 Malcom,
Sailer Lead the Way But Hens Drop Arizona
Tournament Opener to Weber State,
67-60
Date:
December 4, 2004
TUCSON,
AZ - Tiara Malcom (Wilmington, DE/Caravel)
scored 19 points and Julie Sailer
(Washington Crossing, PA/Council Rock - at
right)) added 13 points and eight rebounds
but it wasn't enough as the Blue Hens
dropped a 67-60 verdict to Weber State in
the opening round of the University of
Arizona Tournament Saturday afternoon at
the McKale Center.
The
Blue Hens, playing in Arizona for the
first time in school history, fell to 2-2
on the year while Weber State improved to
4-1.
Delaware
will take on UNC Greensboro in Sunday's
consolation game at 3 p.m (ET). Host
Arizona downed UNCG 98-46 in the other
first round game.
The
Blue Hens, who had allowed only five
three-point buckets all season, returned
from a 26 point tie at the half and
allowed five three-pointers in the second
half of the game. Despite a first half
where Delaware shot 12 for 26 for a 46.2
shooting percentage, the Hens shot 13 for
33 and was outscored in the second half
41-34 as the nine total three-pointers
allowed in the game is the most they have
allowed in a single game all
season.
Weber
State got 16 points and nine rebounds from
guard Julie Gjertsen, 15 points off the
bench from Sheila Robertson, and 11 points
from Laura Porter.
Amanda
Blackstone added six points and a
team-high 10 rebounds off the bench for
the Blue Hens.
Delaware
led by as much as seven poi nts in the
first half, going up 20-13 on a Malcom
jumper with 7:56 remaining in the stanza.
But Weber State got consecutive
three-pointers from Robertson and Porter
to cut the lead to one and took the lead
at 26-24 with 1:48 left on a Gjersten
jumper. Malcom's jumper wth 19 seconds
left sent the game into intermission tied
at 26-26.
Weber
State then shot a blistering 61.9 percent
from the field on 13 of 21 shooting,
including hitting five of seven
three-point attempts.
The
Hens took a 29-28 lead one minute into the
second half on a Tyresa Smith jumper, but
Weber State came right back on basket by
Becky O'Neil and led the rest of the way.
Delaware
cut the lead to three points on a
three-pointer from guard Liz Hayes with
9:52 left to narrow the margin to 45-42,
but Weber State responded with
three-pointers from Porter and Chelsey
Warbuton to up the lead to nine at 51-42
with 8:52 left.
The
Hens never got closer than five the rest
of way, pulling to within 61-56 with 2:06
on a Blackstone jumper, but Weber State
put the game away with four straight free
throws.
AGATE:
Official Basketball Box Score
Delaware vs Weber State
12/04/04 1 p.m. at Tucson, Ariz., McKale Center
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VISITORS: Delaware 2-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
25 Young, Tiffany...... f 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 5 2 0 1 0 1 13
33 Malcom, Tiara....... f 8-17 0-0 3-3 1 2 3 2 19 1 3 0 1 40
12 Koshansky, Alena.... g 1-3 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 3 5 4 2 0 0 18
15 Sailer, Julie....... g 5-13 2-4 1-2 3 5 8 1 13 3 2 0 0 34
23 Smith, Tyresa....... g 3-7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 6 1 2 0 3 14
03 Livingston, Geneva.. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
21 Czorniewy, Melissa.. 3-7 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 3 6 0 0 0 1 18
22 Tobin, Karleena..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
24 Hayes, Liz.......... 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 22
32 Blackstone, Amanda.. 3-6 0-1 0-0 3 7 10 2 6 2 4 0 1 27
40 Deng, Arek.......... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 25-59 4-10 6-7 11 21 32 23 60 14 19 1 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd Half: 13-33 39.4% Game: 42.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 40.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-1 100 % 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 85.7% 1
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HOME TEAM: Weber State 4-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
30 Hansen, Brooke...... f 2-6 0-0 1-2 3 1 4 1 5 1 2 0 0 27
55 O'Neil, Becky....... f 3-5 0-0 1-4 0 3 3 4 7 0 3 0 0 21
05 Tuomi, Sara......... g 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 6 1 2 0 0 22
12 Gjertsen, Julie..... g 4-14 2-9 6-7 3 6 9 1 16 3 3 0 1 39
14 Porter, Laura....... g 3-5 3-4 2-2 0 3 3 0 11 6 5 0 2 27
04 Warburton, Chelsey.. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 7
15 Robertson, Sheila... 5-9 3-7 2-3 0 2 2 2 15 4 2 0 0 25
32 Ricks, Jillian...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
35 Nelson, Brooke...... 2-4 0-0 0-4 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 19
TEAM................ 3 3 6
Totals.............. 23-50 9-21 12-22 12 23 35 12 67 16 18 0 3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd Half: 13-21 61.9% Game: 46.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 42.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 10-17 58.8% Game: 54.5% 4
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Officials: Catherine Cornell, Wanda Szeremeta, Jay Schumaker
Technical fouls: Delaware-None. Weber State-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Delaware...................... 26 34 - 60
Weber State................... 26 41 - 67
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