BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Drexel Dragons claimed the 2018 TD Bank Classic championship with a 60-44 win over Vermont Saturday evening. The Dragons improve to 4-1 while the Catamounts fall to 3-3.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Drexel is a very good and well-coached team," said head coach Alisa Kresge. "We started with pretty good energy through the first quarter. Unfortunately we couldn't sustain it. I was proud that we continued to fight and played hard all the way to the end. "
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Dragons jumped out to an early 10-3 lead behind six points from Bailey Greenberg (22 Pts). Hanna Crymble (23 Pts) responded for Vermont scoring 11 first quarter points to tie the game at 14 but Greenberg hit a layup with five seconds left in the opening frame to give Drexel a 16-14 lead.
• Vermont trailed by as much as six in the second quarter before pulling to within two with 3:31 left in the half on a Josie Larkins (9 Pts) layup. However, the Dragons ended the half on an 11-0 run to take a 35-22 lead.
• The Dragons stayed hot at the start of the third quarter scoring the first 14 points of the half to pull ahead 49-22.
• The Catamounts were able to cut the Drexel lead to 13 but ultimately it was too much for Vermont to overcome and the Dragons claimed their second TD Bank Classic championship in the last seven years.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Freshman guard Eva Widmeyer made her collegiate debut as a Catamount.
• Vermont outrebounded the Dragons 22-9 in the first half, it was the Catamounts largest margin in a half against a Division I team this season.
• Hanna Crymble was 10-for-12 from the free throw line, on the season she is now 31-for-36 (86.1%).
• Drexel's Bailey Greenberg scored a career-high 22 points and was named the TD Bank Classic MVP.

TD BANK CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Drexel – Bailey Greenberg
Drexel – Aubree Brown
Vermont – Hanna Crymble
Siena - Joella Gibson
Wagner - Khaleah Edwards
 
WHO'S NEXT
The Catamounts will close out their season-opening seven-game home stand as they host Holy Cross Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Patrick Gym Box Office on game day. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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