Spring Break
Drexel loses heartbreaker in overtime
Shawn Gauby
Issue date: 1/25/08 Section: Sports
Every time the Tribe came to the Daskalakis Athletic Center, the Dragons netted an easy win. This season, the tables have turned. William and Mary had to shoot the lights out to earn a 73-72 overtime victory Jan. 23.
"In the last year and a half, this team has had a lot of firsts so we'll ride this wave as long as we can," William and Mary coach Tony Shaver said.
The Tribe put on a shooting clinic. They lit up the Dragons by hitting 14 of 26 shots from beyond the arc, including five of their last six in the waning moments of the ballgame.
"This is a team displaying a great will to win right now, finding a way to get it done," Shaver said. "We live and die by the three a little bit. We not as strong or athletic as some teams so we need to shoot the ball well."
The Dragons gave themselves a chance, though. Scott Rodgers made two crucial free throws with 63 seconds left to pull within two, and he knocked down a floater in the lane on the very next possession to tie the game at 65 and force overtime.
"Scott Rodgers did a good job tonight," Drexel Head coach Bruiser Flint said. "He drove in there and knocked down shots with confidence. If we needed to make foul shots, he stepped to the line and made two foul shots."
Rodgers had a solid line with 16 points, three assists and three steals.
In the overtime, the Dragons let the game get away from themselves. William and Mary's Lamis Kisielius hit two quick threes, and the Dragons struggled offensively.
"We get into overtime and start 1-4 from the foul line, and we miss a driving layup," Flint said.
Drexel did claw back to within one point and gained possession on a Tramayne Hawthorne steal. The Dragons forced 26 turnovers with tenacious defense.
"In the last year and a half, this team has had a lot of firsts so we'll ride this wave as long as we can," William and Mary coach Tony Shaver said.
The Tribe put on a shooting clinic. They lit up the Dragons by hitting 14 of 26 shots from beyond the arc, including five of their last six in the waning moments of the ballgame.
"This is a team displaying a great will to win right now, finding a way to get it done," Shaver said. "We live and die by the three a little bit. We not as strong or athletic as some teams so we need to shoot the ball well."
The Dragons gave themselves a chance, though. Scott Rodgers made two crucial free throws with 63 seconds left to pull within two, and he knocked down a floater in the lane on the very next possession to tie the game at 65 and force overtime.
"Scott Rodgers did a good job tonight," Drexel Head coach Bruiser Flint said. "He drove in there and knocked down shots with confidence. If we needed to make foul shots, he stepped to the line and made two foul shots."
Rodgers had a solid line with 16 points, three assists and three steals.
In the overtime, the Dragons let the game get away from themselves. William and Mary's Lamis Kisielius hit two quick threes, and the Dragons struggled offensively.
"We get into overtime and start 1-4 from the foul line, and we miss a driving layup," Flint said.
Drexel did claw back to within one point and gained possession on a Tramayne Hawthorne steal. The Dragons forced 26 turnovers with tenacious defense.
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