"A six-foot-nine senior from the Bronx, New York. Number 15, Frank "the Tank" Elegar!" As Emcee Dan Baker belted that name, the crowd exploded. The Campus Kickoff event brought out the loudest, most vocal fans of the University Thursday night for a celebration of Drexel basketball.
Freshman Christina Mastropaolo scored two goals for the Dragons as Drexel came from behind to defeat city rival Penn in a non-conference match, 3-2 at Penn's Franklin Field Oct. 12. For Drexel, it was its third victory in the last four games as it improved to 8-7 (3-2 CAA) for the season.
Drexel extended their impressive midseason winning streak to five games as it defeated George Mason, 1-0. It was the team's third shutout during this stretch. With the win, Drexel improved to 7-2-2 for the season, including 4-0 in conference play. For the Dragons, the four conference wins are the most the school has had since joining the Colonial Athletic Association in 2002.
October 26, 2000: The New York Yankees wrap up their third straight World Series victory by defeating the New York Mets 4-2 in Game 5 of the 2000 Series. In fact, they only lost one game during this three-peat, Game 3 of the "Subway Series." Since then, the World Series has seemingly been up for grabs.
You all know about the Curse of the Bambino, the Curse of the Billy Goat and of course the Curse of William Penn, something that continues to plague the city of Philadelphia with every lost sports season, since 1983. However, with every year that the city of Brotherly Love waits, the city of Cleveland waits almost two decades longer.
