Drexel at VCU preview
Drexel at VCU Sunday, Feb. 14 Verizon Wireless Arena Tip: 2 p.m.
Drexel University Location: Philadelphia Type: private, coeducational Founded: 1891. Changed name from Drexel Insititute of Technology to Drexel University in 1970 Current enrollment: about 20,000
Drexel: fourth in the CAA with a record of 8-3 (14-8 overall). Away: Drexel is 3-3 on their travels in the CAA, 5-5 away from home overall. Coach: Denise Dillon (7th season, record of 96-84) Defending CAA tournament champions
Projected Starters: Forward – #44 Gabriela Marginean (6’1” senior from Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Forward – #3 Tyler Hale (6’ sophomore from Baltimore) Guard – #12 Marisa Crane (5’5” sophomore from Emmaus, Pa.) Guard – #23 Kamile Nacickaite (5’11” sophomore from Siauliai, Lithuania) Guard – #5 Jasmina Rosseel (5’8” junior from Leper, Belgium)
VCU Location: Richmond Type: public Founded: 1968 (Merger of Richmond Professional Institute and Medical College of Virginia) Current Enrollment: about 32,000
VCU: first in the CAA with a record of 9-2 (16-7 overall). Home: VCU is 5-1 at home, 8-2 overall. Coach: Beth Cunningham (seventh season, 107-75)
Projected Starters: Forward – #44 Courtney Hurt (6’1” sophomore from Conyers, Ga.) Forward – #24 D’Andra Moss (6’ senior from Atlanta) Guard – #4 Kita Waller (5’11” senior from Gainesville, Ga.) Guard – #3 Ebony Patterson (5’7” junior from Chester) Guard – #1 Jennifer Lane (5’8” sophomore from Wichita, Kan.)
Notes: VCU is first in the CAA in steals, second in scoring and second in assists. Drexel doesn’t rank higher than fifth in any of those categories.
– Drexel is the second best team in the conference at defending the three, VCU is the second worst.
– VCU and Drexel are third and fourth respectively in the CAA in scoring defense at 60.0 points allowed per game.
– Drexel leads the CAA in free-throw percentage at 81 percent (far better than any CAA team this season, with William & Mary closest behind at 72 percent).
