Dragons Grind Out Win Against Elon

Sunday, January 29

Philadelphia, Pa.

1:00 P.M.

Drexel University

15-5,7-2CAA

Elon

5-16,1-9CAA

Elon

Drexel

Photo by: Jim Beaver/Sideline Photos

1/29/2023 3:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel women's basketball team got strong performances from its bench players as the Dragons topped the Elon Phoenix 61-49 on Sunday afternoon.

BY THE NUMBERS

Chloe Hodges had her best overall day as a Dragon with career-highs in points (15) and rebounds (8), shooting 6-for-6 from the floor and 3-of-3 at the line. It was her third straight game in double figures.
Overall, Drexel's reserves netted 21 points, had 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Keishana Washington tallied 16 in the game, moving into seventh place all-time among Canadian players, now with 2,029 points. The contest was her 54th in a row in double figure scoring.
Kylie Lavelle contributed nine points and four rebounds.
Grace O'Neill and Hetta Saatman helped the Dragons to an advantage on the boards, pulling in six apiece.
The Dragons only turned the ball over nine times in the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Drexel struggled out of the gate, but found its rhythm in a big way, using an 11-0 run to go up by seven at the first media timeout. The Dragons closed the quarter by connecting on six of their final 12 shots as DU was on top 17-8 after 10 minutes.
Neither team took command in the second quarter, but Drexel was able to use a balanced effort that saw six players score in the frame as the Dragons took a 33-23 advantage at the break.
Elon got the jump in the third, using a 12-6 run, slicing the edge to 39-35, but an old-fashioned three-point play by Hodges and a driving layup from Washington pushed DU ahead 44-35 with 2:20 left in the stanza.
An early push in the fourth quarter saw the Dragons go up by 14 at the 8:15 mark, but DU went cold from there as the Phoenix closed the gap to 55-49 with less than two minutes remaining. With just more than a minute left and the shot clock winding down, O'Neill put the game on ice, nailing a corner trey as Drexel scored the final six points.

UP NEXT
The Dragons play on the road for the fourth time in six games when they travel to Northeastern on Friday, February 3. Tipoff from the Cabot Center in Boston is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.