Men’s squash takes on West Point, a matchup they won, 7-2. (Ajon Brodie – The Triangle)

The Drexel University men’s and women’s squash teams completed their regular season with a strong finale.

The Dragons faced the Dickinson College Red Devils Feb. 6 at home. Both teams swept the Red Devils on senior night, winning 9-0. In an impressive showing by the Dragons, every player swept their opponent in three games.

Drexel had their final two competitions in Washington Feb. 7 against the George Washington University Colonials and the University of Virginia Cavaliers. The men defeated both teams going 2-0 on the day, while the women split their matches, 1-1. The men finish the 2014-2015 regular season with a winning record of 9-8 and the women finish with an 8-10 record.

The Drexel men defeated the Colonials 5-4. Wins came from Luke Willemse, Cillian Dunne, Mark Kauf, Nat Fry and Joey Gingold. Willemse battled it out in the second spot to secure a victory over opponent Oisin Logan in five games. Dunne and Kauf defeated their opponents in four games in the five and six spots. Fry and Gingold sealed the win for the Dragons, sweeping their opponents in three games in the seven and nine spots.

The women fell to George Washington 6-3. Elisa Money, Laura Rahauser and Kaitlyn Money got the wins for the Dragons in the four, five and six spots. Elisa Money swept her opponent Colonial Mehak Chawla in three games, while Rahauser and Kaitlyn Money defeated their opponents in four games.

During the second contest of the day, Drexel swept Virginia. Both teams defeated the Cavaliers 9-0, finishing their regular season in exciting fashion.

For the men and the women, eight of the nine wins came in three game sweeps.

The men and women return to action in the team championships. The women’s contest will take place Feb. 13-15 and the men’s will take place Feb. 20-22, both in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Men’s squash takes on West Point, a matchup they won, 7-2. (Ajon Brodie – The Triangle)

The Drexel University men’s and women’s squash teams suffered losses Jan. 30 when they traveled to the No. 19 and 16, respectively, Middlebury College Panthers. The men fell in a close contest 5-4, while the women lost 6-3. The men’s overall record drops to 4-8 and the women’s overall record drops to 6-8.

The men got wins from Atticus Kelly, Luke Willemse, Michael Thompson and Cillian Dunne in the one, two, four and five spots, respectively. Kelly swept his Panther opponent Andrew Jung in three games. Willemse defeated his opponent in four games after losing the first game of the match. Thompson won in three games, sweeping Harrison Croll. Dunne won in four games after dropping the first game of his set.
Mark Kauf and Sebastian Dangond both forced a five game set but could not come out with a win for the Dragons.

On the women’s side, the Dragons got wins from Hayley Hughes, Ryan Morgan and Kaitlyn Money in the one, two, and four spots, respectively. Hughes beat Panther Saskia Pownall-Gray in a five-game battle. Morgan swept Anne Wymard in three games. Money staged a comeback in five games to secure a third win for the Dragons after being down 2-1 after three games.
Laura Rahauser lost a tough match in five games after putting in a strong effort. She had a 2-1 lead on her opponent Liddy Renner, but Renner was able to battle back and win for Middlebury. The other Dragon losses came in three game sweeps in spots three and six through nine.

The Drexel men and women travelled to Williamstown, Massachusetts, Jan. 31 to take on the No. 15 and 12 ranked Williams College Ephs.

The men earned a 6-3 win, snapping a four game losing streak and improving their record to 5-8 on the season. The women fell to the Ephs 6-3, moving their record to 6-9.

The Dragon men secured wins in spots one through four, seven and nine. Kelly began the competition for the men, winning in four games. Willemse, Ibrahim Bakir and Thompson followed, sweeping their opponents.

Nat Fry also won in four games, while Joey Gingold swept his opponent in the last spot to finish off a victory for the Dragons.

The women got wins in spots one, four and five. Hughes started off with a victory for Drexel, sweeping her opponent Nicole Friedman in three games. Money and Rahauser got the other two wins for the Dragons, fighting it out in five games.

