NAVY HOCKEY DROPPED BY DREXEL, 2-1, FRIDAY NIGHT;
SAME TWO TEAMS MEET SATURDAY IN PHILLY
 
ANNAPOLIS, MD (Friday, October 19, 2007) -- Drexel University jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead and never trailed, defeating Navy's ice hockey team, 2-1, Friday night in a closely-fought Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL) clash at the McMullen Hockey Arena in Annapolis.
 
WIth the loss, the Midshipmen fell to 5-3 overall this season and 0-3 in the new ESCHL.  Drexel's Dragons gained only their second win of the young season, improving to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the league.
 
Navy and Drexel will meet again tomorrow (Saturday, October 20) at the Class of '23 rink in downtown Philadelphia.  Game time is 2:45 p.m.  The game will be broadcast on the TEAMLINE network, with Josh Martinelli handling the play-by-play and Pete Bourgeois handling the color commentary.
 
Navy netminder Eric Anderson stopped 24 of 26 Drexel's shots Friday night, while Dragon goaltender Alex Gredysa recorded 42 saves on 43 Navy shots, as the Midshipmen overwhelmingly outshot the visitors, 43-26.
 
 
SCORING SUMMARY
 
Drexel      2 - 0 - 0 -- 2
NAVY       0 - 1 - 0 -- 1