MOVIN' ON!! Dragons Down Hofstra to Advance to CAA Semis

Friday, March 11

Philadelphia, Pa.

12:00 P.M.

Drexel University

25-4,16-2CAA

#8 Hofstra

8-20,4-14CAA

Hofstra

Drexel

Photo by: Jeff Fannon

MOVIN' ON!! Dragons Down Hofstra to Advance to CAA Semis

3/11/2022 1:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – A dominating defensive effort and some key runs in the middle of the game propelled the top-seeded Drexel University women's basketball team to a 60-39 win against the Hofstra Pride in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Championship on Friday afternoon.

BY THE NUMBERS

Keishana Washington led the offense with 21 points, connecting on a trio of three-pointers.
Tessa Brugler posted her 11th double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds. She also came up with a career-high five steals.
Hannah Nihill was also in double figures with 11 points. With her appearance in the game, she set the CAA all-time record with 148 games played.
Maura Hendrixson led the Dragons with six assists and did not commit a turnover.
Mariah Leonard added eight points, six rebounds, and three assists. Her fifth board was the 500th of her career.
The Dragons had 13 steals in total in the game and outrebounded Hofstra 35-27.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After a slow start for both teams, Drexel turned up the defense after the first media timeout, going on a 14-2 run, forcing five Hofstra turnovers in the span. That spurt propelled the Dragons to a 16-8 lead after 10 minutes.
Drexel continued to build as the second quarter wore on, pushing the edge to 26-11 on a layup by Brugler with 4:43 left in the frame, eventually taking a 30-16 advantage into intermission.
The Pride battled back to begin the third, cutting the score to single digits at 35-26, three minutes into the quarter. A 9-2 run, capped by a pair of Leonard free throws, gave DU a 44-28 lead at the 2:18 mark.
Drexel extended its lead in the fourth, forcing Hofstra to commit five turnovers and held the Pride to 3-for-12 shooting.

QUOTABLE
"I think whenever I can get shots falling early, it's a momentum builder. It gets me going, it gets my teammates going, so overall, it was good to get them." –Keishana Washington on hitting early three-pointers.

"Points off turnovers, 20 points, that's a big difference maker for us. Whether it's Tessa getting a block inside, Hannah getting a touch on the ball, Maura Hendrixson getting touches and just getting to loose balls. That's something we talked about. You don't play at this time of the year if you don't end up with those loose balls." –Amy Mallon on Drexel's defensive effort.

UP NEXT
The Dragons advance to the CAA semifinals on Saturday, March 12 when they host No. 5 Charleston. Tipoff from the Daskalakis Athletic Center is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.