College Drexel’s struggles continue in loss to Hofstra by Renee Washington January 16, 2016 Kazembe Abif finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds as Drexel drops to 3-13 and 1-4 in CAA play. With the win, Hofstra (4-1, 12-5) remains at the top of the conference. The Pride led for most of the game, but Drexel took the lead 56-54 after Sammy Mojica tipped in a missed three point attempt by Tavon Allen. The Dragons were held scoreless for the next three minutes as Hofstra went on a 10-0 run behind Juan’ya Green’s 10 straight points. Green scored a game high 25 points and passed the mark for 2,000 career points in the game. Drexel shot just 26 percent in the first half. Along with many missed attempts, the Dragons were also in foul trouble early on. Rodney Williams and Tavon Allen both had three fouls in the first half. The Dragons trailed by 10 at halftime, but opened the half on a 12-4 run. After starting the game 0-5 in the first half, Abif knocked down 14 points in the final 20 minutes of the contest to help keep the Dragons in the game. It was a close, two possession game until Green scored 10 straight points. Abif notched his fifth career double-double after going 6-for-9 in the second half. Mojica added 13 points, going 5-for-17 from the floor. Tavon Allen finished with 10 points. Freshman Terrell Allen grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to go along with his nine points and five assists. Rokas Gustys added a double-double for Hofstra with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Brian Bernardi, came into the game leading the conference in three-point percentage, but was held to just one three-pointer and a total of 12 points. Although the Dragons struggled offensively, they held Hofstra attack to just 17 percent (3-18) from the field and forced 17 turnovers which led to 17 Drexel points. Next the Dragons are on the road again as they face another conference opponent, Towson, on Saturday at 4p.m ET. The game can be seen live on Comcast SportsNet. Post Views: 1,287 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Renee Washington Renee is a Staff Writer at DoubleGSports.com with a focus on Temple Men's Basketball and other area sports content. Latest posts by Renee Washington (see all) Temple grabs fourth straight win - February 8, 2018 Temple Looks to Bounce Back Against Tulsa Wednesday - January 15, 2018 Analyzing Temple’s season through the halfway point - January 14, 2018 Game On! Temple still Scheduled to Face Cincinnati Thursday night - January 4, 2018 Related Topics Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Rutgers Duo, Reed and Skorski, Selected in 2016 NWSL College Draft Hall upsets No. 12 Providence, move to 13-4