No. 20 Delaware beats UNC-Wilmington, 69-37
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Elena Delle Donne scored 23 points to lead No. 20 Delaware to a 69-37 win over UNC-Wilmington on Thursday night.
Delle Donne, the country's leading scorer at 30.3 points per game, had 14 points in the first half as the Blue Hens (13-1 overall, 4-0) built a 36-20 lead by intermission. Delle Donne has scored 100 points in Delaware's three-game winning streak.
The 6-foot-5 junior hit 10 of 21 shots from the floor. She also had five assists and five rebounds.
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The Hens scored the game's first seven points and never trailed.
The point total for the Seahawks ( 8-7, 1-3) was their lowest of the season. UNC-Wilmington shot 24.1 percent in the contest (14 of 58).
Lauren Carra added 12 points for Delaware while Jocelyn Bailey had six points and nine rebounds.
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Abria Trice and Karneshia Garrett had eight points each to lead the Seahawks.