An explosive first half by the Drexel Dragons was enough to rout the Huskies in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon as Drexel solidified its second seed in the CAA with a 76-45 win over an inconsistent Northeastern outfit.

Drexel (18-5, 10-2 CAA) picked apart Northeastern’s (15-9, 5-8 CAA) defense in the opening quarter, taking the lead at the first break 22-5.

The opening quarter included a 14-0 run from the home team, getting the Dragons up 18-2 at one point, with marquee junior forward Bailey Greenberg racking up 11 first-quarter points. For the Huskies, junior guard Shannon Todd was the sole scorer with all five of Northeastern’s points at the end of ten minutes.

Freshman Kendall Currence came off the bench in the second looking to sway the tide. Currence hit back-to-back 3s for the Huskies as they started to chip away at the lead.

Another 7-0 run for the Dragons separated the two teams on the scoreboard even more as freshman guard Keishana Washington made her impact on the court in the process. With fellow guard Maura Hendrixson out due to injury, Washington made her mark in replacing Hendrixson, scoring 11 first-half points going a perfect 5-5 from the field.

With Drexel leading 39-14 at the halfway mark of the game, with its biggest lead of the season against any team, there were little signs from the Huskies that they were going to dig themselves out of the deficit. Northeastern racked up 15 first-half turnovers, which was 15 more than the Dragons.

On top of this, the Huskies only had two scorers in the game at the half. Both Currence and Todd with seven points apiece made up all 14 points the Huskies had accumulated through two periods of play.

There were some highlights for the Huskies, as freshman forward Alexis Hill managed to put in a last-second layup to break Drexel’s full court press, capping off a 20-point third quarter for Northeastern, compared to its 14-point first half.

Drexel was able to outscore the Huskies in each of the quarters and led from the opening whistle to the final buzzer. The Dragons would earn the 31-point drubbing of the Huskies, earning their 10th straight win for the first time in 10 years.

Greenberg, who has been the story of the season for the Dragons, led the game in scoring with 17 points, alongside three of her teammates who all scored double digits in the win.

Shannon Todd and Kendall Currence finished the game as Northeastern’s top scorers, scoring 14 and 13 respectively. Todd also finished the game with four rebounds and two assists.

Northeastern returns back home to take on Hofstra (7-18, 1-12 CAA) this Friday at the Cabot Center.