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 [...]
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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. [...]
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 [...]
Softball halts skid against W&M
The Drexel softball team put an end to its six-game Colonial Athletic Association losing streak April 21-22, taking two of three from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. The Dragons kicked off the weekend by extending the losing streak before they were able to end it. Drexel fell 4-2 to the Seahawks in the first game [...]
Softball hits losing skid
After hitting a stride last week, the Drexel softball team encountered a daunting and difficult task against Georgia State University April 14-15. The Panthers (32-12, 9-3 Colonial Athletic Association) hold the best overall record in the CAA, and they are currently third in the CAA standings. The Dragons struggled against their conference rivals, losing all [...]
Softball hits a winning streak
The Drexel softball team has found itself on a bit of a hot streak. The Dragons have finally been able to get their bats going on a consistent basis, giving their pitchers the run support they’ve been yearning for all season. “We were always hitting. Now we are just stringing them together a little more [...]
Softball breaks out, goes 3-1 in War Eagle Classic
Fortunes have been mixed for the Drexel softball team recently. On the one hand, they went 3-1 at the War Eagle Classic March 9-11, beating Presbyterian College, Evansville College and Louisiana Tech University, with their only loss being a 12-0 defeat at the hands of 20th-ranked Auburn University — the War Eagle Classic host. Yet [...]
Softball splits vs. Rider
The Drexel softball team (3-8 overall) has gotten off to a rocky start, but the season is still young, and the Dragons have time to resurrect it. The team traveled to Lawrenceville, N.J. March 6 to challenge Rider University (2-9 overall) in a doubleheader. Senior pitcher Hillary Allen got the start for Drexel in the [...]
Softball team hits losing streak in first tournament
The Drexel softball team traveled to Greenville, N.C. Feb. 10-12 to compete in the Pirate Classic for its first action of the season. The Dragons struggled against the competition,, losing all four games they played. The Dragons were defeated by the University of Virginia twice, then Canisius College, and finally the hosting East Carolina University, [...]
Softball has four named All-CAA
Four players from the Drexel softball team received recognition from the Colonial Athletic Association for their performance this season. Juniors Paige Collings and Hillary Allen were both named First Team All-CAA. Senior Rachel Campbell was named to the Second Team All-CAA and freshman Comfort Ahonkhai was named to the CAA All-Rookie team. This [...]
Softball success for seniors
The Drexel softball team sent their seniors off on a high note with an 8-3 win against conference rivals the University of Delaware (20-30, 9-9 Colonial Athletic Association) on Senior Day May 1. Seniors Kelly Downes, Katy Harrington, Ellen Boundy, Rachel Campbell and Laura Stagliano were all honored after the win. “Our seniors are well [...]
Softball unable to close series
Coming off the last series sweep of conference rival University of North Carolina Wilmington, the Drexel Softball team looked to continue their recent success against Colonial Athletic Association opponents with their series against George Mason (14-23, 4-10 CAA). The Dragons failed to do so, coming away with only one of a possible three [...]
Softball sweeps Seahawks
With its season on the downswing, the Drexel softball team was in desperate need of any kind of win. That’s just what they got in their April 16-17 series sweep of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, their first series sweep of the season. The Dragons went from losing seven straight games just two weeks [...]
Collings, Allen highlight softball’s season thus far
The Drexel softball team is struggling so far this season, with a current record of 8-15 on the season and 1-5 in conference play. Despite the team’s poor record, juniors Paige Collings and Hillary Allen have been performing to their potential, with .362 and .345 batting averages, respectively. Collings is not only hitting above average, [...]
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Perri leads list of top DU athletes from 2010-11
by Alex Falk on August 12, 2011 in Commentary, Sports
Senior forward Christina Mastropaolo received her second consecutive Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year award. She finished her senior year with 14 goals. The 2010-11 Drexel athletic year was filled with ups and downs for Drexel. Through it all, many Dragons proved their worth as top athletes in their respective teams. I sat down [...]