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Women’s Basketball Tripped Up at Towson on Sunday
2/21/2021 4:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TOWSON, Md. – The Drexel University women's basketball team (10-7, 7-5 CAA) dropped Sunday's conference affair to the Towson University Tigers (12-5, 7-3 CAA) by a final of 77-62 from SECU Arena in Towson, Md. to split the weekend series.
NOTABLE
* Drexel committed 23 fouls on the day, the second most by the Dragons this season, leading to Towson making 21-of-23 at the free-throw line, the most made against DU on the year.
* The Dragons were limited on the boards as Towson outrebounded them, 44-17.
* Junior Keishana Washington led Drexel with 17 points on 8-of-18 shooting with three assists, a rebound and a steal.
* Junior Kate Connolly went 6-of-7 from the floor, including 3-of-4 from deep, for 15 points in the effort with three rebounds.
* Senior Hannah Nihill finished with 11 points, two assists and two rebounds.
* Graduate student Mariah Leonard recorded six points while junior Maura Hendrixson had five.
* Senior Kayla Bacon and sophomore Hetta Saatman each finished with four points.
* Towson had four double-digit scorers: Aleah Nelson (23), Allie Kubek (20), Shavonne Smith (10) and LaKaitlin Wright (10).
GAMEPLAY
Q1 /
Towson called a timeout within the first two minutes after Connolly and Hendrixson hit consecutive shots for the Dragons. The Tigers adjusted out of the early stoppage with a 14-4 run to take a 14-8 advantage with two minutes remaining. Washington committed a late foul with five seconds left that led to a three-point play for Towson but the junior guard made up for it on the other end, beating the buzzer with a long two-pointer. The Tigers led 18-12 after 10 minutes.
Q2 /
Towson started the second quarter on a 9-0 stretch to take a 27-12 advantage. The Dragons responded by making five-straight baskets including a three-point play from Washington. But the Tigers were matching Drexel as TU controlled a comfortable lead with under three minutes to play, 34-23. With 1:21 on the clock, Leonard committed a personal foul and Nihill was called for an intentional foul on the same play, leading to the Tigers making 5-of-5 free throws to go up 42-25. The Dragons trailed 44-27 at halftime. Washington led Drexel with 13 points and was the only Dragon with more than four points.
Q3 /
Connolly scored seven of the first nine points for DU in the third. A Nihill trey pulled Drexel within 10 but five-straight makes for Towson had them up 55-41 with 3:49 at the media timeout. Connolly and Hendrixson added additional three-pointers and Bacon scored four points in the frame. The third came as the Dragons' highest-scoring quarter with 22 points. DU was in a 63-49 hole going into the fourth.
Q4 /
With the game in Towson's control, the margin held in favor of the Tigers. Drexel could not crack the double-digit deficit at any point in the third or fourth quarters. Nihill hit two more three-pointers in the fourth before fouling out late in the contest.
BY THE NUMBERS
* Drexel shot 41.9% (26-of-62) from the floor, 23.3% (7-of-30) from three-point range and 60.0% (3-of-5) from the foul line.
* Towson shot 41.7% (25-of-60) from the field, 28.6% (6-of-21) from beyond the arc and 91.3% (21-of-23) from the free-throw line.
* DU went 0-of-8 from deep in the first half while TU hit 6-of-15 trey attempts. In the second half, the script flipped with Drexel hitting seven treys and Towson going 0-of-6.
* Towson was 10-of-11 from the free-throw line in the first half and 11-of-12 in the second.
NEXT UP
Drexel is scheduled to host the James Madison University Dukes next Saturday, Feb. 27 and Sunday, Feb. 28 in Philadelphia to close out the regular season.
NOTABLE
* Drexel committed 23 fouls on the day, the second most by the Dragons this season, leading to Towson making 21-of-23 at the free-throw line, the most made against DU on the year.
* The Dragons were limited on the boards as Towson outrebounded them, 44-17.
* Junior Keishana Washington led Drexel with 17 points on 8-of-18 shooting with three assists, a rebound and a steal.
