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Delaware 72, George Mason 62
January 17, 2002

Christina Rible tied season-highs with 20 points and 13 rebounds

FAIRFAX, VA-- Senior forward Christina Rible (Little River, NJ/Red Bank) tied a season-high by grabbing 13 rebounds to go along with 20 points in leading the University of Delaware women's basketball team past Colonial Athletic Association opponent George Mason University 72-62 Thursday night at the Patriot Center.

Rible, shot 7 of 15 from the floor and 6 of 6 from the foul line to tie her season-high of 20 points, while hauling down 13 boards for the third time this season. Freshman forward Julie Sailer added 18 points and junior guard Allison Trapp chipped in with 13 points of her own as the Blue Hens (10-4, 4-2) put together back-to-back conference victories for the second time this season.

George Mason (9-8, 3-3), which lost starting guard Laura Kooij just three minutes into the game with an ankle injury, outrebounded the Hens 45-22 and shot 38.5 percent from the field and 20-34 from the foul line. Jen Derevjanik led the Patriots with a game-high 23 points while dishing out seven assists. Shelbylynn McBride added 14 points and Osato Edobor-Osula had 12 points.

Coming away with a crucial conference victory on the road, head coach Tina Martin came away satisfied with her team's performance, "I am really proud of our girls, they executed down the stretch, took care of the ball, and followed through with our gameplan the whole game."

The Blue Hens also connected on a school-record 25 straight free throws before senior Megan Dellegrotti missed with 2:11 left in a game that saw nine ties and nine lead changes before Delaware pulled away with a 10-3 run with 3:11 left in the game, giving the Blue Hens a decisive 10 point advantage.

Delaware, which avenged last year's 89-61 setback to the Patriots, shot 39.6 percent from the floor and finished 32 of 34 from the foul line.

The Blue Hen continue conference action when they host James Madison at the Bob Carpenter Center on Sunday, January 20 at 1 p.m.

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Official Basketball Box Score

         
Official Basketball Box Score U. of Delaware vs George Mason 1/17/02 7 p.m. at Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: U. of Delaware 10-4, 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 40 Rible, Christina.... f 7-15 0-0 6-6 2 11 13 2 20 0 1 1 2 33 43 Davis, Lindsay...... f 0-2 0-2 2-2 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 13 54 Cole, Christine..... c 1-4 0-0 4-4 0 2 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 27 03 Trapp, Allison...... g 3-10 0-1 7-8 0 1 1 3 13 0 2 1 1 36 11 Dellegrotti, Megan.. g 0-2 0-1 7-8 0 1 1 3 7 5 3 0 2 28 04 Timmins, Carrie..... 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 14 15 Sailer, Julie....... 6-12 2-3 4-4 0 1 1 2 18 0 3 0 1 30 25 Young, Tiffany...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 33 Malcom, Tiara....... 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 12 50 Howell, Tracey...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 TEAM................ 1 1 2 1 Totals.............. 19-48 2-8 32-34 3 21 24 22 72 10 13 2 7 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd Half: 6-18 33.3% Game: 39.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 0-3 00.0% Game: 25.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0% 2nd Half: 30-32 93.8% Game: 94.1% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: George Mason 9-8, 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 10 McBride, Shelbylynn. f 4-8 0-0 6-7 1 4 5 5 14 0 4 0 1 31 12 Neamo, Vernessa..... f 1-5 0-0 1-2 2 8 10 0 3 2 3 3 0 23 40 Edobor-Osula, Osato. c 3-8 0-0 6-9 2 1 3 3 12 0 3 0 1 29 24 Derevjanik, Jen..... g 8-18 2-4 5-11 0 1 1 5 23 7 3 1 1 39 42 Kooij, Laura........ g 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 Chambers, Danielle.. 3-7 0-0 0-0 4 3 7 4 6 1 3 0 0 17 23 Hediger, Lauren..... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 31 Smith, Khalilah..... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 32 Otim, Susan......... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 33 Clark, Lynnette..... 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 12 44 Agba, Keka.......... 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 14 TEAM................ 6 3 9 Totals.............. 20-52 2-6 20-32 18 27 45 23 62 12 21 4 4 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-22 45.5% 2nd Half: 10-30 33.3% Game: 38.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-2 00.0% Game: 33.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd Half: 13-22 59.1% Game: 62.5% 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Tom Danaher, Jack Plunkett, Bill Titus Technical fouls: U. of Delaware-None. George Mason-None. Attendance: 285 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total U. of Delaware................ 30 42 - 72 George Mason.................. 29 33 - 62
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