Philadelphia - Bruce Bickford made 17 saves while the Drexel defense allowed just three goals as the Dragons downed St. John's 6-3 in heavy rain at Vidas Field. Scott Perri, making his first career appearance, and Andrew Chapman each scored a pair of goals as Drexel improved to 4-1 on the season.

The Red Storm opened the game with a pair of goals, both on Tom Michaelsen assists. Nick Messinger scored less than seven minutes into the game while Rob Gannon gave St. John's a two-goal lead. The Drexel defense responded not by just shutting down the Red Storm offense but by creating offensive opportunities. Steve Grossi picked off a pass in the defensive zone and sprinted to the other end of the field where he raced in towards the cage. He flipped the ball to Chapman, who put the Dragons on the board with 1:25 remaining in the opening period.

Less than three minutes into the second period, Grossi again intercepted a pass, this time at midfield and eventually found Perri in front who notched his first career goal to tie the score at 2-2. Minutes later, Kevin Dart picked up a groundball on defense and raced the other direction where went unchallenged toward the cage before firing a shot that gave the Dragons a 3-2 lead. Chris O'Connor wrapped up the first half scoring with a goal on an Chapman assist as Drexel headed to the break with a 4-2 lead.

Following intermission, Trevor Michaelsen put the Red Storm within a goal as he beat Bickford with 6:48 remaining in the third period. The Dragons put the game away in the fourth with Chapman and Perri each notching his second goal of the game while the Drexel defense shut out the Red Storm the rest of the way.

Over his last two games, All-America candidate Bickford has made 28 saves while allowing a total of just five goals. Dan Goldberg made 11 saves for St. John's. The Dragons will host Saint Joseph's on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m.

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PHILADELPHIA (March 8, 2008) Amidst the changing weather on Vidas Field in Philadelphia, the Red Storm lacrosse team lost its fourth game of the season at the hands of the No. 14 Drexel Dragons, 6-3, on Saturday, March 8.

With the non-conference loss, the Red Storm drops to 0-4 on the season as the Dragons advance to 4-1.

St. Johns got on the board first for the third time this season as sophomore Nick Messigner scored his first career goal halfway through the first period. Senior attackman Tom Michaelsen assisted the goal.

Senior Rob Gannon echoed Messingers goal a minute later, taking an outside one-timer from Michaelsen, which flew past Dragon goaltender Bruce Bickford in the top left corner to take the 2-0 lead.

Keeping the ball on offense, the Red Storm attack unit successfully blocked two straight Dragon clear attempts, keeping the Drexel defense stuck in the corner of their own zone.

With a minute and a half left in the first, Drexel quickly cleared the ball downfield as Steve Grossi passed the ball off to Andrew Chapman for a quick goal. St. Johns closed the period ahead 2-1.

The rain poured down on Vidas Field as Drexel tied it up three minutes into the second period as freshman Scott Perri took advantage of his first time on the turf this season.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Dragons took their first lead of the game as Kevin Dart scored unassisted with 7:06 on the clock. Three minutes later, Drexel extended their lead to two goals Chris OConnor from Chapman got one passed sophomore goaltender Dan Goldberg, making his 2008 debut between the pipes.

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