Morgan and Mary Fung-A-Fat both dropped their matches in four games, while the Dragons suffered three game sweeps in spots six through nine.

The Dragons returned home to the Kline & Specter Squash Center Feb. 1 where the men’s team faced off against the Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy. Drexel defeated Navy 7-2, the first win over Navy in program history.
Kelly started the Dragons off with a win over Midshipman Andrew McGuinness in five games in the first spot. Willemse followed with a win in three games. The other Dragon victories came in spots four through seven and spot nine. Dunne swept opponent Randy Beck. Thompson, Fry and Gingold all won their matches in four games, while Kauf battled it out in five games for the win.

Bakir and Dangond dropped their matches in four games, the only two losses for the Dragons during the competition.

The men and women return to action when they welcome the Dickinson College Red Devils Friday, Feb. 6.

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Kristine Giltvedt competes against Rochester Jan. 25. (Photo Courtesy – Drexeldragons.com)

The Drexel women’s squash team faced off against the William Smith College Herons Jan. 23. The Dragons crushed the Herons, sweeping their opponent 9-0. It was a complete sweep, as they won each match in three games.

The men’s and women’s teams went on the road and took on the Cornell University Big Red on Jan. 24 in Ithaca, New York. Both teams fell to the Big Red 7-2.

The Dragon men got wins in the two and three spots. Freshman Luke Willemse defeated Sebastian Obieta-Chichizola in sweeping fashion, winning 3-0. Michael Thompson also secured a victory for Drexel, battling it out against Harry Freeman in five games.

The Dragons dropped their matches in spots one and four through nine. Atticus Kelly, Cillian Dunne and Mark Kauf all lost their matches in four games; Nat Fry, Sebastian Dangond, Joey Gingold and Michal Jachimowicz were all swept by their Cornell opponents.

Hayley Hughes and Mary Fung-A-Fat won in the one and four spots, respectively. Both women fought hard through five games to bring Drexel victories.

Elisa Money had a strong effort in the three spot, falling in five games, 3-2, to the Big Red’s Margaux Losty. The other six losses for the Dragons came in the two and the five through nine spots.

The Dragons continued their road trip, taking on the University of Rochester Yellowjackets Jan. 25. The women swept the Yellowjackets, winning 9-0. The men fell 8-1.

Gingold got the only win for Drexel, beating his opponent Meng Xiaomen in three games in the eight spot.

Kelly and Dunne both lost in four games. While the rest of the team was swept in their individual matches.

The Dragon women won every single game in the contest against the Yellowjackets. Hughes got the first win in the one spot and Courtney Sabo finished it off in the nine spot. The women completely dominated, improving their record to 6-7 on the season.

The Dragons take to the courts again when they travel to face the Middlebury College Panthers Friday, Jan. 30 and Williams College Saturday, Jan. 31.

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Sophomore Michael Thompson returns a shot during men’s squash’s matchup against the tenth-ranked University of
Pennsylvania Jan. 20. The Dragons fell to the Quakers at home, 6-3. (Photo Courtesy – Drexeldragons.com)

The Drexel University men’s and women’s squash teams took the courts with an impressive showing at the Pioneer Valley Invitational in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The tournament was a three-day event Jan. 16-18.

On the first day of the Invitational, the men and women both recorded victories. The women defeated the Smith College Pioneers in sweeping fashion, 9-0, while the men beat the University of Western Ontario Mustangs 6-3.

The women’s team did not drop a single game in any of their matches and completely swept the Pioneers. The win breaks a six game losing streak.

The men’s team also secured a much-needed win, snapping a seven game losing streak.

Dragons Atticus Kelly, Michael Thompson and Nat Fry fell in their matches in the one, four and seven spots. However, Drexel got six wins from Luke Willemse, Ibrahim Bakir, Cillian Dunne, Mark Kauf, Sebastian Dangond and Joey Gingold. Bakir and Kauf swept their opponents, winning in three games.

