NEWARK, Del. (Interstat) — The Navy women’s basketball team opened its season with a 68-61 victory over Delaware on Friday night at the Bob Carpenter Center. The Midshipmen built a commanding 37-23 halftime lead and withstood a late push from the Blue Hens to secure the win.

Zanai Barnett-Gay led Navy with a double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Zoe Mesuch also scored 16 points for the Midshipmen. For Delaware, Kailah Correa scored a game-high 19 points, and Lay Fantroy added 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Navy improved to 1-0 with the non-conference road victory. Delaware, which defeated Bloomsburg in its opener, fell to 1-1. An announced crowd of 936 attended the game.