The Drexel men’s golf team has struggled out of the gate this spring, and that did not change in its most recent matches with two rough finishes at the Fireline Townson Invitational, where they finished 21st of 22, and the Wildcat Invitational, with a finish of 11th out of 13. They will look to get [...]
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Dragons own the Schuylkill; top St. Joe’s, La Salle, UDel Dragons own the Schuylkill; top St. Joe’s, La Salle, UDel
The Drexel men’s and women’s crew teams had a great start to the spring season March 10 on the Schuylkill River. They won five of the six races they were involved in and were able to beat St. Joseph’s University, La Salle University and the University of Delaware. This is the kind of start the [...]
Dragons compete in Championships
The Drexel men’s and women’s swim teams are in Fairfax, Va. to compete in the Colonial Athletic Association Championships. Events started Feb. 22 and continue through Feb. 25. Drexel looks to postseason play as the men’s team compiled a 6-2 record after defeating Howard University and Lehigh University in their last two regular-season competitions, while [...]
Diver finishes second at meet
Stephen Cal, the lone diver on the Drexel men’s team, competed against the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Feb. 11 at Drexel Pool and finished with two second-place finishes. He was able to compete better than he has all year and really show improvements during his last tune-up before the Colonial Athletic Association Championships Feb. 22-25 [...]
M&W tennis whiffs at VCU 4-1 tournament
The Drexel men’s and women’s tennis teams went to Virginia Jan. 20-21 to compete in the Virginia Commonwealth University 4-1 Tournament. Both teams competed in three matches, but only the men came out with a victory. The teams came back to Philadelphia with few positive results to show, but the coaches feel they made real [...]
Men’s tennis prepares for VCU 4-1 tournament
This weekend, Jan. 20-21, the Drexel men’s tennis team will open up its winter schedule in Virginia for the Virginia Commonwealth 4-1 Tournament. The team had a strong fall season, finishing with a win in their only individual match of the season. As the team prepares for the indoor season, they know that a solid [...]
Squash continues tourney
Two of the world’s Top-25 male squash players compete during the 2011 Delaware Investments U.S. Squash Open, which was hosted by Drexel on it’s specially-made courts in the John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center from Sept. 30-Oct. 6. The men and women’s squash teams competed in the first part of a two-weekend round robin this past [...]
Drexel swim teams split results against LaSalle
The men’s and women’s swim teams had a strong meet last weekend, Oct. 22, when they split with La Salle. The men came in off an opening win against Widener and then beat La Salle for the first time in eight tries. The women, who were also coming off a strong opening win at Widener, [...]
Golf travels to N.C. for event
This weekend, Oct. 23-25, the men’s golf team will travel down to North Carolina for its final tournament of the fall season. The men will be at Kilmarlic Golf Club in Powells Point, N.C. for the Old Dominion/Outer Banks collegiate invitational. This three-day tournament consists of 18 schools, including city rival St. Joseph’s University, Colonial [...]
Underclassmen boats shine for crew at Navy Day
The freshman rowers really stepped up this past weekend, Oct. 8, as both the Men’s and Women’s Novice Eight boats placed second at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River — the men clocked in at 12:32.25, finishing behind first-place Navy, and the women recorded a time of 14:44.37 behind the University of Pennsylvania. [...]
Men’s tennis gets hyped for ITA Championships
The men’s tennis team had a strong season opening at the St. Joseph’s Invitational and hope that they can bring some of that momentum to the highly competitive ITA Championships next week. When the team travels to Ithaca, N.Y. Oct. 13 with some of their best talent, they will try to show the competition that [...]
Feld has strong showing for golf
The Drexel Dragons golf team competed in the Hartford Hawks Invitational this week, Sept. 26-27, in Connecticut. The team ended up finishing 12th out of the 17 teams that competed, but did have a golfer finish in the top 10 overall individually out of the nearly 90 golfers that competed. Ben Feld, a junior, finished [...]
Men’s soccer season starts off slow
The Drexel men’s soccer team has gotten off to a rough start for the 2011 season. After losing 1-0 to Bucknell Sep. 21, the team has fallen to 0-5-1 and is struggling to score goals. The Dragons have scored one goal this season and have not found their way offensively. “We need to score more [...]
Field hockey ready to go
The Drexel field hockey team are welcoming the Lafayette Leopards to Buckley Field Sept. 16. The Dragons will be hosting their first game after recently completing a three-game road trip with a tough 2-0 loss against top-ranked Connecticut. It left the Dragons at a solid 4-2 on the season, but reeling a bit as of [...]
Field hockey ready to go
The Drexel field hockey team are welcoming the Lafayette Leopards to Buckley Field Sept. 16. The Dragons will be hosting their first game after recently completing a three-game road trip with a tough 2-0 loss against top-ranked Connecticut. It left the Dragons at a solid 4-2 on the season, but reeling a bit as of [...]
Field hockey announces schedule
Drexel field hockey gears up for a tougher schedule than last year’s, especially with the departure of their leading scorer. Drexel field hockey is looking to build off a very strong season as they prepare to face St. Joseph’s University in the season opener Aug. 26 at Vidas Field after defeating the Hawks 7-1 at [...]
Possible Sixers’ offseason moves
Now that Doug Collins’ first season as head coach is over, it is time to evaluate the season and look at what is needed to take the next step as a team. The Sixers finished 41-41 in the regular season and lost to the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs this spring. [...]
Phillies succeed despite injuries
Carlos Ruiz, Roy Oswalt and Chase Utley were featured on Comcast Sportsnet May 12 playing ball — but not for the Phillies. They were playing for the Minor League team, the Clearwater Threshers. That seems to be the story of the Phillies season so far. They have won, but there have been many injuries [...]
Crew beats Philly rivals
Drexel crew finished up another successful race day this past weekend, April 30, when they went to the City Championships on the Schuylkill River. The men took home the Bergen Cup with a win in the varsity eight race, while the women finished second in their varsity eight race. The men won the race for [...]
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Beltran a Giant
As the July 31 Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches, it looks as though there will be many teams looking for help, and many in the same isle. In the National League East there are two teams: the Phillies and the Braves, both looking for outfielders, and preferably a right fielder that provides much needed [...]