The Dragons continued to dominate into the second day of play at the Pioneer Valley Invitational. Drexel did not drop a match and finished the day 4-0.

In the men’s first match, they defeated the Wesleyan University Cardinals 7-2.

Kelly, Bakir, Dunne and Kauf all swept their opponent in three games in the one, three, five and six spots, respectively.

Willemse and Gingold won in four games, and Thompson secured a comeback victory in five games.

The women also defeated the Cardinals in strong fashion, winning 8-1. Elisa Money, Kaitlyn Money, Laura Rahauser, Kiran Vasdevan and Abigail Kaplan all won in three games in the three, four, six, seven, and eight spots respectively.

Ryan Morgan, Mary Fung-A-Fat and Kristine Giltvedt defeated their opponents in four games.

In the second round of play for the day, the men and women swept the Bowdoin College Polar Bears 9-0.

The men secured seven matches in 3-0 sweeps out of the eight matches played, while the women won every game played.

On the third and final day of the Pioneer Valley Invitational, Drexel faced off against Amherst College and won their matches. The men swept the Jeffs 9-0, and the women secured an 8-1 victory.

Kelly, Bakir and Dunne all won their matches in four games. Willemse lost the first two games of his match but rallied to defeat his opponent in five games. Kauf, Fry, Dangond, Gingold and Jachimowicz all swept their opponents in three games in the five through nine spots.

The women swept their opponents in spots one through eight to put up eight wins in the victory over the Jeffs.

Unfortunately, the Dragons could not continue their winning streak and both the men and women fell to the University of Pennsylvania Quakers Jan, 20 at the Kline & Specter Squash Center. The men fell 6-3 and the women lost 9-0 to the No. 10 and No. 1 ranked Quakers, respectively.

Willemse, Thompson and Kauf all won their matches in the two, four and six spots. Kauf defeated his opponent in a 3-0 sweep. However, Drexel could not hold off the Quakers and faced 0-3 sweeps in five of the six individual match losses.

The women fell in all of their matches and were swept in three games in all but one of their individual matches. Vasudevan was able to force four games after winning the first game of her set.

The Dragons return to action on the road this weekend. The women will face William Smith College on Friday, Jan. 23, Cornell University on Saturday Jan. 24, and the University of Rochester on Sunday, Jan. 25. The men play at Cornell on Saturday and at Rochester on Sunday.

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Mary Fung-A-Fat winds up for a shot during her match against Dartmouth University Jan. 9. Fung-A-Fat fell into a 0-1 hole, but came back to win her match against the Big Green’s Sarah Caughey. (Photo Courtesy – Drexeldragons.com)

The Drexel University men’s and women’s squash teams were defeated Jan. 9 by the Dartmouth College Big Green at the Kline & Specter Squash Center. Dartmouth’s men’s team is ranked 10th in the nation, and their women’s is ranked eighth.

The women’s team put in a strong effort, winning four of their five matches; however, Dartmouth reclaimed victory with a 5-4 finish over the Dragons. The men were able to come out strong with wins from their top two spots but could not secure any further wins and fell 7-2. Both teams fell to an overall 0-4 record on the season.

Freshman Hayley Hughes opened the competition, sweeping her opponent Jacqueline Barnes and winning the match 3-0. Hughes was followed by freshman Ryan Morgan in the second spot. Morgan defeated junior Tori Dewey in four games, dropping the first but securing wins in games two, three and four. Sophomore Elisa Money was able to win a third consecutive match for the Dragons, winning out in four games for her first win of the season. Drexel’s fourth win came in the fifth spot when sophomore Mary Fung-A-Fat defeated senior Sarah Caughey.

Junior Kaitlyn Money and freshman Abigail Kaplan fell in their matches after winning the opening game of the set. Dragons Laura Rahauser, Kiran Vasudevan and Courtney Sabo were swept in their matches in the sixth, seventh and ninth spots.

