Thursday, March 1, 2007

Dragons Roast Hens at Home

Philadelphia, PA. - Four Drexel players were in double digits as the Dragons defeated the Delaware Blue Hens 77-62 on Saturday.

Scott Rodgers posted a career-high 21 points leading the scoring charge. Frank Elegar chipped in 19, Bashir Mason and Dominick Mejia scored 15 and 11, respectively.

The Dragons held a 31-27 lead going into the half. The second half was all about runs, Delaware tied the game up at 32 all and Drexel retalliated with a 16-0 run to stretch the score to 48-32.

The Hens countered by scoring 17 of the last 21 points to cut the lead 52-49 but it was not enough.

Drexel climbs to 19-6 mark on the season with a Colonial Athletic Conference record of 11-4. Next on the schedule the Dragons head to Williamsberg, VA. to take on William and Mary.

Delaware falls to 5-12 on the season and 3-12 in the CAA.

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