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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – No. 8 Delaware (13-18) moves on to the quarterfinal round, defeating No. 9 Kennesaw State (13-17) 66-47 in the first round of the 2026 Air National Guard CUSA Championship Tuesday afternoon at Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center.  
 
The Blue Hens held the Owls to four points in the third quarter, while Delaware scored 22. Ande’a Cherisier nearly notched a double-double, tying her career-high in points with 24 and nine rebounds. The junior center had 11 points and six rebounds in the first half. Ella Wanzer posted 17 points, shooting 5-10 from the arc.
 
Delaware will face off against No. 1 LA Tech at 11:30 a.m. CT Wednesday on ESPN+.

Delaware Head Coach Sarah Jenkins
Opening Statement…
“I’m really excited and proud of our girls. They came out and competed. We’ve had a tough stretch of games, and I’m really glad how they came out and competed today.
 
Kennesaw State Head Coach Octavia Blue
Opening Statement…
“First of all, we’re really excited that we were able to make it here to this tournament. We understood that it was coming right down to the wire. We had to win some tough games late in the season in order to be here. I think this team played as hard as we could with what we had. We have been plagued with injuries. We have stepped up through different times through the course of the season. Unfortunately, we didn’t have it today. I think we played to the best of our ability. Credit to Delaware for an amazing effort. I think they shot the ball well. I think they had a really good gameplan. They stuck to their 3-2. I thought we got some good looks in it, but we’ve got to knock those down. We have a young team. We had some young players out there today, and I think they got some good experience and I look forward to us making some noise in the future in this tournament.”