0  3  3   2  11  3  5  0  2  31
35 Lunn, David......... g  2-5    1-2    0-0    0  5  5   5   5  0  4  0  1  23
02 Prothro, Chris......    0-2    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  2  0  1   7
05 Maepa, Lebo.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    2  1  3   1   0  0  1  1  0  15
12 Washington, Rulon...    7-17   6-10   0-0    0  3  3   4  20  0  3  0  2  27
30 Smith, Calvin.......    2-5    0-0    0-1    2  7  9   2   4  0  4  2  3  16
33 Olawoye, Henry......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   3
   TEAM................                         2  4  6
   Totals..............   23-60  10-23   5-8   15 33 48  20  61 10 26  5  9 200
         
TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-23 39.1%   2nd Half: 14-37 37.8%   Game: 38.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-10 50.0%   2nd Half:  5-13 38.5%   Game: 43.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-4  75.0%   2nd Half:  2-4  50.0%   Game: 62.5%    2
         
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HOME TEAM: HOFSTRA 9-12, 5-6 CAA
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Stokes, Loren....... f  5-17   0-3    4-7    2  2  4   3  14  6  5  1  3  36
25 Kieza, Aurimas...... f  4-10   4-6    4-4    3  5  8   4  16  0  1  2  2  34
21 Adeleke, Kenny...... c  3-10   0-0    4-6    3  4  7   1  10  0  6  1  7  39
11 Washington, Gibran.. g  0-5    0-4    2-5    0  2  2   1   2  2  1  0  2  30
55 Rivera, Carlos...... g  4-9    2-7    0-0    1  4  5   3  10  0  2  0  0  23
12 Souffrant, Woody....    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   4
24 Radziejewski, Mike..    2-4    2-2    1-2    0  2  2   1   7  1  1  1  0  29
44 Alston, Omar........    1-2    0-0    2-2    0  1  1   0   4  0  0  0  0   5
   TEAM................                         1  2  3
   Totals..............   19-58   8-23  17-26  10 22 32  13  63  9 17  5 14 200
         
TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-33 27.3%   2nd Half: 10-25 40.0%   Game: 32.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-14 28.6%   2nd Half:  4-9  44.4%   Game: 34.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  1-2  50.0%   2nd Half: 16-24 66.7%   Game: 65.4%   5,1
         
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Officials: Keith Maxwell, David Walker, George Harry
Technical fouls: DELAWARE-None. HOFSTRA-None.
Attendance: 1650
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
DELAWARE......................   26   35  -   61
HOFSTRA.......................   23   40  -   63
Kieza (HOFS) ties career-high in points and rebounds.
         
Points in the paint-DELAWARE 22,HOFSTRA 12. Points off turnovers-DELAWARE 15,HOFSTRA 24.
2nd chance points-DELAWARE 11,HOFSTRA 10. Fast break points-DELAWARE 0,HOFSTRA 4.
Bench points-DELAWARE 24,HOFSTRA 11. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-11 times.
Last FG-DELAWARE 2nd-00:00, HOFSTRA 2nd-02:29.
         
