PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Purple Eagles women's basketball team dropped a close game to the Drexel dragons on Tuesday.

Game Summary
Final Score: Niagara 57, Drexel 69
Leading Scorers: Victoria Rampado (25 points), Jamie Sherburne (11 points)
Records: Niagara (4-6, 1-1 MAAC), Drexel (5-2, 0-0 CAA)
Location: Daskalakis Athletic Center – Philadelphia, Pa.

Coach's Corner

• "We battled a really good Drexel team tonight," said Niagara head coach Jada Pierce. "I felt we had some chances to get over the hump, but fell short. We can definitely learn a lot from this game. I'm very proud of the effort shown tonight."

Game Recap

• The Purple Eagles and Dragons went back and forth on offense in the first quarter of the game. A three from Maggie McIntyre tied the score, 10-10, with a little over three minutes remaining in the quarter.
• With one second left in the first, Rampado scored two points to put Niagara ahead of Drexel, 14-12.
• The Dragons came back in the second quarter, taking a 23-16 lead but Sherburne scored five straight points to bring Niagara within one points of Drexel, 23-22.
• Rampado made another bucket with a little under a minute remaining in the first half of the game and, going into halftime, the Purple Eagles narrowly trailed the Dragons, 30-24.
• Two consecutive buckets from Rampado to open the third quarter put the score at 30-28, with Drexel still in the lead.
• The Purple Eagles again came within two points of the Dragons, 33-31, after Tiffany Corselli sank a three with a little over seven and a half minutes remaining in the third.
• Two points from Jai Moore to end the quarter left Niagara trailing 48-40 going into the final quarter of play.
• Corselli hit another 3-pointer with a little under nine minutes remaining in the game and Jamie Sherburne sank a 3-point shot with under five minutes remaining to put the Purple Eagles within five points of the Dragons, 57-52.
• With about a minute and a half remaining in the game, Rampado scored two and was fouled in the process; she converted the 3-point play to bring the score to 60-57, with Drexel narrowly ahead.

Inside the Numbers

• Rampado led the Purple Eagles in scoring with a season-high 25 points. She also led the team in rebounding, bringing down a season-high 12 rebounds and recording her second double-double of the season.
• Corselli, who added 10 points for Niagara, led the Purple Eagles in assists with five.
• Dagny Davidsdottir had a team-high two blocks, her career-high.
• Sherburne's 11 points, a season-high, are one short of her career-high.

Up Next

• The Purple Eagles close out non-conference play at Fordham on Thursday, Dec. 22 at 2:00 p.m.
   

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