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Kendra Walton scored 16 points and added seven rebounds while Rachael Pecota scored 12 first half points while the Huskies held Delaware State to just 25.5 percent from the floor to lead Northeastern past Delaware State 66-46 on Wednesday night. It was Delaware State's first home loss in nearly a year.

The Huskies got on the board with a Walton three-pointer at 19:37 and went 4-of-5 to start the game, taking an 11-8 lead. The two teams would remain scoreless for 4:38 until a Jamie Conroy free-throw at 10:05 ended the scoring drought. The Huskies would go scoreless over four minutes and Delaware State would score six straight points to tie the game at 14-14. The Hornets grabbed the lead again on a Alexis Abraham three-pointer to go up 19-16. A Walton three would knot the score at 19 all and a Brittany Wilson three-point play gave the Huskies the lead once again at 22-19. Northeastern would take a 32-26 lead at the half. Pecota's 12 points came on 4-of-6 shooting and 3-of-4 from distance. The Huskies held Delaware State to just seven field goals in the first half.

The Huskies started the second on a 13-2 run in the first 4:30 of the half and would take a 15-point lead at 45-30. Northeastern would extend the lead to as many as 21, shooting 11-for-24 in the half, and would only let Delaware State to within eight points while once again holding the Hornets to just 25 percent shooting from the floor.

Kashaia Cannon finished with 10 points and a career-high five assists while Kim Carr finished with seven points and seven rebounds. Brittany Wilson added nine points and Afreyea Tolbert scored her first career points in the game, ending with four.

The Huskies out rebounded Delaware State 50 to 38 and had 11 steals in the contest.

Northeastern returns to action Saturday, November 21 taking on Rhode Island at Matthews Arena.