Women's Basketball Dropped By Drexel, 66-43

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Drexel used a big first-half run to take down the Seton Hall women's basketball team on Sunday, 66-43.  The Pirates (5-6) are back in action next Saturday when they host Hofstra at 2:00 p.m.

Junior Jasmine Crew (Camden, N.J.) led the Hall with 13 points, while sophomore Brittany Morris (Raleigh, N.C.) tied her career-highs with 12 points and six rebounds.

Kamile Nacickaite had a game-high 15 points for the Dragons (6-1), while Jasmina Rosseell added 14.

After falling behind 8-2 at the start, Morris sparked a 7-2 run for the Pirates with a three-pointer as the Hall worked its way back to within one by the 12:37 mark.  The Dragons responded with 11 unanswered, including threes from Hollie Mershon and Kamile Nacickaite, to take a 21-9 lead with 9:26 on the clock.

Drexel's run reached 23-2 over a span of eight minutes and 45 seconds after a bucket by Tyler Hale at the 3:13 mark.  Crew knocked down three baskets for the Pirates in a three-minute span, including a three-pointer, to make it a 38-19 game at halftime.

Nacickaite led all scorers with 10 points at the break, while Crew paced the Pirates with eight.  Seton Hall shot just 29.2 percent in the opening 20 minutes.

Consecutive three-pointers by Morris and Crew cut Drexel's lead to 45-29 with 14:48 to play in the second half.  Another jumper from Crew made it a 14-point game, but Taylor Wootton countered with five straight for the Dragons to make it 50-31.  A putback by Nacickaite pushed the lead back over 20 at the 8:47 mark, and the Pirates were unable to threaten down the stretch.

Drexel had a decisive 41-29 edge on the glass while also forcing 18 turnovers.  Seton Hall finished the day shooting 33.3 percent.

Freshman Ka-Deidre Simmons (Newark, N.J.) had nine points, three rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes for the Hall.