Play-By-Play
         
         
Play-By-Play
DELAWARE vs HOFSTRA
2/4/04 7 p.m. at Hempstead, NY
         
1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: HOFSTRA                   TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: DELAWARE
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                                     19:28   0-2   V 2  GOOD! DUNK by Wentt, Robin
                                     19:02              FOUL by Lunn, David
GOOD! 3 PTR by Rivera, Carlos        18:43   3-2   H 1
GOOD! LAYUP by Stokes, Loren         18:12   5-2   H 3
                                     16:34   5-4   H 1  GOOD! JUMPER by Wentt, Robin
                                     16:09              FOUL by Washington, Rulon
FOUL by Rivera, Carlos               16:00
                                     15:42   5-7   V 2  GOOD! 3 PTR by Washington, Rulon
TIMEOUT media                        15:22
GOOD! 3 PTR by Kieza, Aurimas        14:59   8-7   H 1
FOUL by Rivera, Carlos               14:37
                                     14:37   8-8   T 1  GOOD! FT SHOT by Wentt, Robin
                                     12:07              FOUL by Smith, Calvin
                                     11:58              TIMEOUT media
                                     11:40   8-11  V 3  GOOD! 3 PTR by Ames, Mike
                                     10:44   8-14  V 6  GOOD! 3 PTR by Ames, Mike
                                     10:09              FOUL by Olawoye, Henry
GOOD! FT SHOT by Radziejewski, Mike  10:09   9-14  V 5
FOUL by Kieza, Aurimas               09:19
                                     09:19   9-15  V 6  GOOD! FT SHOT by Wentt, Robin
                                     09:19   9-16  V 7  GOOD! FT SHOT by Wentt, Robin
GOOD! JUMPER by Alston, Omar         08:27  11-16  V 5
                                     07:38              TIMEOUT MEDIA
GOOD! 3 PTR by Radziejewski, Mike    07:13  14-16  V 2
                                     06:57  14-18  V 4  GOOD! LAYUP by Wentt, Robin
                                     06:15  14-21  V 7  GOOD! 3 PTR by Washington, Rulon
                                     05:12  14-24  V 10 GOOD! 3 PTR by Ames, Mike
                                     04:54              FOUL by Maepa, Lebo
GOOD! LAYUP by Adeleke, Kenny        04:51  16-24  V 8
                                     04:33  16-26  V 10 GOOD! DUNK by Wentt, Robin
TIMEOUT 30sec                        04:27
                                     03:55              FOUL by Ames, Mike
TIMEOUT MEDIA                        03:55
GOOD! JUMPER by Rivera, Carlos       03:41  18-26  V 8
FOUL by Kieza, Aurimas               03:09
GOOD! 3 PTR by Kieza, Aurimas        01:37  21-26  V 5
                                     01:33              TIMEOUT 30sec
GOOD! DUNK by Adeleke, Kenny         00:40  23-26  V 3
         
                                    DELAWARE 26, HOFSTRA 23
         
          1st period-only      InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties  Leads
          DELAWARE                6       9       5       0       6      1     2
          HOFSTRA                 6       8       7       4       6      0     2
         