The men’s team got off to an impressive start, with victories from the top two players. Freshman Luke Willemse defeated sophomore Nicholas Harrington in five games. Freshman Atticus Kelly followed, sweeping junior Alexander Greer.

After the first two matches, the Dragons were unable to secure another win. In the third spot, Michael Thompson fell to Dartmouth’s Alvin Heumann in five games after winning the first two. The Dragons also dropped matches four through nine, only winning one game in those sets.

The No. 14 ranked women faced off against Trinity College Jan. 13 at the Kline and Specter Squash Center. The Dragons were swept by the No. 2 ranked Bantums. The women drop to a 0-5 record overall.

Drexel was only able to win two games throughout the entire competition. Sophomore Elisa Money and senior Vasudevan won the opening game of their sets in the third and seventh spots, respectively. Money won her first game 11-9, but was then bested by Bantum Anna Kimberley. Vasudevan won her first game 11-9 then dropped the next three to opponent Natalie Babjukova.

The Drexel men’s and women’s squash teams return to action this weekend, Jan. 17-18 in South Headley, Massachusetts for the Pioneer Valley Invitational.

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Squash prepares for the first matchup of the new year, against Dartmouth College. (Photo Courtesy – Drexeldragons.com)

After a tough 2014 portion of their season, the Drexel men’s and women’s squash teams are hungry for a win in their upcoming match and first competition of the new year. The Dragons will be facing off against the Dartmouth College Big Green. The match is set for Friday, Jan. 9 at 5 p.m. at the Kline and Specter squash center here at Drexel University.

The Drexel men’s team is ranked No. 13 after the completion of their previous match, while the women’s team is ranked No. 14. Overall, the men have a combined record of 7-20 and a team record of 0-3. They enter the match against Dartmouth coming off a 6-3 loss to the Princeton University Tigers Dec. 3. The women enter the competition against the Big Green with an overall record of 4-23 and a team record of 0-3. The women are coming off a huge loss to the Princeton Tigers where they faced a complete sweep.

The Big Green men’s squash team enters the match ranked at No. 8 with a combined record of 7-20 and a team record of 1-2. The Dartmouth men will enter the match against the Dragons coming off a 0-9 loss against Trinity College Dec. 7. The women’s team is ranked at No. 10 with a 0-2 team record. The team is coming off losses to Harvard University and Trinity.

With both teams eager for a win and a positive start to the 2015 portion of their seasons, the competition should be steep and exciting when the Dragons take on the Big Green.

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The Drexel University women’s soccer team huddles together before their Oct. 26 first round matchup at The College of William & Mary. (Photo Courtesy – DrexelDragons.com)

And so it ends.

The Drexel women’s soccer team fell Nov. 2 to the College of William & Mary in the Colonial Athletic Association quarterfinals. The loss brought the Dragons’ 2014 season to a close. The team finished the season with a 7-9-3 record overall and 4-3-2 in conference matchups.

The Dragons took the lead early with a goal in the 12th minute of the game. Madison Dunn scored the goal, giving her three on the season. Dunn challenged a clearance attempt by the Tribe and then quickly shot the ball into the lower left side of the net.

Drexel was able to maintain the 1-0 lead for most of the first half, but William & Mary was able to tie the game up right before halftime. The Tribe’s Leci Irvin headed the ball into the net for the score. The score was tied 1-1 going into halftime.

William & Mary scored the winning goal of the game in the 67th minute of regulation. The Tribe’s Nicole Baxter passed the ball to Emory Camper, who then sent the ball into the back of the net to gain a 2-1 lead. Despite a strong attempt, the Dragons could not score to overcome the deficit before time expired.

Dragon keeper Kelsie Fye had five saves in the game, an impressive end to her impressive season. The Drexel defense also recorded a save when Abbey Romano stepped behind Fye, who was pulled from the net, and denied a shot. William & Mary’s keeper Caroline Casey also recorded five saves in the game. Overall, William & Mary outshot Drexel, 16-8.

