Wilson scores 21 points in Delaware State’s overtime 75-64 victory over North Carolina Central

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The Delaware State University women’s basketball team earned their seventh win of the season on Monday with a 75-64 overtime victory over the North Carolina Central University Eagles.

Final from Durham‼️⛹🏾‍♀️

Congrats to our very own Denijsha “Lil Bit” Wilson and McKenzie Stewart for their stellar performances today ‼️✅ Lil Bit recorded 21 points, 4 assists, and 6 steals while McKenzie recorded 6 points, 18 rebounds, and 6 steals ‼️✅ Great work ladies 💯 pic.twitter.com/7FZ9QtmlyG

— Delaware State Women’s Basketball (@desuwbb) February 27, 2024

Graduate student guard  Denijsha Wilson led the team in scoring in the win with 21 points.

Two other DSU players who scored in double-digits were sophomore guard/forward Savannah Brooks (11), and Senior guard Ja’Naiah Perkins-Jackson (16).

Freshman forward McKenzie Stewart was locked on the boards all night, collecting 18 rebounds.

Delaware State had the advantage in multiple categories in the game, which included points in the paint (40-36), points off of turnovers (27-21), fast-break points (24-7), bench points (23-22), rebounds (49-38), turnovers (20-27), and steals (18-10).

The Hornets also bested the Bulldogs from the three-point line, with the team shooting 23.5 %(4-17) and North Carolina Central shooting 20.0 %(4-20). DSU was also the better team at the free-throw line in this game, as the team shot 88.2 %(15-17), and the Eagles shot 52.6 %(10-19).

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 Ja’Naiah Perkins-Jackson scores 23 points in Delaware State’s 61-49 victory over South Carolina State

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