PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Senior attackman Scott Perri scored five goals and added two assists to lead Drexel University (7-6, 3-3) to its second win in the last three games, a 13-9 Colonial Athletic Association victory over the Tigers (2-10, 0-5) at the Dragons' Vidas Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon.
Perri scored three of his five goals in the second half as Drexel broke open a close game by scoring six goals in the third quarter en route to the victory.
After Perri gave the Dragons a 1-0 lead just over a minute into the first quarter, the Tigers took a 2-1 lead on back-to-back goals by senior midfielder Pat Britton.
But, Drexel responded by scoring three straight goals to start the second quarter for a 4-2 advantage with 5:37 remaining.
Junior attackman Matt Lamon and junior midfielder Michael Brashears tied the game at 4-4 by scoring a pair of goals in a 59-second span before sophomore attackman Brendan Glynn regained the Dragons' advantage by scoring with 1:19 remaining in the first half.
Led by a goal and an assist from sophomore attackman Robert Church, the Dragons opened the second half by scoring five straight goals to take a commanding 10-4 lead with 8:43 left in the period. With 8:06 left, sophomore attackman Dan Kramer ended the Dragons' run by scoring off an assist from freshman midfielder Andrew Hodgson, trimming the deficit to 10-5.
After the teams traded goals twice, Brashears scored his second goal of the game on an extra-man tally off an assist from senior midfielder Peter Mezzanotte with 2:16 remaining, but the Dragons answered just 16 seconds later when junior midfielder Chris Farquhar scored for a 13-8 Drexel lead.
Senior attackman Tim Flynn ended the scoring with 1:08 remaining when he scored the first goal of his college career off a feed from junior attackman Stephen Norris.
While Perri led the Dragons with his seven-point performance, Glynn added three goals for the Dragons. Junior goalkeeper Mark Manos made 16 saves, including 10 in the first half, as Towson outshot Drexel by a 43-36 margin.
Britton and Brashears each scored twice to lead the Tigers in a losing effort while Hodgson had three assists.
The Tigers will finish the season next Saturday night when they host Saint Joseph's in a CAA game at Johnny Unitas® Stadium. Opening face-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on WTMD-FM 89.7.