William & Mary moves on in the CAA playoffs to face off against the No. 1-seeded Northeastern University Huskies in the semifinals Nov. 7.
This season the Dragons scored 20 goals and recorded 18 assists, while allowing 23 goals. Seniors Melissa Chapman and Megan Hammaker both scored five goals throughout the season, with junior Lauren Stollar close behind, having four goals on the season. The team scored an average of 1.05 goals per game and allowed an average of 1.21 goals.

Junior goalkeeper Fye had an outstanding season this year. She only allowed an average of 1.14 goals per game. In addition, she had a record-breaking season, passing Kaitlin Bond for consecutive minutes without allowing a goal. The previous record, held by Bond, was for 505 minutes. Fye extended the program record to 639 minutes of play without being scored upon. Fye helped Drexel to finish the season with six shutouts.

The team is prepared to work hard and improve during the offseason. They hope to build upon their strengths and face their challenges and weaknesses to reach the CAA playoffs and a conference title next season.

Senior midfielder Alyssa Findlay dribbles down the field during an Oct. 26 loss at Northeastern University. The loss gave the Dragons fifth place in the conference. (Photo Courtesy – DrexelDragons.com)

There are good ways and bad ways to enter postseason play.

Losing two straight conference games? That’s a bad way.

The Drexel University women’s soccer team fell to Hofstra University Oct. 24 by a score of 2-1.

Hofstra scored first in the 29th minute of the game when Hofstra’s Lulu Echeverry received a cross from Leah Galton and headed the ball into the net.

The Pride held the Dragons scoreless, going into halftime with a 1-0 lead.

Ten minutes into the second half, Hofstra extended their lead. The Pride’s Jeannine Molleda delivered a corner kick that found Galton. Galton headed the ball into the goal, giving her 10 goals on the season.

Under a minute later, the Dragons were able to make a comeback as Megan Hammaker sent a strong shot into the right corner of the net, cutting the deficit to one. The goal was Hammaker’s fifth of the season.

Toward the end of regulation time, Drexel had some opportunities to tie the game at two. Melissa Chapman attempted consecutive header shots that both went wide. A minute later, Sam Greenfield made another attempt, but the ball hit the crossbar. The Dragons were unable to overcome the 2-1 deficit and Hofstra came away with a win.

Overall, Hofstra finished with 19 shots and Drexel finished with 10. Dragon’s keeper Kelsie Fye tallied four saves in the loss, while the Pride’s Friederike Mehring recorded two.

Hofstra improved to 10-6-1 on the season and 5-2-1 in conference matchups. The Pride moved into third place in the Colonial Athletic Association standings.

The Dragons then traveled to Boston, where they faced off against Northeastern University.

Defense prevailed in the first half of playing time, and the game went into halftime scoreless.

In the 61st minute of the game, the Huskies scored the only and game-winning goal of the game when Northeastern’s Shayna Blackwood received a cross from Kayla Cappuzzo and sent a shot into the back of the net.

The Dragons made some attempts to score in the remaining time of the second half; however, none were successful. Lauren Stollar had two shots on net, but they went wide. Chapman attempted a header shot on goal with less than two minutes to go, but the shot sailed wide of the net. Northeastern was able to secure a victory after Drexel failed to score.

Overall, the Huskies outshot the Dragons, 12-3. Fye had three saves in the losing effort.

With the win, Northeastern secured the regular-season champion title with a 12-4-3 regular season record and a 7-1-1 record in conference play.

It’s not all bad for the Dragons, though, as they locked up a postseason spot last week and the losses only hurt them in terms of seeding.

The Dragons will be facing off Sunday, Nov. 2 against fourth-seeded The College of William & Mary on the road for the CAA quarterfinals.

Sophomore defender Abbey Romano fights for the ball against the University of Delaware during an Oct. 4. That game was the last time the Dragons were held scoreless. (Ken Chaney – The Triangle)

The Drexel University women’s soccer team’s roll appeared to finally be slowing down.

