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UD women’s basketball team defeats Drexel 70-61
With the victory, the Fightin’ Blue Hens improved to 16-9 overall and 8-8 in the CAA. The Hens have won two straight and three of their last four to climb into a tie for fourth place in the conference. Old Dominion is in first place at 15-1, followed by George Mason at 11-5 and Hofstra at 10-6. UD, the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Virginia Commonwealth are tied at 8-8. Drexel is now 7-9. UD will close out the regular season with games at Towson at 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 29, and at home against George Mason at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 4. The CAA tournament will be played March 10-13 at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. In Thursday’s game, Drexel built a 30-29 halftime lead but fell behind early in the second half and could never catch up. Forward Ola Snytsina tied a school record with eight three-point baskets and led all scorers with 26 points. Guard Catherine Scanlon added 16 points and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds for the Dragons. Malcom scored in double figures for the 16th straight game and surpassed the 20-point mark for the seventh time this season. UD freshman guards Alena Koshansky and Tyresa Smith scored 11 points each. The Hens came out strong in the second half, scoring the first eight points to take control. Smith hit a jumper, Malcom completed a three-point play and Koshansky drained a three-point shot for a 37-30 lead with 17:56 remaining. UD led the rest of the way but the Hens could never quite put Drexel away. Snytsina hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to 49-46 with 8:45 left and Scanlon hit a lay-up with 4:58 remaining to make it a four-point margin but each time the Hens responded. The UD lead was 60-55 with 1:04 remaining when Amanda Blackstone hit four straight free throws, Malcom made two free throws and Smith converted a three-point play with seven seconds left to secure the victory. To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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