Springtime in Philadelphia is a weatherman’s worst nightmare. From freezing temperatures to sweltering heat and from horizontal rain to stunningly beautiful days, the City of Brotherly Love tends to keep everyone on their toes this time of year. Thankfully, like an exquisite Swiss timepiece, Drexel University’s crew programs are the veritable models of consistency. And [...]
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Drexel softball waves goodbye to it’s all-time home run leader
On the heels of an outstanding season and career, capped off with her fourth First Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection, senior catcher Paige Collings will ride off into the sunset with a bang. Collings finished her Drexel softball career as the Dragons’ all-time leader in home runs and RBIs. Even with such high accolades, she [...]
Sixers fall to Celtics for game three of playoff series
In the early 1980s, the time of J. Moses Malone and Maurice Cheeks, one Philadelphia 76ers player stood out against the Boston Celtics. Andrew Toney, a shooting guard who could score just about any way imaginable, always dominated the Celtics, especially in the 1982 Eastern Conference Finals, where he averaged 26 points per game. Due [...]
Europe gears up for the always exciting UEFA Cup
In September 2011, the usual suspects — Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United — were dubbed as probable winners of the 2011-12 Champions League. As expected, Barcelona cruised through Group H, qualifying as the group’s top seed, while AC Milan placed second in the group. Real Madrid bossed Group D, where they made light work [...]
Drexel hosts NCAA lacrosse tournament
Both Drexel University and the greater Philadelphia region will be in the national spotlight this weekend as four teams come to town for the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Quarterfinals. The University of Virginia, the University of Notre Dame, Colgate University and Duke University will put a bid to the Final Four on the line in a [...]
Men’s lacrosse dropped by No. 1 UMass in CAA finals
After defeating Penn State University in the semifinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, the Dragons earned themselves a spot in the championship game against the top-ranked team in the nation, the undefeated University of Massachusetts. Unfortunately, this was where Drexel’s journey came to an end, as the Minutemen outscored the Dragons 18-12 May 5 [...]
Softball’s CAA hopes come up short against UDel
In a do-or-die three-game season finale against the University of Delaware, the Drexel University softball team fell just short of making the Colonial Athletic Association postseason tournament. “It was disappointing that we did not make the tournament,” head softball coach Kim Camara said. “But I am proud of the way the team played all year. [...]
Crew team preps for the historical Dad Vail Regatta
Drexel’s men’s and women’s crew teams are making their final preparations and exercises for their biggest regatta of the season. The teams will compete on a national scale at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta May 11-12 on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River. The Dad Vail is the largest collegiate regatta in the world with 132 competing colleges. [...]
Defender Wilber earns honor of CAA DPOY
Drexel senior defender Dana Wilber keeps his distance against a University of Notre Dame attackman during the Dragons 5-6 loss to the Irish at Vidas Field March 3. It’s always great to go out on top. While the Drexel University men’s lacrosse team could not bring home the ultimate prize, the Colonial Athletic Association Championship, [...]
Men’s lacrosse beats Penn State late, gets CAA title shot
Drexel junior attackman Robert Church shoots one bye Villanova University goalkeeper Dan Gutierrez. Church scored one goal and two assists in the 9-14 loss to the Wildcats at Villanova Feb. 28. Church on the season leads the Dragons with 24 goals and 42 points. Coming off clinching a spot in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament [...]
W. lax falls to Towson in semifinals
Last week, when Drexel women’s lacrosse head coach Anna Marie Vesco was asked what her expectations were against top-seeded Towson University in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association Championships, her response was simple. “… Of course my answer would be to win it all,” she said. Despite a solid effort in which the [...]
Crew dominates Kelly, Bergen Cups
As much as we talk about history being made in sports, it doesn’t actually happen very often. But every once in a while, history is, in fact, made. Such was the case for the Drexel crew teams April 28 at the 2012 Bergen and Kelly cups. For the first time in a half-century, the men’s [...]
Softball drops two of three to GMU in final homestand
The Drexel softball team has its work cut out this weekend and will require some help after a disappointing weekend against George Mason University. The Dragons were only able to take one of three against the Patriots the weekend of April 28. The April 28 doubleheader was split between the two teams, with Drexel taking [...]
Tennis looks to bright future
Although the Drexel men’s and women’s tennis teams came up short in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, they can now look back and appreciate successful seasons on the hard court. The men’s team finished the regular season with a 9-8 overall record, including 5-1 in home matches. The Dragons lost three of their top four [...]
Golf closes season at Conference Championships
The final hole of this year’s Colonial Athletic Association golf championship was a fitting epitaph to a weekend of eye-catching stroke play April 27-29. The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s predicted domination was there for all to see from the opening tee, as the Seahawks raced into a dominant position that they held until the [...]
Men’s lacrosse trounces Tigers 13-5 in CAA blowout
Though the Drexel University men’s lacrosse team has experienced its ups and downs, the Dragons completely annihilated Towson University 13-5 April 21 in the final Colonial Athletic Association match of the regular season to earn a spot in postseason play. It was neck-and-neck early in the contest, with Drexel leading 2-1 at the end of [...]
W. lax qualifies for CAAs
It’s official. For the second consecutive season and the second time in program history, the Drexel women’s lacrosse team has qualified for the Colonial Athletic Association playoffs. That being said, the road to the CAA playoffs was rough, and the road through the playoffs will not be easy, either. In order to qualify, the Dragons [...]
Men’s and women’s crew both dominate Kerr Cup
Domination was the name of the game for the Drexel crew teams April 21 at the Kerr Cup Regatta. The men’s and women’s varsity eight took home the Dr. Thomas Kerr and Lela Kerr cups for the second and third consecutive years, respectively. In addition, the men’s side won the freshman pair and eight events. [...]
Joran, Bergman honored by DU
It is ironic in sports that the players who win individual awards are usually the most modest; these two Drexel Athletes of the Week are no different. Junior women’s lacrosse attacker Kelli Joran and senior men’s lacrosse midfielder Kyle Bergman led their respective teams to vital victories this week and have each humbly received the [...]
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Philly’s sports phollies’ impact on the fan’s trials and tribulations
by Joseph.Ciminera on May 11, 2012 in Commentary, Sports
In 2003, the last time the Philadelphia 76ers made it to the second round of the playoffs, I nervously sat in my seat at the First Union Center, now known as the Wells Fargo Center. I was watching the Sixers take on the Detroit Pistons in some second-round action. At one point in the game, [...]