Coming into the week, they hadn’t lost a game in over a month and were undefeated in conference play. If momentum is a thing, as some people believe, the Dragons were teeming with it. Until they faced off against James Madison University, that is.

The two teams battled it out Oct. 17 for first place in the conference. The Dukes defeated the Dragons 2-1, ending the Dragons’ eight-game undefeated streak.

Both teams played well defensively in the first half and the game went into halftime scoreless.

Drexel scored the first goal of the game in the 72nd minute of play. Megan Hammaker directed a corner kick into the box, which was received by Melissa Chapman. Chapman then headed the ball into the net.

Seconds after the reset, James Madison gained possession and brought the ball up the field. James Madison’s Allie Bunner tied the game at one, scoring off a pass from Ashley Herndon.

The game stayed tied at one through the rest of regulation and through the first overtime. The Dukes were able to secure the win in double overtime. In the 108th minute of play, James Madison’s Katie Hyland sent a powerful shot wide of the goal that was recovered by the Dukes’ Rachel Ivey before going out of bounds. Ivey sent a strong shot towards the net and scored, winning the game for James Madison.

Overall, the Dukes recorded 21 shots while the Dragons recorded 12. Drexel goalkeeper Kelsie Fye had another phenomenal performance with ten saves in the loss and James Madison’s keeper Kate Courter had three. The Dukes’ record improves to 10-6 overall and 5-1 in conference.

The following game, the Dragons and the Towson University Tigers fought through two overtimes for a 2-2 tie.

In the 26th minute of the game, Towson scored first, capitalizing on a Drexel penalty. The Tigers set up to deliver a free kick but instead passed the ball to set up Sofia Read for a shot. Towson went into halftime with a 1-0 lead.

Minutes into the second half, Drexel came back to the tie the game at one. Hammaker sent a corner kick into the box, reaching Chapman, who headed the ball and scored.

Drexel would score again in the 69th minute to take a 2-1 lead. Alyssa Findlay passed to Hammaker, who sent a shot to the top left of the net.

The Dragons maintained their lead until the 82nd minute of play when Tiger Katie Ponce tied up the game 2-2. Ponce had a breakaway and faced a one-in-one with Abbey Romano. Fye came out of the goal to assist Romano and get the ball away from Ponce, but Ponce quickly sank the ball in the opposite side of the net. The game remained tied as regulation time expired.

The teams both had several scoring opportunities in both overtimes but defense held the game to a draw. Overall, Drexel outshot Towson, with 29 to 12 shots, respectively. Fye recorded two saves, while Tiger Erin Quinn had 11.

Drexel’s record moves to 7-6-3 overall and 4-1-2 in conference games. The tie gives Drexel their second Colonial Athletic Association playoff berth in program history. Towson’s record moves to 4-8-4 overall and 1-4-2 in conference.

Drexel returns to action on the road Friday, Oct. 24 against the Hofstra University Pride and the Dragons will finish their regular season at Northeastern University Sunday, Oct. 26.

Kelsie Fye leads a team huddle before Oct. 4 game against University of Delaware. (Ken Chaney – The Triangle)

The Drexel women’s soccer team defeated the Elon University Phoenix on Oct. 10 and The College of William & Mary Tribe on Oct. 12. With the wins, the Dragons improve their record 4-0-1 within the conference and 7-5-2 overall.

Going into the weekend, the Dragons had tried to stay focused on the task ahead and not be distracted by being on the road, according to head coach Ray Goon.

“The approach going into the Elon/WM weekend was, and will be, the same for all conference weekends. That is to say, we expect each game to be a hard fought battle because teams are fighting for points to make the play-offs, so we need to be ready mentally as well as physically.  This is especially challenging when you play away from your home field because of the distractions and unfamiliar conditions being on the road can present.”

And they certainly did stay focused.

