Mike Jensen: Everybody on Market Street realizes that losing VCU hurts the CAA. They also realize that not having to play VCU in the CAA tournament could be a good thing.
The Rams left the Colonial Athletic Association to replace Temple in the A-10.
By Mike Jensen, Inquirer Staff Writer
The Atlantic Ten made another big move to fill the void left by the impending departure of Temple to the Big East, and dealt a blow to the CAA, when Virginia Commonwealth announced Tuesday that it is joining the A-10 immediately.
Drexel director of rowing Paul Savell appreciates the support his men's and women's crews receive and doesn't mind if all that enthusiasm creates some pressure on his Dragons.
LOYOLA SCORED with 0.3 seconds left in the first overtime session and then won the game with a goal with 20 seconds left in the second to eliminate Penn, 10-9, in the first round of the NCAA women's lacrosse tournament in Baltimore.
For the first time in 50 years, the Drexel men's and women's varsity eights won the Bergen and Kelly Cup titles, respectively, on the Schuylkill on Saturday afternoon.
Georgia State is leaving the Colonial Athletic Association for the Sun Belt Conference, school officials announced Monday. This means no more regular trips to Atlanta for Drexel's basketball team and Villanova and Delaware's football teams.
Denise Dillon signed a multiyear contract to remain Drexel's women's basketball coach, the university announced on Wednesday. Exact terms were not disclosed.
Bob Ford: In retrospect, which is always a handy way to report, the NCAA tournament committee's selections and seedings were validated. But it still stings that Drexel didn't make the 68-team field.
Drexel men's basketball coach Bruiser Flint has agreed to a multiyear contract extension, following the most successful of his 11 seasons guiding the Dragons. Drexel set a single-season school record for wins this season.
Bob Ford: Drexel was the last local men's team standing in the postseason entering Tuesday night's NIT quarterfinal against Massacusetts. By the end, the Dragons were worn out and just plain out.
Drexel's chance at a trip to New York for the NIT semifinals ended with a second-half collapse Tuesday night, as the Dragons blew a 17-point lead in a 72-70 loss to Massachusetts at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.
Drexel coach Bruiser Flint and Massachusetts Kellogg share a close bond. When Flint was an assistant to John Calipari at UMass, he recruited Kellogg - including a visit to a jail.
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