PHILADELPHIA – The Explorers fell on the road to the Drexel Dragons Wednesday night to kick off Big 5 Basketball pod play. La Salle falls to 1-2 on the young season and will travel to face the Virginia Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The La Salle offense controlled the opening few minutes, moving the ball well, and knocking down their first few shots.
• The Dragons, however, took over the remainder of the first. Cara McCormack hit two three-point buckets to help the Dragons pull away early on.
• Offensive rebounds played a massive role in the opening frame. Drexel controlled the boards to the tune of 11, which kept their possessions alive. Drexel ended the first with a 16-point lead.
• Drexel continued to pile on in the early stages of the second, getting their lead up to 22 points at one point.
• A three-pointer from Joan Quinn ended the bleeding, momentarily. Both defenses led the charge the remaining minutes of the half.
• Only ten points combined were scored for the remaining seven minutes of the half, and Drexel held a 17-point lead going into the third.
• Throughout the third quarter, the main trend were shots made vs. shots missed.
• The Dragons continues to knock down shots, and were over 50% in the third, while the Explorers were at 33% in the third.
• Amaris Baker went 2-5 from the field and 3-4 from the charity stripe to finish the quarter with seven points. Drexel held a 25-point lead going into the final ten minutes of play.
• The Dragons extended their lead early on in the fourth, at one point getting it up to 30-points.
• Alisa Blalock, Ivy Fox, and Sania Jenkins would see their first minutes of the season within the final ten minutes of the game.
• Blalock contributed on both ends of the court. The junior-transfer would continually pressure on defense, while also adding on the offensive side of the floor.

 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Alisa Blalock and Ivy Fox collected their first division one collegiate points in tonight's contest. Blalock finished the night with four points and Fox with six.
• Aryss Macktoon also finished with six points to end the contest. She also pulled in four rebounds.
• The Explorers were out-rebounded 41-39, despite the slow start on the boards.
• La Salle had a rough night from the field, only converting 27.3% of the shots taken, and only went 50% from the free-throw line.