Women's Basketball Rolls To 14th Consecutive Win

Friday, February 4

Philadelphia, Pa.

7:00 P.M.

Drexel University

UNC Wilmington

Photo by: Sideline Photos

Women's Basketball Rolls To 14th Consecutive Win

2/4/2022 8:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel women's basketball team placed four players in double figures as the Dragons downed UNC Wilmington 72-39 on Friday night, the 14th straight win for DU.

BY THE NUMBERS

Hannah Nihill led all scorers with 19 in the game, connecting on 7-of-11 shots.
Keishana Washington posted 15 in the contest. Tessa Brugler scored 13 and Mariah Leonard tallied 10.
Tori Hyduke matched her season-high with eight points.
Sira Ba delivered a late trey for her first collegiate points.
Every player had either a point or a rebound for the Dragons.
Drexel did not commit a turnover in the first half and held UNCW to 9-for-38 (23.7 percent) shooting in the final three quarters.
The winning streak is the second longest in NCAA Division I and the second longest in team history.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The teams played an up-and-down style in the first six minutes leading up to the media timeout. The Dragons took over after the breather, using a 9-2 to run to end the first 10 minutes up 21-13.
Not stopping there, Drexel netted the first nine points of the second period, taking its largest lead of the night to that point at 30-13 with 5:22 left in the frame. After a quick burst from the Seahawks, DU finished with a flourish including a layup by Washington with 19 seconds left, going up 40-25 lead at the half.
Just as they did in the second, the Dragons scored the first nine points of the third, opening a 49-25 advantage less than four minutes in.
As impressive as the offense was, the defense was outstanding, not surrendering a point in the stanza until 4:26 mark and did not give up a field goal through nearly eight minutes.

QUOTABLE
"Just so excited for this win tonight, to win at home, and for everyone to be able to participate as part of that win. They're part of every win, but to be able to get them on the floor tonight shows that we took care of business right from the tip. We won as a team and did what we came out to do." –Head Coach Amy Mallon on the win against the Seahawks.

UP NEXT
Drexel remains at home, taking on the College of Charleston on Sunday, February 6. Tipoff from the Daskalakis Athletic Center is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. It is the Dragons Play4Kay Pink Game where Drexel will be wearing pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness and Coach Kay Yow. Pink T-Shirts will be for sale with all net proceeds benefiting the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.