Juicy Historical Introduction...
It seems there has always been drama when
Drexel plays
UNC Wilmington.
In 2007:
Leland "I own a cat named Elvis" Raum helped Drexel to top off a 6th CAA win in a row by scoring one of his infamous "out of nowhere, FIFA style goals" with 5 minutes left in double overtime down in NC. On a rare occasion he got himself a nice lil photo headline on the website showcasing his Hobbit hair cut.... he looked like Cory Mattews before he hit puberty, still does... Anyway, the entire team was so surprised that Leland actually scored the goal
(and that it wasn't Fabio or Thiago...) that we lost the next two CAA games.
- Archived Game Recap.
In 2008: The stage was eerily similar to the one set for this Saturday. Drexel was hot off their best season in the CAA ever in 2007 and was playing UNC Wilmington in the CAA opener on Alumni Day. That game Drexel broke a 5 game scoring drought to take the lead in the game three separate times. Things were looking good...but wait... enter
yours truly (see me making fun of Leland's hair is funnier now..), who managed to give UNC Wilmington not just 1 pk late to tie the game but another 1 in overtime allowing UNC to snatch the win. Talk about "POOP SQUAD Player Of The Game!", it was so bad everyone forget that
Baf had missed a pk that would have seen Drexel go up 4-2 with 20 minutes left in the game. I think I made the "Come-on Man!" segment of Monday Night Countdown that week... Spots Information even put my picture on the headline for the game as if to say - "Hey just in case you forgot, it was this retard who blew the game on Alumni Day..."
- Archived Game Recap.
In 2009: The game down in NC was cancelled due to weather and the boys had to return home with nothing but a few free Olive Garden meals & some missed class time. They returned to NC later in the season to replay the match, only to get their asses handed to them 5-0. UNC Wilmington went on to win the CAA Championship that year...
- Archived Game Recap.
So we make it to 2010!
This is gonna be a big one! Drexel returns to Vidas Field this Saturday, October 2nd for the first CAA home game of the 2010 season. The Dragons will put their unbeaten home record on the line as they take on one of the toughest teams recently in the CAA. UNC Wilmington is the returning CAA Champion & has been nationally ranked higher than 24th all year (until losing 0-1 to Coastal Carolina on Tuesday...).
Not only is Drexel playing one of its toughest opponents of the year, but the 1st CAA home game of 2010 is on Alumni Day! Kick-off is at 3:00pm. So grab your friends, family, classmates, co-workers, even a random stranger or two & bring um to Vidas Field! This game will not disappoint!
Check out the
official game preview on drexeldragons.com. Sports Info finally smartened up and used a photo of Danny Vigs on the article. It's gonna be like those
Axe Effect commercials at the game tomorrow... at least I hope so.
Let's GO DU!
P.S. This weekend's weather is supposed to be
70 & sunny!
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