MADISON, N.J. - The Drew University women's basketball team erased a 17-point second-half deficit, but the rally came up just short in a 75-69 loss to St. Joseph's-Brooklyn in a non-conference tilt Thursday afternoon in Baldwin Gym.

Sophomore forward Sekya Campbell led the Rangers (8-3) with her second straight double-double, tying a career-high with 18 points and grabbing a career-high 16 rebounds. She also swiped five steals and blocked a pair of shots.

Junior center Erin Frederick added 12 points and six rebounds for Drew while junior guard Julia Ramos contributed 13 points, seven assists, and three steals. Freshman Joey Meyers guard chipped in with 11 points and a season-high nine boards.

Kelly O'Connell scored 18 points to lead the Bears (6-4).

It was a 65-57 game with 5:49 left before the Rangers reeled off a 10-0 run to pull ahead. Four different players scored during the spurt, starting with a layup from sophomore forward Lauren Cruse. Meyers then canned a 3-pointer before Frederick split a pair of free throws with 2:58 left, making it a two-point (65-53) game. Campbell nailed a pair of foul shots 34 seconds later to pull the Rangers even, then set up a Frederick lay-up that gave Drew its first lead (67-65) since midway through the second quarter.

St. Joseph's answered with a pair of big 3-pointers to go up 71-67 with 1:07 remaining. Ramos fed Frederick for another inside bucket with 56 ticks showing, but the Rangers missed their final four field-goal attempts while the Bears hit a pair of free throws and converted a fast-break lay-up down the stretch.

It was a close game throughout most of the first quarter until the visitors used a 7-1 run to open up a 19-12 lead with 23 seconds showing. Frederick dropped in a lay-up in the closing seconds to make it a 19-14 game heading into the second quarter.

A 3-pointer from sophomore guard Brooke Timinski handed the Rangers a 27-26 lead with 5:15 left in the first half, but that's when the Bears raced to a 16-3 surge, opening up a 45-30 halftime advantage.

St. Joe's twice led by 17 early in the third quarter before Drew began to chip away. A 9-1 run reduced the deficit to single digits (50-41) with 5:22 remaining and the scoreboard read 57-49 heading into the final period.

Drew continues its three-game homestand on Saturday, when it takes on cross-town rival FDU-Florham at 1 p.m. in its final non-conference match-up of the regular season.