* Junior Kate Connolly went 6-of-7 from the floor, including 3-of-4 from deep, for 15 points in the effort with three rebounds.
* Senior Hannah Nihill finished with 11 points, two assists and two rebounds.
* Graduate student Mariah Leonard recorded six points while junior Maura Hendrixson had five.
* Senior Kayla Bacon and sophomore Hetta Saatman each finished with four points.
* Towson had four double-digit scorers: Aleah Nelson (23), Allie Kubek (20), Shavonne Smith (10) and LaKaitlin Wright (10).
GAMEPLAY
Q1 /
Towson called a timeout within the first two minutes after Connolly and Hendrixson hit consecutive shots for the Dragons. The Tigers adjusted out of the early stoppage with a 14-4 run to take a 14-8 advantage with two minutes remaining. Washington committed a late foul with five seconds left that led to a three-point play for Towson but the junior guard made up for it on the other end, beating the buzzer with a long two-pointer. The Tigers led 18-12 after 10 minutes.
Q2 /
Towson started the second quarter on a 9-0 stretch to take a 27-12 advantage. The Dragons responded by making five-straight baskets including a three-point play from Washington. But the Tigers were matching Drexel as TU controlled a comfortable lead with under three minutes to play, 34-23. With 1:21 on the clock, Leonard committed a personal foul and Nihill was called for an intentional foul on the same play, leading to the Tigers making 5-of-5 free throws to go up 42-25. The Dragons trailed 44-27 at halftime. Washington led Drexel with 13 points and was the only Dragon with more than four points.
Q3 /
Connolly scored seven of the first nine points for DU in the third. A Nihill trey pulled Drexel within 10 but five-straight makes for Towson had them up 55-41 with 3:49 at the media timeout. Connolly and Hendrixson added additional three-pointers and Bacon scored four points in the frame. The third came as the Dragons' highest-scoring quarter with 22 points. DU was in a 63-49 hole going into the fourth.
Q4 /
With the game in Towson's control, the margin held in favor of the Tigers. Drexel could not crack the double-digit deficit at any point in the third or fourth quarters. Nihill hit two more three-pointers in the fourth before fouling out late in the contest.
BY THE NUMBERS
* Drexel shot 41.9% (26-of-62) from the floor, 23.3% (7-of-30) from three-point range and 60.0% (3-of-5) from the foul line.
* Towson shot 41.7% (25-of-60) from the field, 28.6% (6-of-21) from beyond the arc and 91.3% (21-of-23) from the free-throw line.
* DU went 0-of-8 from deep in the first half while TU hit 6-of-15 trey attempts. In the second half, the script flipped with Drexel hitting seven treys and Towson going 0-of-6.
* Towson was 10-of-11 from the free-throw line in the first half and 11-of-12 in the second.
NEXT UP
Drexel is scheduled to host the James Madison University Dukes next Saturday, Feb. 27 and Sunday, Feb. 28 in Philadelphia to close out the regular season.
Kate Connolly ??????
The junior has 15 points on the day behind 6-of-7 from the floor and 3-of-4 from deep. pic.twitter.com/dXcUauBCO8
— Drexel Women's Basketball (@DrexelWBB) February 21, 2021
Easy fastbreak bucket for Drexel after the steal by Washington. pic.twitter.com/J78ibidc11
— Drexel Women's Basketball (@DrexelWBB) February 21, 2021
And one for Keishana Washington. pic.twitter.com/FbIoRB9DIN
— Drexel Women's Basketball (@DrexelWBB) February 21, 2021
Keishana Washington beats the buzzer at the end of the first. pic.twitter.com/E0vbwjEdLU
— Drexel Women's Basketball (@DrexelWBB) February 21, 2021
Up and under for Mariah Leonard. pic.twitter.com/Gkp7fWEb01
— Drexel Women's Basketball (@DrexelWBB) February 21, 2021
Team Stats
Drexel
Towson
FG%
.419
.417
3FG%
.233
.286
FT%
.600
.913
RB
17
44
TO
7
20
STL
7
1
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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