Skip to main content

William & Mary visits Drexel on 3-game road skid

William & Mary Tribe (11-5, 2-2 CAA) at Drexel Dragons (7-10, 1-3 CAA)

Philadelphia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tribe -3.5; over/under is 149.5

BOTTOM LINE: William & Mary will attempt to break its three-game road slide when the Tribe face Drexel.

The Dragons have gone 6-3 at home. Drexel is fifth in the CAA with 11.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Garfield Turner averaging 2.8.

The Tribe are 2-2 against CAA opponents. William & Mary averages 18.6 assists per game to lead the CAA, paced by Chase Lowe with 4.3.

Drexel scores 68.9 points per game, 6.6 fewer points than the 75.5 William & Mary allows. William & Mary scores 16.5 more points per game (84.4) than Drexel allows (67.9).

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Turner is averaging 5.7 points and 5.1 rebounds for the Dragons. Shane Blakeney is averaging 12.5 points over the last 10 games.

Lowe is averaging 9.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Tribe. Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi is averaging 14.0 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dragons: 4-6, averaging 66.2 points, 30.5 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points per game.

Tribe: 7-3, averaging 82.8 points, 31.8 rebounds, 17.9 assists, 8.5 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.3 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story