Dragons Handle Black Bears Up North

Saturday, December 4

Bangor, Maine

12:00 P.M.

Drexel University

6-2,0-0CAA

Maine

2-6,0-0America East

Drexel

Maine

12/4/2021 1:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BANGOR, Maine - Led by 25 points from Keishana Washington, the Drexel women's basketball team jumped out to an early lead and maintained throughout, earning a 57-33 victory against the Maine Black Bears on Saturday afternoon.

BY THE NUMBERS

Washington became the first Drexel player to eclipse the 20-point mark this season, connecting on 11-of-18 shooting from the floor.
Tessa Brugler also was in double figures with 16 points, grabbing eight rebounds and coming away with two blocks.
Early in the first quarter, Hannah Nihill came away with a steal, the 250th of her career.
For a third consecutive game, DU held an opponent under 50 points and to less than 30 percent shooting.
It was the first time Drexel kept an opponent under 40 in a game since a 61-34 victory against UNCW on January 3, 2021.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After a slow start, Drexel found its legs after the first media timeout, using a 9-4 run in the final 4:30 of the opening frame to take a 15-9 edge after 10 minutes. Washington led the way for the Dragons with four points in the span.
The run continued into the second frame where DU scored the first two baskets of the quarter, both by Washington, to extend the advantage to 19-9. Not content to stop there, Drexel pushed the lead as the period progressed, going up by as many as 21 when a layup by Brugler made the score 34-13 at the 1:33 mark.
Opening the third period, Brugler converted a pair of layups, the second of which was an "and one" as she scored five of the first seven points of the frame, pushing the lead to 41-17 just more than three minutes into the second half.
The rest of the third period was played evenly with Drexel maintaining its lead through the fourth to secure the win.

UP NEXT
The Dragons are off until Saturday, December 11 when they host Longwood. Tipoff from the Daskalakis Athletics Center is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.