Gabriela Marginean made her 22nd birthday one to remember. Marginean scored a season-high 40 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, leading Drexel to its seventh straight win, a 67-55 victory over Old Dominion Feb. 12 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. It was only the second time the Dragons have ever beaten the Lady Monarchs.
Do you believe in miracles? The Drexel men's basketball team certainly does - especially after it faced seemingly insurmountable odds against Northeastern. Despite a lackluster performance in the first half and trailing by as many as 13 in the second half, the Dragons staged an improbable comeback, at one point taking an 11-point lead, before hanging on and upsetting the first-place Huskies 62-58 Feb.
Last year in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship Final, the men's lacrosse team led by two goals with just 78 seconds left in the contest. But the Dragons gave up two goals in the final moments of regulation before losing in overtime and falling just short of a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
If any coach in college lacrosse was told her team would be taking the field in 2009 with eight new starters, there would be a slight amount of panic in the locker room, and that is being modest. Coach Anne Marie Vesco of the Drexel women's lacrosse team looks at it a bit differently.
Scott Rodgers and Samme Givens were saddled with foul trouble early in the first half against Old Dominion. And without its best dribble-drive threat and high-post pick-and-roll forward Drexel was stymied by the Monarchs' active zone defense. The Dragons were held to just 14 points and shot only 20 percent in the first half as they suffered their second straight loss, 63-53, at the hands of ODU Feb.
Marissa Crane didn't know her name was going to be called with the game hanging in the balance. However, when she did get her chance, she certainly came through. Crane knocked down a short jumper inside the key with two seconds left in overtime to snap a 74-all tie and give the women's basketball team a dramatic 76-74 victory over the William & Mary Tribe Feb.
