Nacickiate leads Drexel over Penn

Kamile Nacickiate poured in 19 points and Gabriela Marginean added 17 points and a game-high 11 rebounds as Drexel (1-1) topped Penn, 56-42, yesterday at the Palestra.

The Dragons took a seven-point lead into the half and led by as much as 19 in getting back to .500 after suffering a 71-61 loss to Penn State Saturday. The Dragons are off until Friday when they visit Richmond.

Sarah Bucar (10 points) led Penn (0-1) which plays Villanova on Wednesday at the Pavilion at 7 p.m. in a Big Five game.

In other games:

* Morgan Robertson scored 21 points and Ashley Gale added 19 to lead La Salle to a 77-73 overtime win over Long Island in Brooklyn.

The Explorers fought back from a 16-point halftime deficit to edge Long Island and move to 1-1 on the season.

* Saint Joseph's (0-2) suffered an 88-57 loss at Providence despite the efforts of seniors Brittany Ford (14 points) and Mariame Djouara (10).