Dragons Upended at Buzzer Against La Salle

Tuesday, November 15

Philadelphia, Pa.

12:00 P.M.

Drexel University

1-1,0-0CAA

La Salle

3-1,0-0Atlantic 10

Drexel

La Salle

Photo by: Jim Beaver/Sideline Photos

11/15/2022 2:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Kylie Lavelle posted career-highs with 31 points and nine rebounds, but the Drexel women's basketball team was upended by La Salle, 77-74 on Tuesday afternoon.

BY THE NUMBERS

Lavelle recorded her point total on 12-for-19 shooting, including a pair of threes and went 5-for-6 from the line.
Hetta Saatman had a personal best with 12 points, going 4-for-5 from both the field and the free throw line. She also had three steals and two blocks.
Maura Hendrixson had a career-high 10 assists in the game.
Keishana Washington scored 16, extending her streak of consecutive double figure scoring games to 36.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Both teams struggled to find their rhythm out of the gate. Drexel started to find the bottom of the net first, going on a 13-6 run to take a 17-11 lead on a Hendrixson trey with 2:34 remaining. DU took advantage of La Salle miscues in the frame, scoring 10 points off seven Explorer turnovers in the quarter.
Early in the second, it looked like the Dragons were poised to take control, going up 30-22 on a Lavelle baseline jumper at the 5:52 mark, but La Salle got hot from distance, using a trio of treys to spur an 11-0 run in just 75 seconds of action. Fighting through foul trouble, Drexel stayed in the game, trailing 42-36 at the half.
The beginning of the second half did not go well for DU as the Explorers pushed their lead to 48-38 just 53 seconds into the third period. Drexel battled back, scoring eight in a row to pull within a pair before heading into the final 10 minutes down 56-51.
Trailing 66-58 with 6:31 remaining, the Dragons roared back to tie the contest, scoring 10 of the next 12 points as Jasmine Valentine pulled in a board and hit a layup with 4:07 left. Saatman was instrumental in the quarter, scoring eight of her points.
Drexel had a chance to go ahead, but a pull up jumper came off the rim with 17 seconds left. La Salle was able to score against a double-team with 2.1 seconds left to escape with the win.

UP NEXT
The Dragons return home to take on Maryland-Eastern Shore on Saturday, November 19. Tipoff from the Daskalakis Athletic Center is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. For tickets, visit drexeldragons.com/tickets or call 1-866-4-DREXEL.