WILLIAMSBURG — William & Mary dropped a CAA home game to Delaware, 81-53, on Thursday night inside Kaplan Arena.
Junior Gabe Dorsey paced the Tribe with 12 points, knocking down four 3-pointers, while sophomore Chase Lowe added 11 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Tai Hamilton led the Tribe on the glass with a career-high eight rebounds to go along with four points and a blocked shot.
Delaware (13-9, 5-4 CAA) shot nearly 60% for the game and placed all five starters in double figures.
Dorsey hit his first two triples of the game, giving the Tribe (8-14, 3-6 CAA) a 6-4 lead just two minutes into the game.
Delaware answered with an 11-0 run with five different players scoring to take the lead for good. Gerald Drumgoole Jr.’s jumper at the 14:22 mark extended the visitor’s advantage to 15-6.
The Tribe scored eight in a row to close within one, 17-16, on a tough finishing inside by Lowe midway through the opening 20 minutes.
An 8-0 Delaware run capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from Drumgoole Jr. and Cavan Reilly gave the Blue Hens a 30-20 lead with 6:11 left.
UD scored nine of the final 11 in the opening half to lead by 15, 39-24, at the intermission. Delaware shot 60.7% in the first 20 minutes.
W&M tallied the first five points of the second half, drawing within 10 on an old-fashioned 3-point play by Caleb Dorsey less 1:30 into the frame.
The Blue Hens scored eight in a row, including five from Christian Ray, to extend the margin to 49-31 with 15:51 left.
The UD advantage was just 12, 54-42, following a Gabe Dorsey 3-pointer at the 11:12 mark. Delaware put the game away thanks to a 20-2 run. J’yare Davis scored nine of his 13 points during the run.
The Tribe finished the contest shooting 32.3% from the floor. Sophomore Miles Hicks added five points off the bench for the Green and Gold.
Ray led Delaware with 17 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds. Drumgoole Jr. and Reilly had 16 points apiece, while Niels Lane added 12.
Up Next
The Tribe continues its homestand on Saturday when it welcomes reigning CAA Champion Charleston to Kaplan Arena for the program’s annual Gold Rush Game. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. and the first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a FREE Gold Rush t-shirt.
