Michael Marchiano’s Drexel career started on a high note Sunday with a 3-0 win over Villanova in the head coach’s debut.
Laolu Daranijo had a goal in each half and Chris Donovan scored with 10 minutes left in the first half to lead the Dragons to the program’s first win over their Philly Soccer Six rivals since 2014. The rivalry was renewed in a competitive game for the first time since 2015.
The visitors got on the board first when Michael McCarthy got on the end of an Elliott Swigert free kick and played it off to Daranijo for the strike in the 9th minute.