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Drexel Headed to NCAA Tournament for First Time Since 1996 After Winning CAA Tournament
By Russ Joy
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For the first time since 1996, back when Malik Rose donned the blue and gold, the Drexel Dragons have punched their ticket to the big dance after winning the Colonial Athletic Association Championship:
Cue the celebration!! For the first time since 1996 @DrexelMBB is heading to the NCAA Tournament!
The Dragons come up huge down the stretch to take down Elon in the @CAABasketball Championship. pic.twitter.com/J7fe1ziMsF
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) March 10, 2021
The #6 seed in the conference tournament downed the #8 seed Elon University 63-56 to punch their ticket into the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The moment wasn’t lost on head coach Zach Spiker:
Drexel's head coach has been crying his eyes out for 10 minutes straight and I can't blame him at all. This is why mid-major conference tournaments are the best
— Bobby Reagan (@BarstoolReags) March 10, 2021
Congrats to Drexel and everyone who’s worked hard to get the program to this point. It looks like we’ve identified their biggest fan:
Drexel Dragons best team in Phila
— Kevin Kinkead (@Kevin_Kinkead) March 10, 2021
Russ Joy is a commercial editor for XLMedia PLC, co-host of Snow The Goalie: A Flyers Podcast and It's Just Wrestling Podcast, and a Philadelphia Flyers writer for CrossingBroad.com. A graduate of West Chester University of PA and California University of PA, Russ is also a husband and father of four. Follow him on Twitter: @JoyOnBroad Email: russell.joy@xlmedia.com