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February 6, 1999 UD Women's Basketball Nips Towson 69-67 at the Buzzer NEWARK, DE -- Sophomore Danielle Leyfert (Vienna, Va./Oakton) performed late game heroics for the second game in a row, when she grabbed a missed jumper by Megan Dellegrotti (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) with three seconds left and sank the game winning shot with 0.5 seconds remaining to lift the University of Delaware women's basketball team (14-7, 8-5) to a 69-67 victory over Towson (10-11, 5-8) at the Bob Carpenter Center on Saturday. With the win the Hens clinched their first winning since 1992-93. Leyfert, who scored six points late in the Northeastern game on Monday to put the Hens up for good after trailing late in the game, came through again onSaturday as she hit two free throws with 1:04 left in the game to tie the score at 67 and then hit the game winning shot 0.5 seconds left in the game. Delaware was led by a balanced attack that saw four players score in double figures. The Hens were led by Leyfert's 13 points, six rebounds, five steals and four assists. Cindy Johnson (Far Rockaway, N.Y./August Martin) also had 13 points as she scored in double figures for 13th game in a row. Renee Baker (Wilmington, Del./Padua Academy) also chippped in with 12 points and six rebounds, while Dellegrotti had 10 points and six rebounds for the Hens. The Hens were also led in rebounding by Christina Rible (Little Silver, N.J.) who had 11 rebounds. Towson was led by Mylisa Pilione who had 14 points on 4-7 three-point shooting. Shniece Perry had 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Tigers, while Jess Gordon had 13 points and six rebounds. Delaware trailed for the fifth game in a row going into halftime after Perry hit a halfcourt shot at the buzzer to put the Tigers up 40-38. The second half was very tightly contested and saw the Hens lead 61-59 with 6:12 remaining. Pilione hit a three-pointer with 5:49 left to give Towson a 62-61 lead that would hold up until Leyfert's game winning shot with .5 seconds lifted Delaware to the win. Delaware will be in action next Saturday when the Hens travel to Burlington, Vt. to take on the Catamounts in Patrick Gymnasium at 1 p.m. Towson (10-11, 5-8): Jones 2-8 4-4 9, Perry 4-11 4-7 13, Gordon 6-11 1-1 13, Lanigan 0-2 0-0 0, Pilione 5-10 0-0 14, Wright 3-8 0-06 6, Simpson 1-2 0-0 3, McGowan 3-8 2-4 8, Mielnik 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Stevens 0-2 0-0 0 Totals: 25-65 9-12 67 Delaware (14-7, 8-5): Leyfert 4-6 5-5 13, Baker 3-7 6-6 12, Seifert 2-6 3-5 7, Dellegrotti 3-9 2-3 10, Johnson 5-14 3-6 13, Mulligan 1-1, 0-0 3, Rible 4-10 7-11 8, Davis 1-4 1-2 3 Halftime: TU 40-38; Three point field goals: TU: 8-14 (Perry 1-1,Pilione 4-7, Simpson 1-1, McGowan 2-4, Mielnik 0-1); UD: 3-8 (Leyfert 0-1, Baker 0-1, Dellegrotti 2-3, Johnson 0-1, Mulligan 1-1, Davis 0-1); Rebounds: TU: 38 (Jones, Perry 9); UD: 41 (Rible-11); Blocks: TU: 5 (Jones 2); UD: 1 (Seifert 1); Steals: TU: 6 (Perry, Lanigan 2); UD: 10 (Leyfert 5); Attendance: 1,375 .
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