NEWARK, Del. - The George Mason women's basketball team dropped a 62-27 decision at Delaware Thursday night in the Bob Carpenter Center. Only one player reached double-figure scoring numbers between both teams as Mason dipped to 5-8 overall and 0-2 in Colonial Athletic Association play. In its conference opener, Delaware improved to 10-3, 1-0.

Elena Delle Donne was the lone player to reach double-figures, scoring a game-high 19 points as Talisha Watts and Joyous Tharrington each scored a team-high six points for Mason. The Patriots were outrebounded on the glass, 47-27, and shot 16.7 percent from the field compared to Delaware's 42.3 percent effort.

Mason was limited to five field goals through the first half as Delaware ran away with a 35-12 lead at the halftime break. Amber Easter made it a one-point ballgame, 4-3, in the early going hitting a triple at the 15:48 mark, but the Blue Hens used a 13-0 run to take a 17-3 lead by 9:46. Delaware continued to expand its lead, grabbing a 21-point advantage, 31-10, off a pair of free throws from Trumae Lucas at 1:51 as Courtni Green hit a three-pointer to close the half for a 35-12 Delaware halftime advantage.

It was all Delaware in the second half as the Blue Hens quickly pulled away with a 30-point lead off a Jaquetta May trip to the charity stripe at 13:52. May hit a jumper to follow as Mason used an 8-2 run to cut the score to 49-23 at 10:23, the closest the Patriots would come the remainder of the game. Delaware's largest lead of the contest was the final score of 62-27.

For the game, Mason shot 42.9 percent from three-point range (3-7) and went 8-of-13 from the free throw line. Delaware went 4-for-15 from long range and connected on 14-of-17 attempts at the charity stripe.

This marked Mason's lowest offensive total since competing in the CAA beginning in 1985.