         
2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: HOFSTRA                   TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: DELAWARE
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                                     19:06  23-28  V 5  GOOD! JUMPER by Madera, Raphael
GOOD! JUMPER by Stokes, Loren        17:35  25-28  V 3
FOUL by Stokes, Loren                17:20
GOOD! 3 PTR by Rivera, Carlos        17:08  28-28  T 2
                                     16:30              FOUL by Wentt, Robin
GOOD! FT SHOT by Stokes, Loren       16:30  29-28  H 1
FOUL by Adeleke, Kenny               16:19
FOUL by Rivera, Carlos               15:49
                                     15:49              TIMEOUT media
                                     15:32  29-30  V 1  GOOD! DUNK by Wentt, Robin
                                     14:48              FOUL by Slattery, Mike
GOOD! 3 PTR by Radziejewski, Mike    14:30  32-30  H 2
GOOD! JUMPER by Stokes, Loren        13:36  34-30  H 4
                                     12:22              FOUL by Washington, Rulon
GOOD! FT SHOT by Washington, Gibran  12:22  35-30  H 5
GOOD! JUMPER by Adeleke, Kenny       12:08  37-30  H 7
TIMEOUT MEDIA                        11:49
GOOD! JUMPER by Stokes, Loren        11:27  39-30  H 9
                                     11:27              FOUL by Ames, Mike
                                     10:58  39-32  H 7  GOOD! JUMPER by Wentt, Robin
                                     10:28  39-34  H 5  GOOD! LAYUP by Slattery, Mike
TIMEOUT 30sec                        10:20
                                     10:07              FOUL by Smith, Calvin
GOOD! FT SHOT by Adeleke, Kenny      10:07  40-34  H 6
GOOD! FT SHOT by Adeleke, Kenny      10:07  41-34  H 7
                                     09:49  41-36  H 5  GOOD! LAYUP by Smith, Calvin
                                     08:51  41-38  H 3  GOOD! LAYUP by Washington, Rulon
FOUL by Kieza, Aurimas               08:12
TIMEOUT MEDIA                        07:59
                                     07:46              FOUL by Slattery, Mike
GOOD! FT SHOT by Adeleke, Kenny      07:46  42-38  H 4
FOUL by Washington, Gibran           07:34
                                     06:51  42-40  H 2  GOOD! LAYUP by Wentt, Robin
FOUL by Stokes, Loren                06:08
                                     05:50              TIMEOUT 30sec
GOOD! LAYUP by Stokes, Loren         05:20  44-40  H 4
                                     05:00  44-43  H 1  GOOD! 3 PTR by Washington, Rulon
FOUL by Stokes, Loren                04:47
                                     04:47  44-44  T 3  GOOD! FT SHOT by Ames, Mike
                                     04:47  44-45  V 1  GOOD! FT SHOT by Ames, Mike
GOOD! LAYUP by Rivera, Carlos        04:35  46-45  H 1
                                     04:08  46-48  V 2  GOOD! 3 PTR by Lunn, David
                                     03:55              FOUL by Slattery, Mike
GOOD! FT SHOT by Alston, Omar        03:55  47-48  V 1
GOOD! FT SHOT by Alston, Omar        03:55  48-48  T 4
                                     03:55              TIMEOUT MEDIA
GOOD! 3 PTR by Kieza, Aurimas        03:26  51-48  H 3
FOUL by Kieza, Aurimas               02:58
GOOD! 3 PTR by Kieza, Aurimas        02:29  54-48  H 6
                                     02:23              TIMEOUT 30sec
TIMEOUT TEAM                         01:36
FOUL by Radziejewski, Mike           01:36
                                     01:09              FOUL by Lunn, David
                                     01:01  54-51  H 3  GOOD! 3 PTR by Washington, Rulon
                                     01:00              TIMEOUT 30sec
                                     01:00              FOUL by Washington, Rulon
GOOD! FT SHOT by Stokes, Loren       01:00  55-51  H 4
                                     00:51              FOUL by Lunn, David
GOOD! FT SHOT by Stokes, Loren       00:51  56-51  H 5
GOOD! FT SHOT by Stokes, Loren       00:51  57-51  H 6
                                     00:43  57-53  H 4  GOOD! LAYUP by Lunn, David
                                     00:41              FOUL by Washington, Rulon
GOOD! FT SHOT by Washington, Gibran  00:41  58-53  H 5
                                     00:35  58-56  H 2  GOOD! 3 PTR by Washington, Rulon
                                     00:35              TIMEOUT TEAM
                                     00:26              FOUL by Wentt, Robin
GOOD! FT SHOT by Kieza, Aurimas      00:26  59-56  H 3
GOOD! FT SHOT by Kieza, Aurimas      00:26  60-56  H 4
TIMEOUT 30sec                        00:26
                                     00:20  60-59  H 1  GOOD! 3 PTR by Washington, Rulon
                                     00:19              FOUL by Lunn, David
GOOD! FT SHOT by Kieza, Aurimas      00:19  61-59  H 2
GOOD! FT SHOT by Kieza, Aurimas      00:19  62-59  H 3
                                     00:11              FOUL by Lunn, David
GOOD! FT SHOT by Adeleke, Kenny      00:11  63-59  H 4
                                     00:00  63-61  H 2  GOOD! LAYUP by Smith, Calvin
         
         
                                    HOFSTRA 63, DELAWARE 61
         
          2nd period-only      InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties  Leads
          DELAWARE               16       6       6       0      18      1     3
          HOFSTRA                 6      16       3       0       5      2     4