Spring Break
Marginean joins 1,000 club
Mike Mazzeo
Issue date: 2/29/08 Section: Sports
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Marginean scored a game-high 28 points and became the first sophomore and 18th player in Drexel women's basketball history to score 1,000 career points in the Dragons' 68-63 win over Towson Feb 28.
"It feels great," Marginean said of her latest accomplishment, which came after she converted a free throw to complete a three-point play early in the first half. "But the win was better."
The victory may have been better, but it certainly didn't come easily.
Drexel (16-11, 11-5 CAA), which took an 18-point first half lead and led 33-18 at the half, allowed the physical Tigers to start the second half on an 18-3 run which gave Towson (18-9, 10-6) its first lead of the entire night.
The Dragons, who had lost by 15 to No. 10 Old Dominion in their previous game, could've folded.
However, the team did not lose its composure.
Trailing 38-37 at the 12:14 mark, Jasmina Rosseel sparked a 10-2 run with a pair of jumpers giving Drexel a seven-point cushion. The Dragons built their advantage to 56-46 with 5:20 remaining after Marginean hit a jumper of her own but Towson once again came back.
Shanae Baker-Brice, who led the Tigers with 17 points, capped a 13-4 run with a layup slicing the once double-digit deficit to just one, 60-59 with 1:29 left.
Fortunately for Drexel, Marginean, who leads the nation in free-throw shooting (92.1 percent) hit seven of her eight attempts to keep the Dragons ahead and seal the win.
"Just determination," head coach Denise Dillon replied when asked how her team was able to pull it out. "We did a nice job in the first half. We were under control making shots. And to [Towson's] credit, they turned it up in the second half."
Overall Marginean was 16-of-17 from the line and also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
"I just practice on [free throws] to make sure of them," she said.
Dillon credited her star's constant repetition in the gym as the key to her success at the line.
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