WNIT Charlotte Region champs: Skinner, Dickey & Battle all hit double-digits in Blue Hens 77-70 win vs Villanova

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The University of Delaware women’s basketball team was crowned the Women’s National Invitation Tournament Charlotte Region Champions on Monday as the team defeated the Villanova University Wildcats 77-70. The Blue Hens will now move on to the WNIT semifinals.

Charlotte Region champs 👑 ✅

On to the @WomensNIT semifinals! #BlueHens pic.twitter.com/4uyqElqeun

— Delaware Women’s Basketball (@DelawareWBB) March 23, 2021

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The leading scorers in the win for the Blue Hens were junior guard/forward Jasmine Dickey and freshman guard Tyi Skinner, who each scored 22 points.

Redshirt junior forward Ty Battle recorded a double-double in the win as she had 17 points and 14 rebounds.

🏆 Congratulations to the 2021 Postseason #WNIT Charlotte Region Champions @DelawareWBB!

STORY: https://t.co/5lSAS62YV1 pic.twitter.com/3joV1zgr2J

— WNIT (@WomensNIT) March 23, 2021

Delaware had the advantage in multiple categories in the game, which included points in the paint (38-30), points off of turnovers (12-7), second-chance points (13-10), fast-break points (11-7), rebounds (38-37), turnovers (8-14), and steals (6-5).

The Blue Hens had the advantage at the three-point line as well, with the team shooting 25.0 % (3-12) and with Villanova shooting 21.7 % (5-23). The Hens bested the Wildcats from the free-throw line as well, with the team shooting 81.5 % (22-27) and Villanova shooting 79.2 %(19-24).

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