Following a 90-minute weather delay, Drexel took the field and defeated new conference opponent Elon, 1-0. This was the first meeting between the two teams in the history of the women’s soccer program.

Drexel dominated in the first half, recording six shots, while the Phoenix recorded two. However, the game went into halftime scoreless.

In 68th minute of the game, Megan Hammaker was able to score the only and winning goal of the game. Hammaker fired the ball into the left corner of the net from 20 yards away. Hammaker now has three goals on the season.

Drexel keeper Kelsie Fye had one save in the win and Elon’s Sydney Branson recorded eight. The game was the Dragons’ sixth consecutive shutout, extending Fye’s program record to 639 minutes of play without allowing a goal.

Overall, Drexel had 11 shots to Elon’s five. The Phoenix’s record moves to 4-9 and 0-5 within Colonial Athletic Association games.

Between games, the team didn’t do much to bolster the offense, but tried to focus on William & Mary and combating their defense.

“We did not make any changes leading into the W&M match. We just discussed some of the tactical things W&M might employ, reminded the team what we needed to do, and then we let the chess match unfold,” coach Goon said.

“It’s a game of risk and reward with moves and counter moves and you try to keep the odds in your favor, but it’s a fine line balancing those odds versus the risk of the plays needed to help you win. We scored three goals against a W&M team that had only let in two goals in conference play, so I guess that means the team did a good job balancing the two.”

The Dragons fought hard to secure a victory on the road in overtime at William & Mary. Drexel defeated the Tribe 3-2. This victory is the first time in program history that Drexel has defeated William & Mary on the road.

Drexel tallied four shots while William & Mary had seven, in the first half. The game remained scoreless after one half of play.

In the 59th minute of the game, William & Mary got on the board first when Emory Camper scored on a shot directed to the lower right part of the goal. However, Drexel was not down for long, just seconds later, the Dragons got possession of the ball and moved toward the Tribe’s goal. Civanni Moss passed the ball to Jacki Sieder, who found Madison Dunn in the box. Dunn sent a header into the net to tie the game at 1-1.

The game stayed tied at 1-1 until the 87th minute when Moss kicked the ball to Lauren Stollar, who then scored on a wide open net. This goal gives her four on the season. The Dragons now had a 2-1 lead with minutes left in regulation time.

As time expired, the Dragons attempted to remain in possession of the ball. Despite their efforts, William & Mary took control and made a final try with under a minute of play to go. The Tribe took the ball towards the Drexel net and Camper got off a shot with one second remaining. Camper’s shot got past Fye and found the lower right corner of the net, tying the game at 2-2 and forcing overtime.

The Dragons were able to secure the victory in the 99th minute of the game. The Tribe committed a foul, setting up a Dragon free kick. The kick was taken by Alyssa Findlay, who sent the ball into the box. Dunn got a touch on the ball, then Melissa Chapman found it and delivered a shot to score and win the game.

William & Mary outshot the Dragons, 19-10. Fye had five saves and the Tribe’s Caroline Casey had three. The Tribe’s record moves to 10-3-1 overall and 4-2 in inter-conference play.

Melissa Chapman summed up how she feels about the wins and her game winning goal.

“The team is definitely feeling confident but we know that we still have four huge games left that we need to produce results in. Every CAA game is a battle and we have to continue to work hard in practice this week in preparation for [James Madison University] and Towson [University] this upcoming weekend.”

“When we were awarded the free kick I told Alyssa Findlay, ‘This is it.’ I knew that it was going to be one of our last opportunities before the first overtime was over so we had to give it our all. Alyssa played a great ball into the box and Maddy Dunn did a great job winning the ball to flick it on. I knew there was a defender waiting to clear the ball out of the box so I just dove to try and get my head on it first. The post goal celebration with my team was awesome. We were all beyond excited. I was extremely proud of my team because throughout the game we continued to battle back.”

Drexel returns to action at Vidas Field on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m. to face off against James Madison University.