Chloe Wilson records a double-double as Blue Hens snap 5-game losing streak with win over Northeastern

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The University of Delaware women’s basketball team would snap a five-game losing streak on Friday with an 86-73 victory over Northeastern University Howlin Huskies.

1-0 in 2024 🚀 pic.twitter.com/nujnFpiYSR

— Delaware Women’s Basketball (@DelawareWBB) January 6, 2024

Senior forward Chloe Wilson would lead the team in scoring in the win with 21 points. Wilson also recorded a double-double on the night, collecting ten rebounds with her 21 points.

Two other Hens players who scored in double-digits were junior guard  Sydney Boone (16), and junior forward Michelle Ojo (15).

UD had the advantage in multiple categories in the game, which included points off of turnovers (22-16), second-chance points (11-5), bench points (37-9), rebounds (40-28), and assists (18-13).

The Blue Hens also bested the Catamounts from the three-point line, with the team shooting 34.6 %(9-26) and Northeastern shooting 33.3 %(8-24). Delaware was also the better team at the free-throw line in this game, as the team shot 90.0 %(27-30), and the Huskies shot 71.4 % (15-21).

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