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March 19, 2012 | By Marc Narducci, Inquirer Staff Writer
Drexel extended its basketball season Sunday, but not before fighting off a team that earned plenty of respect in an impressive two-game stay in Philadelphia. Leading by as many as 18 points in the first half, Drexel held off a late charge to defeat the University of Northern Iowa, 65-63, in a second-round NIT game at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The outcome wasn't decided until a forced double-pump three-point shot by Northern Iowa's Johnny Moran bounced off the back of the rim as time expired.
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March 18, 2012
NIT second round: No. 7 seeded Northern Iowa (20-13) at No. 3 Drexel (28-6) Sunday, 11 a.m., Daskalakis Athletic Center Television: ESPN Points per game/opponents points per game: Northern Iowa, 65.6/61.8; Drexel, 65.1/55.4 Probable lineups Northern Iowa G Deon Mitchell 6-1 Fr., 7.1 ppg., 2.2 rpg. G Johnny Moran 6-1 Sr., 7.1 ppg., 3.0 rpg. G Marc Sonnen 6-3 Jr.,...
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March 14, 2012 | By Marc Narducci, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Drexel guard Chris Fouch had vowed that he and his teammates would be able to put the disappointment of being excluded from the NCAA Tournament behind them. Then Fouch backed up his pledge with an impressive display of marksmanship as Drexel defeated visiting University of Central Florida, 81-56, in Wednesday's first-round NIT game at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Seeded third in Region 3, Drexel (28-6) will host No. 7 seeded Northern Iowa, a winner over St. Joseph's, at a date to be determined.
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March 12, 2012 | By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
Bruiser Flint told his guys ahead of time not to get too excited. The players are young, and they haven't been through this as many times as the coach. They look at their 27-6 overall record, and a 19-game winning streak along the way, and a 25-2 record since Dec. 3, and they think there is no way the NCAA tournament committee can keep them out. Maybe the Colonial Athletic Association isn't the Big East, and maybe Drexel isn't Syracuse, but all those wins and all that work couldn't really be put aside because of one bad half against Virginia Commonwealth.
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February 23, 2012 | By Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
The memory and the heartbreak are indelible, even five years later. It was the end of the 2006-07 season and Drexel had finished with a 23-7 record, including some very credible wins, and the team assembled to watch the proceedings on NCAA Selection Sunday. Their hope burst that evening along with the bubble on which the Dragons had been placed. That happens regularly to mid-major teams that don't win their conference tournament and must rely instead on the flinty hearts of a committee that often has decimal points where its pupils should be. Drexel coach Bruiser Flint calls it "the eye test," as in, "Look at my team and tell me what you see. " If you look at the Drexel teams under Flint, you see great defensive teams and, for the most part, teams that would hold their own in the postseason regardless of what the strength-of-schedule and RPI mavens might think.
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February 23, 2012 | By Joe Juliano, Inquirer Staff Writer
With 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and about 45 family members and friends watching his every move Wednesday night, Samme Givens closed his Drexel career at the Daskalakis Athletic Center the very best way he could - with a rare career milestone and a victory. Givens became the third player in Drexel history to score 1,000 points and pull down 1,000 rebounds in his career in leading the Dragons to their 16th straight victory, a 78-61 win over James Madison. The win, combined with George Mason's loss at Northeastern, gave the Dragons (24-5 overall, 15-2 conference)
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February 22, 2012 | By Joe Juliano, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Playing its final home game of the regular season Wednesday night, Drexel wanted to make sure it maintained its long winning streak and remain unbeaten at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The Dragons didn't disappoint. With Samme Givens scoring 18 points and establishing a career milestone for rebounds, Drexel extended its winning streak to 16 with a 78-61 victory over James Madison in a Colonial Athletic Association game. The Dragons (24-5 overall, 15-2 CAA) close their regular season Saturday at Old Dominion as they continue their march to what they hope will be an NCAA bid no matter how they fare in the conference tournament next month.
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February 12, 2012 | By Aaron Bracy, For The Inquirer
With so many quality options on offense, Chris Fouch has played a supporting role for Drexel this season. After leading the Dragons in scoring last season, Fouch entered Saturday's game against Hofstra ranked fourth on the team. But the junior sharpshooter still can light it up when needed as he did against the Pride when Fouch paced the white-hot Dragons with 25 points in a 78-67 victory over Hofstra at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. It was the 13th straight win and 19th in 20 games for Drexel (21-5, 13-2 Colonial Athletic Association)
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February 11, 2012 | By Aaron Bracy, FOR THE INQUIRER
With so many quality options on offense, Chris Fouch has played a supporting role for Drexel this season. After leading the Dragons in scoring last season, Fouch entered Saturday's game against Hofstra ranked fourth on the team. But the junior sharpshooter still can light it up when needed as he did against the Pride when Fouch paced the white-hot Dragons with 25 points in a 78-67 victory over Hofstra at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. It was the 13th straight win and 19th in 20 games for Drexel (21-5, 13-2 Colonial Athletic Association)
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January 28, 2012
Drexel coach Bruiser Flint is a habitual needler, world-class. His players, writers, anybody else who walks by. He'll get on you and punctuate his point with a laugh. He should charge for the service. "Ask him about his turnovers," Flint said when a writer grabbed Dragons point guard Frantz Massenat after Wednesday's Georgia State game, Drexel's eighth straight trip to the win column. That's the way Flint usually talks about his team, getting straight to the deficiencies.