La Salle’s lift from Andres Marrero highlights Big 5 teams in action
Also, Drexel guard Brooke Mullin dropped 27 points to fuel a women's nonconference win against Buffalo.
Redshirt sophomore Andrés Marrero scored 20 points off the bench to lead La Salle to a 67-51 road win over Lafayette on Saturday at the Kirby Center in Easton.
It’s the second consecutive game the freshman guard scored in double digits coming off an 18-point performance on Wednesday in La Salle’s win over Loyola (Md.). In addition to Marrero, Jhamir Brickus’ 14-point, seven-rebound effort and Daeshon Shepard’s 11 points powered the Explorers (8-2) on Saturday.
Eric Sondberg led Lafayette (1-10) with 13 points, and senior forward Kyle Jenkins added 12.
La Salle enjoys the week off before its biggest test of the season in a road matchup against No. 15 Miami next Saturday (noon, CW57).
Drexel drops Buffalo behind Brooke Mullin’s game-high
Brooke Mullin scored a game-high 27 points, shooting 50% from the field as Drexel earned a 65-57 win over Buffalo on Saturday.
Senior forward Chloe Hodges had 11 and Grace O’Neill added 10 as the Dragons also took advantage of 17 Bulls turnovers to improve to 4-3 on the season. Chellia Watson led Buffalo (5-3) with 25 and Kirsten Lewis-Williams had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Next up for Drexel is a big test against Florida State at the Daskalaskis Athletic Center next Sunday (2 p.m., NBCSP, FloHoops).
Drexel nearly defeats West Virginia
Drexel sophomore guard Justin Moore dropped a game-high 20 points in a 66-60 loss to West Virginia on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va.
Amari Williams added 12 points alongside a game-high 15 rebounds for Drexel (5-5). Jesse Edwards (16 points) and Quinn Slazinski (14) paced the Mountaineers (4-5).
Drexel returns to the court on Saturday when it hosts Albany at the Daskalaskis Athletic Center (2 p.m., FloHoops).