Washington Sets Program Record for Points in Regulation as Dragons Season Concludes in WNIT

Thursday, March 16

New York, N.Y.

7:00 P.M.

Drexel University

21-10,13-5CAA

Fordham

19-12,10-6Atlan

Drexel

Fordham

Photo by: Gurleen Singh

Washington Sets Program Record for Points in Regulation as Dragons Season Concludes in WNIT

3/16/2023 9:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BRONX, N.Y. – Keishana Washington scored a career-high 43 points in her final career game as the Dragons were upended 73-63 by the Fordham Rams in the First Round of the WNIT on Thursday night.

WASHINGTON'S HISTORICAL NIGHT

The 43 points scored by Washington set a Rose Hill Gym single game record for an opponent. The previous mark was held by Julius Erving when he played for UMass on January 21, 1970.
It was also the most points ever by a player at Rose Hill Gym, the oldest Division I arena in the nation, built in 1925.
The mark set a Drexel single game record for points in regulation, breaking the total of 42 she set earlier this season against Penn State.
As part of her scoring output, Washington passed Precious Hall for fourth on the CAA career scoring list. She also moved past Hall for second in single season points in the conference.
Additionally, the graduate student sailed into sixth on the City 6 career scoring list, passing Susan Moran of Saint Joseph's

BY THE NUMBERS

For Washington, it was her 65th game in a row in double figures and her 13th this season with 30 or more as well as her fourth with 40+. She ended the match with 2,363 in her career.
Kylie Lavelle contributed 10 points for the Drexel. She also came away with four steals.
Grace O'Neill led Drexel with seven rebounds and three assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

It was a slow start from the floor as both teams connected on less than 25 percent of their shots in the opening period. A late 8-3 burst by the Dragons allowed Drexel to tie the contest at 10-10 after 10 minutes.
The second quarter started well for DU as a pair of free throws from Lavelle and a jumper from Washington gave the Dragons a 14-10 lead before the Rams went on a 12-3 run, forcing a Drexel timeout. Out of the breather, DU closed the half scoring 12 of 14 a the Dragons took a 29-24 lead into the break.
Drexel started the third well, going up 34-26 two minutes into the stanza. From there, the shots went cold and Fordham took advantage, using a 19-3 run before a Washington trey allowed the Dragons to pull back to 45-42 entering the final period.
DU pulled within two a pair of times early in the fourth, but the Rams answered and built a 60-52 lead with 2:38 remaining.
The Dragons battled to the final horn, as Washington netted 15 of her points in the final period.

NOTES
Drexel finishes the season 21-10. The Dragons have won 20 or more games in six consecutive full seasons and made nine straight trips to the postseason.