Women’s Big 5 Pod Play to Begin Tomorrow at Drexel

November 12, 2024

PHILADELPHIA – Explorers women's basketball will begin Big 5 Pod play tomorrow when they travel to face the Drexel Dragons at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. This will be the first Big 5 game of the season and will mark the inaugural contest for the Dragons.

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SCOUTING THE EXPLORERS:

The last time out the Explorers topped the University of Delaware 68-54 in the team's first contest inside the new John E. Glaser Arena.
Ashleigh Connor set a new career-high in points for La Salle as she tallied 21 points in the win. The r-sophomore transfer from Saint Louis is making her mark early at 20^th & Olney.
Joan Quinn had another solid performance in her second game of her Explorer career. The freshman tallied nine points, three rebounds, and two assists in the win.
Aryss Macktoon and Mackenzie Daleba also helped the Blue & Gold in the win Saturday. Daleba tallied her career-high in points with ten, while also grabbing five boards.
Macktoon almost finished the day with a double-double. She collected ten points, and nine rebounds.
The Explorers and Dragons will kick off Women's Big 5 play tomorrow on Drexel's campus.
This season is the inaugural Women's Big 5 Classic, and this is the first pod game for any team taking place tomorrow.
La Salle will face off against Temple on Dec. 1 before pod play ends.

SCOUTING THE DRAGONS:

Drexel has played just one game this season, topping Marist 64-53 last Thursday at home.
This win is coming after a 19-15 overall record in 2023-24 and a CAA Championship for Drexel. This marked the third CAA Championship in program history for the Dragons, taking down Stony Brook in the finals.
Drexel would then go onto the NCAA Tournament where they fell at the hands of the top-seeded Texas Longhorns in Austin.
Amaris Baker returns to Drexel this season after a dominant 2023-24 season for the senior from Philly.
Baker averaged 11.7 points per game for Drexel last year, and also managed to be amongst one of the top rebounders last year with 4.1 per game.
Sophomore Laine McGurk also returns to the Dragons for the 2024-25 season. As a freshman she played in 29 games and averaged 6.4 points per game.

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