Dragons to Play Northeastern in Boston on Friday Afternoon

Friday, January 31

Boston, Mass.

3 p.m.

Drexel University

Northeastern

Dragons to Play Northeastern in Boston on Friday Afternoon

1/30/2025 7:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

PHILADELPHIA - The Dragons travel to Boston, Mass. on Friday afternoon to face the Northeastern Huskies at3 p.m. Action from Cabot Center can be seen on FloCollege.

Last Time Out
The Drexel women's basketball team defeated the Elon Phoenix, 64-37 on Sunday afternoon at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Chloe Hodges completed her second double-double of her career as Drexel improved to 9-8 overall and 5-2 in conference play. Elon fell to 11-7 overall and 5-2 in conference play.

Hodges scored 11 points and tallied 10 assists in her first double-double of the season. Hodges also corralled four rebounds and picked up four steals.

Amaris Baker tallied 24 points on a 10-for-18 mark. The senior went 2-for-4 from long range, grabbed four rebounds and dished two assists. The conference's leading scorer has now scored north of 10 points in 13 straight games.

Cara McCormack finished Sunday's contest with 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting. The graduate student grabbed three rebounds and two assists.

Grace O'Neill finished with a season-high 12 rebounds and tied a career-high five assists. The Dragons held Elon to just 10-for-55 shooting.

The Phoenix had a pair of players reach nine points, but no one reached double digits. This weekend, Drexel's opponents only shot 27-for-114 and 6-for- 45 from deep.

Scouting Northeastern
Northeastern enters Friday's matchup with a 1-15 record and an 0-7 mark in the CAA. Last weekend, the Huskies traveled to Stony Brook and was defeated, 62-46. The Huskies then traveled to Monmouth and fell, 69-46. The Huskies are led by Abby Jegede, who averages 16.1 points per game, and Yirsy Queliz, who scores 10.6 per game. After Jegede and Queliz, the third highest scorer is Natalie Larranaga, who notches 7.2 points per game.

All-Time Series
Drexel and Northeastern will be meeting for the 64th time on Friday afternoon. Drexel has pieced together an 18-11 record in Boston against the Huskies and are 9-1 against Northeastern in the last 10 matchups. The Dragons are 42-21 overall.

Last Time Against Northeastern
A 24-point performance by Amaris Baker helped complete Drexel's 2-0 start to conference play after defeating Northeastern, 70-55. The Dragons (6-6, 2-0 CAA), who held the lead for over 38 minutes, hit nine three-pointers and shot a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line.

The Philadelphia native also added five rebounds and six assists to the stat sheet.

Chloe Hodges cracked double-digits for the fifth time for this season, scoring 11 points on 5-for- 13 shooting. Hodges also corralled six rebounds, dished three assists and came away with four steals.

The five Drexel starters all chipped in with atleast six points each. The starters also grabbed 28 of Drexel's 39 rebounds and picked up 14 of Drexel's 17 assists. The Dragons forced 16 turnovers and turned them into 27 points. Drexel also earned 19 fast
break points. In its three-game home stand, Drexel held the lead for over 117 minutes of the 120 minutes of play.

Looking Ahead
The Dragons return to the DAC on Sunday, February 2, to face the Towson Tigers at 2 p.m. Action from Philadelphia can be seen on FloCollege.