Drew Rangers

Drew women’s basketball completed the sweep of Madison Avenue by defeating the College of St. Elizabeth’s, 63-48, in the opening round of the Ramapo Tip-Off Tournament.  Danielle Barber led all scorers with 18 points and handed out nine assists while the Rangers got career-highs from Eden Blazovic and Rebecca Smith.  Drew improves to 3-0 on the season with wins over Madison/Convent Station rivals FDU and St. Elizabeth’s.

In a meet full of Ranger wins, the most important was the men’s team victory over Mount Saint Mary’s 101-73 on Friday night.  The Rangers won 15 of the 22 events, but were forced to swallow a tough loss on the women’s side as Mt. St. Mary’s superior numbers helped the visitors squeeze out a 93-87 win.  John Feniello, Kati Eggert and Jeroen Fabricant each won two events in the meet.

Drew University’s Equestrian Team had another successful show, placing third overall at an All-Region Show held at Centenary College on Sunday.  Two Blue Ribbons, from Jonas Colmer and Christine Karas, were the highlights though five second-place showings were imperative to the team’s overall placement.  The Rangers finished just a single point behind the second place team while collecting 37 points, the team’s high for the season.

In one of the best college basketball games ever played in Baldwin Gym, Drew men’s hoops beat FDU in overtime, 77-72.  Terrell Brown sent the game into OT with a driving layup in the final ten seconds of regulation and then scored four points in the extra period to lead the Rangers to a win in the Battle of Madison Avenue in front of a standing room only crowd at Drew.  FDU fought back from 12 down in the second half to put Drew on the brink before the Rangers came through in the clutch to give Head Coach Darryl Keckler the biggest win of his young career.

The Battle of Mad Ave lived up to its name as Drew’s women’s basketball fought to a thrilling 51-46 win over the FDU Devils in Baldwin Gym on Wednesday night.  Danielle Barber made a number of big plays down the stretch as the Rangers held off a late surge by the visiting Devils.  Drew’s defense and Jess DelVecchio, in particular, did a great job shutting down FDU’s top scorer, Danielle Michlovsky, to pull out the huge non-conference win.