Drexel versus Delaware is usually enough to get people out to see the Dragons in action; but this game had even more. It also featured two of the best players in the nation going head-to-head for the second time in two weeks. Drexel won the last meeting in double-overtime down in Delaware in mid-January. The girls were also riding an 17-game home court winning streak against conference opponents dating back to last season.
So when the DAC Pack was given the task of helping to create the first-ever sellout for a Drexel women's basketball game, we knew it would be easy to fill the student section. Throughout the entire week leading up to the game we just kept telling people those story lines over and over and over as we passed out flyers and tickets.
With everything surrounding the game and the rivalry, it was no surprise that it ended up going into overtime. It was also no surprise that the girls stayed calm the entire time, even after getting down by 4 points quickly in the extra session. They rallied to win the game by two points on Marissa Crane jumper with three seconds left on the clock. They have now played in three overtime games since January 17, winning all of them.
In the final minutes of the game, the capacity crowd of over 2,500 people sounded like it was double that size. Even the coaches loved it with Head Coach Denise Dillon saying "The DAC Pack was phenomenal today." (Props Drexel's own Mike Mazzeo for putting that quote in his article in the Daily News.)
If you have photos from the game, feel free to share them on our Facebook Fan Page www.facebook.com/dacpack. The girls have a couple tough road games before coming back home to face Northeastern on February 11th.
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