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Maura Hendrixson leads Drexel to 61-34 CAA win over UNC-Wilmington

Hendrixon, a junior guard, knocked down a pair of three-point baskets and handed out five assists in a 20-4 third quarter for the Dragons.

Drexel's Hannah Nihill (right) in a game against Penn last season. Nihill scored 13 points in Sunday's win.
Drexel's Hannah Nihill (right) in a game against Penn last season. Nihill scored 13 points in Sunday's win.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer

Junior guard Maura Hendrixson sparked a 20-4 Drexel explosion in the third quarter that broke the game open Sunday and the Dragons rolled to a 61-34 victory over UNC-Wilmington in a Colonial Athletic Association game at Wilmington, N.C.

Hendrixson knocked down a pair of three-point baskets in the period and dished out five assists to help Drexel extend a nine-point halftime margin to 25, 50-25, entering the fourth. She finished with 11 points. Hannah Nihill scored 13 points and Kayla Bacon added 12 for the Dragons (4-1, 2-0), who completed a two-game weekend sweep of the Seahawks (3-5, 0-2).

Massachusetts 78, La Salle 61 – The Explorers (3-5, 0-2 Atlantic 10) went ice cold in the fourth quarter at Tom Gola Arena, going scoreless for nearly five minutes, and the Minutewomen (6-1, 2-0) put together a 13-2 finish to come up with the victory.

Trailing 61-52 after three quarters, La Salle got as close as six, 65-59, on a layup by Molly Masciantonio with 6 minutes, 16 seconds left. But the Explorers missed their next nine shots and UMass pulled away. Claire Jacobs led La Salle with 15 points and Masciantonio added 12.