Drexel University Athletics
Drexel University
UNC Wilmington
Elegar Powers Drexel to Ninth Straight Win
1/6/2007 6:20:33 PM | Men's Basketball
Philadelphia, Pa. -Frank Elegar scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and Chaz Crawford (Philadelphia, Pa./Hargrave Military) had another strong performance on the glass as Drexel defeated UNC Wilmington, 69-55, at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. It was the ninth straight win for the Dragons, who improved to 11-2 on the season and 3-0 in CAA play. The Seahawks (3-9, 0-3) had beaten the Dragons in their five previous meetings.
Elegar was 12-for-13 from the line and on his only miss, he grabbed the offensive rebound and slammed home a dunk which extended Drexel's lead to 14 points with 2:39 to play. He was one of four Dragons to score at least 10 points. Scott Rodgers (Philadelphia, Pa./Central) and Dominick Mejia (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern) each added 13 while Bashir Mason (Jersey City, N.J./St. Benedict's) chipped in with 12 points.
Crawford had a career-high 15 rebounds and rejected six Seahawks' shots. It was the second straight game that Crawford had double digits in rebounds and six blocks.
Drexel scored the first 11 points of the game and held UNCW off the board until the 13:56 mark. Mejia nailed a pair of three-pointers, Mason added another trey and Elegar hit a short jumper to account for the first 11 points. Vladimir Kuljanin scored on a lay-up to break the drought for UNCW. The Dragons never trailed in the contest as they extended their winning streak. The last time Drexel won nine straight games was during the 1996-97 season.
Daniel Fountain paced the Seahawks with 16 points and made four three-pointers. He had 11 in the second half as UNCW chipped away and got the lead down to six points on two occasions. Vladimir Kuljanin added 15 points and a team-high nine rebounds, while Temi Soyebo handed out eight assists and had just one turnover.
The Dragons are back on the court Monday night in Harrisonburg, Va. Drexel and James Madison tip off at 7 p.m. at the JMU Convocation Center in a game that can be heard on WNTP 990 AM and on the web at drexeldragons.com. UNCW will visit Fairfax on Monday night to take on George Mason.
