The Triangle

Issue date: 9/18/08 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Waltzer, Aaron F is for Fabio Assumpcao, who is hoping to guide the men's soccer team to a NCAA Tournament berth. Last season, the Dragons earned the No. 1 seed headed into the CAA Tournament, but lost to Towson 2-0 in the semifinals.

Welcome to Drexel Sports 101. This is an introductory course where you will acquire a basic knowledge about the Dragons. There are no exams or term papers. Your only assignment is to show your support by going to games and cheering on your fellow students. Believe me. It will be worth your while.

A is for Armory: This abomination of a building, one of the main reasons we were named third ugliest campus, is set to become the home of our men's and women's basketball teams in the near future - though I don't think anyone is 100 percent certain when that will be.

B is for Bates: Men's lacrosse head coach Chris Bates has brought respectability back to his program, notching a 24-9 record over the past two seasons.

C is for CAA: The Colonial Athletic Association or "CAA" is the mid-major conference that our teams play in.

D is for Dragons: In 1928, a Triangle article stated that the football team had become known as 'the Dragons'. I guess someone must've liked the alliteration. It's been our school's team name ever since.

E is for Eternity: It certainly feels like an eternity since one of our teams reached the NCAA Tournament. Not since our men's basketball team in 1996 has anyone accomplished the rare feat.

F is for Fabio: If our men's soccer team has any thoughts of reaching the postseason, junior midfielder Fabio Assumpcao will have to fire many shots into the back of the net.

G is for Gabriela: A two-sport phenom, junior Gabriela Marginean didn't just lead our women's basketball team in scoring (19.0 ppg); she also went 6-2 at first singles on the tennis team.

H is for Hynes: Entering her senior year, Kate Hynes has already been named CAA Diver of the Year three times. She capped her impressive junior season finishing 13th on the 3-meter board at the 2008 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

I is for Inspiration: No one defines inspiration more than Nicole Hester of the women's basketball team. The soon-to-be senior forward came back after sitting out the entire 2007-2008 season undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma and led her squad to an 18-12 record.

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