Women's Basketball Hosts UNCW on Senior Day at the DAC

Sunday, February 28

Daskalakis Athletic Center

1:00

Drexel University

UNC Wilmington

Alison Lupariello (left), Jennifer Stjarnstrom (center), and Gabriela Marginean (right) will play the final home game of their careers today.

Women's Basketball Hosts UNCW on Senior Day at the DAC

2/28/2010 8:11:06 AM | Women's Basketball

Philadelphia - Drexel women's basketball will honor seniors Jennifer Stjarnstrom, Alison Lupariello and Gabriela Marginean as the Dragons (17-10, 11-5) play their final home game at the DAC this season, hosting UNC WIlmington (10-17, 5-11) on Senior Day. The three seniors will be recognized in a ceremony 15 minutes prior to the 1:00 tip-off today. Stjarnstrom, Marginean and Lupariello have been a part of 69 Drexel victories during their four years, including last year's record 24-win season, CAA Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. The game will be televised live on Comcast SportsNet

Drexel is looking to recover from a two-game skid after a losses to Hofstra and Georgia State by a combined total of three points. Marginean put her name atop the ledger of Philadelphia's all-time women's basketball scoring leaders when she poured in 34 points at Georgia State on Thursday to surpass Philadelphia's Tammy Greene ('94) as the city scoring leader. With the loss to the Panthers, Drexel finds itself in a three-way tie for second place in the CAA and in need of a win today to secure a top-four finish and a bye in the first round of the CAA Tournament.

The Seahawks are coming off a 63-53 loss to George Mason on Thursday. Junior forward Brittany Blackwell led UNCW in the loss with 16 points and eight rebounds. Blackwell, a two-time All-CAA player is the team's leader in scoring and rebounding this season and she ranks among the CAA's leaders in both categories. Today is the first meeting between Drexel and UNCW this season. Drexel is 7-6 all-time against the Seahawks and UNCW has not won at Drexel since the 2002-03 season.

Fans can watch today's game on Comcast SportsNet with Brent Harris and Pam Roecker calling the action. On the radio, Pat Delsi and Mike Mazzeo will anchor coverage of the contest on WKDU 91.7 FM, Drexel's student-run radio station. Fans can also track the action online with live audio and live stats on www.drexeldragons.com.