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2006-2007 Men's Year in Review
Men's season one to remember
Brett Fischer
Issue date: 9/20/07 Section: Sports
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In order to be the best, you have to beat the best - and last year, the Drexel men's sports teams took "beating the best" to a new level.
In what was an unforgettable year, the Dragons pulled off some of the greatest upsets in school history. Whether it was knocking off the No. 1 team in the nation, sweeping the Big East, or defeating the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Drexel had a season that many students will remember as its finest ever.
For those students who were not at the University last year, this is a recap of what occurred last year for some of the men's sports teams.
Basketball
It's amazing how much spotlight a college basketball team can get despite not making the NCAA Tournament.
For the men's basketball team, having the most road wins in the country, including wins at Syracuse, Villanova and Creighton, was not good enough for the Selection Committee to propel Drexel into the Big Dance.
Nevertheless, the men's basketball team still had its best season in since the Malik Rose years in 1996 by going 23-9.
In addition to Villanova, Drexel knocked off Temple and St. Joseph's to unofficially win the Big 5 title.
The basketball team was honored with several awards for its outstanding season.
Chaz Crawford was the CAA and Mid-Major Defensive Player of the Year. Frank Elegar was a First Team All-Region selection and Bashir Mason earned The Guy Rodgers Award for being the Area Playmaker of the Year. Coach Bruiser Flint was labeled Coach of the Year by the Herb Good Basketball Club.
Men's Lacrosse
There is no better way to start off a season than by upsetting the best team in the nation, something that the men's lacrosse team did in fashionable style.
Drexel scored two goals in the last 10 seconds of the game to stun then-No.1 Virginia 11-10 to become the first Drexel team in any sport to beat the No.1 team in the country.
The men's lacrosse team continued to prove that it is a powerhouse by going 11-5 and winning three games against top 20 teams, as it earned a share of the CAA Regular Season Title.
In what was an unforgettable year, the Dragons pulled off some of the greatest upsets in school history. Whether it was knocking off the No. 1 team in the nation, sweeping the Big East, or defeating the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Drexel had a season that many students will remember as its finest ever.
For those students who were not at the University last year, this is a recap of what occurred last year for some of the men's sports teams.
Basketball
It's amazing how much spotlight a college basketball team can get despite not making the NCAA Tournament.
For the men's basketball team, having the most road wins in the country, including wins at Syracuse, Villanova and Creighton, was not good enough for the Selection Committee to propel Drexel into the Big Dance.
Nevertheless, the men's basketball team still had its best season in since the Malik Rose years in 1996 by going 23-9.
In addition to Villanova, Drexel knocked off Temple and St. Joseph's to unofficially win the Big 5 title.
The basketball team was honored with several awards for its outstanding season.
Chaz Crawford was the CAA and Mid-Major Defensive Player of the Year. Frank Elegar was a First Team All-Region selection and Bashir Mason earned The Guy Rodgers Award for being the Area Playmaker of the Year. Coach Bruiser Flint was labeled Coach of the Year by the Herb Good Basketball Club.
Men's Lacrosse
There is no better way to start off a season than by upsetting the best team in the nation, something that the men's lacrosse team did in fashionable style.
Drexel scored two goals in the last 10 seconds of the game to stun then-No.1 Virginia 11-10 to become the first Drexel team in any sport to beat the No.1 team in the country.
The men's lacrosse team continued to prove that it is a powerhouse by going 11-5 and winning three games against top 20 teams, as it earned a share of the CAA Regular Season Title.
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