Wagner, who had a career-high 31 against Delaware in 2021, made 9-of-20 from the floor and perfected 13-of-13 from the free-throw line. This marked his second-most free throws in a game without mistakes in the school’s history.
After Delaware (11-8, 4-4 CAA) used a 9-0 run that spanned the end of the 3rd quarter and the start of the 4th to take a 4-point lead just over a minute into the frame. , Wagner took over. tribe. She scored four straights to pull the green and gold even with 57 with 7:47 left.
Neither team led by more than four points in the final ten minutes of the game. W&M (10-10, 5-4 CAA) took a 1-point lead twice in the final 2:25 of the game. At first Wagner’s big defensive play on her, she got the pass and fed to Junior. Kaitlyn Wingertzan A fast-breaking bucket gives W&M a 70-69 lead with 2:25 remaining.
After Delaware’s Tara Cousins pushed the visitors back in front, Wagner responded with a pull-up jumper from the left to give W&M a 72-71 lead. In total, she scored her 14 of her 19 points for the tribe in the fourth quarter.
The Blue Hens regained the lead with 46.5 seconds remaining, with two free throws by Clark Sconiers. Scourges in foul trouble led UD with 18 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter.
Wagner had a chance to put the tribe back in front with 27 seconds left, but her shot was off target. Then, after Delaware’s Jewel Smalls made his 1-2 at the free-throw line, Green and Gold were unable to score the equalizing goal in his final 15 seconds as he tied four shots. bottom.
Delaware made nine 3-pointers on 43.9% shooting in the game, including 53.9% in the fourth quarter. W&M, on the other hand, shot 36.4% on the night, and he shot 17-of-20 (87.5%) at the free-throw line.guard guard Riley Casey No other Tribe player had double figures with 12 points and 5 assists.
The Blue Hens scored the first five points of the game, while Wagner scored 11 of the tribe’s first 13 points. Rebecca Frisby Smith 19-14 lead.
The Tribes pushed a double-digit lead for the first time of the day midway through the second quarter thanks to an 11-2 run. Wagner capped it off with his two sets of triples, which earned him nine points, and an old-fashioned fast-breaking three-pointer in his playoffs. Alexa Mikeska plate. Her free throw extended her tribe’s lead to 30-20 with 5:15 remaining.
Delaware used a 15-3 run to regain the lead. Kharis Idom scored seven during a spurt and knocked down two of his four 3-pointers on the day. He had two Cousins free throws with 32 seconds left to cap off the run and give the visitors his 35-33.
Casey made the break with a driving layup just before the end of the period.
Delaware scored the first five points of the second half to force a W&M timeout after the Sconiers laid up less than a minute into the period.
The Tribes responded by flipping to a 5-point lead for Green and Gold with a 10-0 run.freshman Kayla Rolfe He scored seven during the run, including a three-pointer at the 2:15 mark giving W&M a 53-48 advantage. Rolfe finished with 9 points, just one point from his career-high.
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The tribe will make a short trip down I-64 to battle the Hampton Pirates on Friday.Tips from the HU Convocation Center will be set at 7pm and the game will be broadcast on FloHoops.