Spring Break
The last time Drexel played Virginia Commonwealth, the Dragons played at the DAC without leading scorer Frank Elegar. With Elegar back in the lineup, the Dragons were hoping to make the CAA Championship and send a strong message to the selection committee.
"Fired up" is not a good enough description for the way the game began for Drexel in its first home National Invitational Tournament game, just two days after it was excluded from the NCAA Tournament. But the Dragons burnt out and could not finish the job they started. Drexel's incredible season came to a close when the team lost to North Carolina State 63-56 in the first round of the NIT, March 13 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.
"Stanford." Never could one word emotionally hurt over 18,000 Drexel students as much as that one. Drexel officially found out that it was not heading to the NCAA Tournament after Stanford was announced as the last team in the bracket of 65 on Selection Sunday, March 11.
The last time Drexel won a game in the CAA Tournament was in 2003, when it defeated Virginia Commonwealth in the semifinals. However, these Dragons were not going to let the losing trend continue. No. 4 Drexel defeated No. 5 Northeastern in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va.
One of the great things about postseason conference tournaments is that there usually is not any home court advantage for either team playing in the game. In conference tournaments, there is usually one determined location where the teams play all of the games.
Paced by CAA Rookie of the Year Gabriela Marginean's 28 points and 11 rebounds, the Drexel Dragons defeated the Georgia State Lady Panthers on 73-62 in the opening round of the CAA tournament March 8. The first half was competitive, but the Dragons used their tough zone defense to pull away in the second half.
The Drexel wrestling team was well prepared and in good shape going into the CAA wrestling championship tournament March 2-3, but was outlasted by the powerhouse of the CAA, the Hofstra Pride. Drexel finished in fourth place with 66.5 points overall, behind Hofstra with 138.
Two teams from the Drexel University Paintball Club traveled to Pittsburgh for the 2007 Frost Bowl, the third event of the Northeast Intercollegiate Conference (NEIC) Class AA five-man season Feb. 10. In the two previous events, Drexel finished with a first place finish, a second place finish and two third places.
When planning a spring break, how far does ten dollars get you? By train, you can buy a round trip ticket to as far as Newark, Del., but every basketball fan knows Delaware sucks. So where does that leave us? Well, if you like sports and a warmer climate, ten dollars actually stretches pretty far.
The future looks very bright not only for the Drexel women's basketball team, but also for rookie Gabriela Marginean. Marginean was named the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year, along with being named to the All-Rookie Team and All-Conference Third Team.
On Monday night, the VCU Rams won the Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball championship, defeating George Mason and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA championship. However, the Colonial deserves at least one at-large bid, if not two.
Almost 115 days ago, the men's basketball won its first Division I game of the season, 59-46 at Vermont, just five days after the Catamounts upset then-No. 13 Boston College. Drexel then upset St. Joe's, defeated Villanova for the first time ever and won at Syracuse.
For the first time in club history, Drexel's Division II team, playing in the Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey League, has received an invitation to play in the Ninth Collegiate Roller Hockey Championship. This national tournament, which will feature the top roller hockey teams in the nation, will be played April 4-7 in St.
