PHILADELPHIA — The first team All-CAA duo of Ty Battle and Jasmine Dickey combined for 45 of the Blue Hens’ 61 points to lift second-seeded Delaware to a 61-35 win over seventh-seeded William & Mary in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday evening.

Delaware (22-7) will face No. 3 Towson in Saturday’s semifinals at 3:30 p.m.

Dickey led the Blue Hens with 29 points and 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double in the past six games. Battle also recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, marking her 21st of the season.

“The beauty of our team is that they respond,” said UD coach Natasha Adair. “We talked to them at halftime that we are going to do it on defensive end. Our formula is defend, rebound, run and score.

“I’m just proud of how hard we fought, their grit and their toughness. This time of year, you win, and you advance and that was the goal.”

After a defensive battle in the first half, the Blue Hens outscored William & Mary 18-4 through the first 5:30 of the fourth quarter, including an 8-0 run to open the period. It pushed the Delaware lead to 53-30 after entering the quarter with a nine-point advantage.

Delaware went on to end the game on a 6-0 run, outscoring the Tribe 26-9 over the final quarter.

The Tribe closed to within two midway through the third quarter before the Hens ran off five straight points.

Delaware led only 22-18 at halftime after William & Mary netted the final five points of the second quarter.

The Hens forced William & Mary into 21 turnovers, capitalizing with 22 points compared to just four points for the Tribe off turnovers.

College baseball

Delaware sweeps Iona: Delaware rallied for all three runs in the bottom of the eighth to edge Iona, 3-2, in the opener before taking the second game, 20-10, to sweep a doubleheader on Friday.

Jordan Hutchins (Dover) and Bryce Greenly (Milford) both singled and scored in the opener.

The two teams combined for 35 hits in the nightcap, including 21 from the Blue Hens. Greenly went 3-for-5 with four runs and two RBI while Joseph Carpenter had three doubles and four hits.

College softball

Blue Hens split with Penn State: Delaware bounced back to take the nightcap, 6-4, to earn a split with Penn State on Friday. The Nittany Lions won the opener, 1-0.

In the second game, Brooke Glanden (Lake Forest) went 2-for-4 with a homer, double and four RBI for the Blue Hens (13-7). Her three-run double broke a 1-1 tie in the second.

College lacrosse

MEN, Delaware 18, Marist 9: Mike Robinson netted five goals to pace the Blue Hens to the victory on Friday.

Tye Kurtz (4 goals, 1 assist) and J.P. Ward (3 goals, 4 assists) were also multiple goal-scorers for Delaware (5-2), which out-scored the Red Foxes, 7-3, in the fourth quarter to close out the win.

WOMEN, Delaware 11, Temple 10: Danielle Livornese netted the game-winning goal with 1:39 remaining as the Blue Hens rallied to upset the No. 18 Owls.

Delaware (2-5) tallied the only two goals of the fourth quarter.

DelTech’s Savino earns recognition: Delaware Technical men’s lacrosse player Louis Savino was recently named one of the Top 22 NJCAA Players to Watch in by Inside Lacrosse.

In 2021, the Middletown High grad received all-region recognition and was named most valuable player by the team after winning 168 of 200 faceoffs as Delaware Tech’s primary face-off specialist.

Savino will graduate from Delaware Tech at the end of the year with a degree in management. He has already committed to playing at Wilmington University in the fall.

Basketball

GIRLS, Caravel 53, Sanford 47, OT: India Johnston netted 27 point, including the Buccaneers’ last seven points of the contest, as top-seeded Caravel won the program’s first DIAA state title on Friday night.

The Bucs, who were playing in the state finals for the sixth time since 2013, out-scored the No. 2 Warriors (20-3) by a 10-4 margin in overtime.

Jasiyah Crawford added 12 points for Caravel, including a big three-pointer in OT. Johnston, who added seven rebounds, went 11-of-15 from the foul line.

Zy Kilgoe tallied 16 points for Sanford, which beat the Bucs by 23 points on Feb. 21. The loss was the Warriors’ first to an in-state team this season.