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Drexel women top Penn State for first time ever

Kamile Nacickaite tied a career-high 27 points as Drexel cruised to its first ever win of Penn State, 84-73, in women's basketball action last night.

Kamile Nacickaite tied a career-high 27 points as Drexel cruised to its first ever win of Penn State, 84-73, in women's basketball action last night.

Nacickaite shot 12-for-13 from the line as Drexel (7-2) snapped a four-game Lions win streak. Senior Jasmina Roseel (20 points) notched her 1,000th career point.

Maggie Lucas (20 points) led Penn State (10-3).

In another women's game:

Kristen McCarthy's 16 point performance couldn't increase a five-game Temple win streak to six as the Owls lost to host Eastern Michigan, 65-56.

Shea Peddy added 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds but overall Temple (7-5) - who trailed 34-22, at the half - shot an abyssmal 39 percent from the field. Eastern Michigan (7-5) was led by Tavelyn James (17 points) and Cassie Schrock (13 points, 16 rebounds).