Washington Drops 29 as Dragons Down Northeastern

Friday, February 3

Boston, Mass.

7:00 P.M.

Drexel University

16-5,8-2CAA

Northeastern

10-10,5-4CAA

Drexel

Northeastern

Photo by: Jim Pierce

Washington Drops 29 as Dragons Down Northeastern

2/3/2023 8:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOSTON – The Drexel women's basketball team used a strong second half and the Dragons withstood a late run as DU picked up a 67-56 win against the Northeastern Huskies on Friday night.

BY THE NUMBERS

Keishana Washington led DU with 29 points, her 55th in a row in double figures and 16th this season with 20 or more.
Hetta Saatman and Grace O'Neill joined Washington in double digits with 10 apiece.
Maura Hendrixson led Drexel with six assists and six rebounds.
It was Drexel's 17th consecutive win against Northeastern.
The Dragons connected on 8-of-15 three-pointers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After a slow start, Drexel picked up the pace in the waning moments of the first quarter, using a 7-0 run to take a 15-14 lead after 10 minutes. Washington had nine in the frame and capped things with an assist underneath to Saatman.
The Dragons carried the momentum into the ensuing period, using a 10-2 run, the last five of which came in a three second span as Saatman hit a jumper before a steal and score, plus a foul on the inbound pass by O'Neill. The Huskies battled back, posting six straight points, cutting the lead to three before a pair of free throws by O'Neill pushed DU on top 32-27 at the break.
Drexel opened the third quarter on fire, going 5-of-6 to open the stanza, extending the advantage to 44-30 just more than three minutes in. The rest of the frame was played evenly as the Dragons held a double digit lead into the final quarter.
The fourth period seemed to be going the same way as DU opened a 56-42 lead on a pair of free throws by Washington at the 6:55 mark. From there, Northeastern made a run, scoring eight in a row, slicing the lead to 56-50 before Washington banked home a three-pointer to beat the shot clock. Subsequent free throws extended the lead and helped create the final.

UP NEXT
Drexel wraps its weekend away at Stony Brook on Sunday, February 5. Tipoff from Island Federal Arena in Stony Brook, N.Y. is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.