Carter scores 21 Points in Hornets first win of the season

Hornets lead by seven at the end of the first half

The game started with Delaware State flying out to a 14-8 lead with 14:24 left in the first half. The duo of Pinky Wiley and Myles Carter scored 10 of the 14 points on the run.

Courtesy of DSU athletics/ Wiley was a big part of the Hornets early first half run.

In the next seven minutes, the Hornets would outscore the Chargers 18-13, which extended their lead to 32-21 with 7:40 left in the first half. The duo of Carter and Zach Kent scored nine of the 18 points on the run. Rebounding was also a key part of this run, as DSU collected nine rebounds.

Courtesy of DSU athletics: Kent’s five made free throws was a key part of DSU’s run.

Lancaster Bible would come roaring back in the late stretch of the first half as the team outscored the Hornets 17-13 to cut the lead to seven points (45-38) at the end of the first half.

Delaware State wins by one point

The second half started with the Chargers running out to a 13-7 run, which cut the lead to one point (52-51) with 12:33 left in the game.

In the next four and half minutes, DSU would add a little more cushion to their lead as the team outscored Lancaster Bible 17-10 to take a 69-61 lead with 8:02 left in the game. The three-point shot was a key to this run as the team made three with Pinky Wiley, redshirt junior guard Dominik Fragala and junior forward Ameer Bennett each made one.

Courtesy of DSU athletics: Bennett was on the Hornets to hit a timely three pointer on the run.

Seconds later, the Chargers would charge back with a 17-2 run, which gave the team a 78-71 lead with 3:22 left in the game.

Twenty-two seconds later, Delaware State responded with a 10-2 run of their own, which gave them a one-point win (81-80) over Lancaster Bible. Myles Carter would be the leader of this run as he scored six of the ten points.

Team Stats:
FG%: DSU45.6 % & LBC45.3 %
3P%: DSU 36.8 %&LBC40.0 %
FT%: DSU60.0 %&LBC70.6 %
Rebs: DSU 35 &LBC42
Ast: DSU 10&LBC15
Stl: DSU8&LBC6
TO: DSU 14 &LBC20
Blks: DSU5&LBCS3

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