2018–19 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

2018–19 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
TD Bank Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record24–9 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
  • Denise Dillon (16th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Amy Mallon (15th season)
  • Stacy Weiss (7th season)
  • Michelle Baker (5th season)
MVPBailey Greenberg (1st year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2018–19 CAA women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 17 – 1   .944 29 – 6   .829
Drexel 14 – 4   .778 24 – 9   .727
Towson † 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Delaware 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
UNC Wilmington 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600
Northeastern 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
William & Mary 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Elon 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
Hofstra 3 – 15   .167 11 – 22   .333
Charleston 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233
† 2019 CAA tournament winner
As of March 31, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by sixteenth-year head coach Denise Dillon, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 24–9, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to Towson. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost in the first round to Harvard.

Previous season

The Dragons finished the 2017–18 season 27–8, 16–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for 1st place. They lost to Elon in the CAA tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Sara Woods 14 G/F 5'10" Senior Olney, MD Graduated
Megan Marecic 21 G 5'11" RS Junior Bethel Park, PA Transferred to Seton Hill
Hayley Wardwell 22 G 5'10" Freshman Hanover, MA Transferred to West Florida
Kelsi Lidge 25 F 5'8" Senior Aurora, CO Graduated


2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maura Hendrixson
SG 		Souderton, PA Cardinal O'Hara HS (PA) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Jul 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kate Connolly
SF 		Souderton, PA Souderton Area HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Nov 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Keishana Washington
PG 		Pickering, Ontario Durham Elite Prep 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A May 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Drexel 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.


Roster

2018–19 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Keishana Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Durham Elite Prep Pickering, Ontario
G 4 Kayla Bacon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Seton Keough Owings Mills, MD
F 10 Eline Maesschalck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr KA Redingenhof Aalst, Belgium
G 11 Aubree Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Archbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
G 12 Hannah Nihill 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Cardinal O'Hara Drexel Hill, PA
F 20 Kate Connolly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Souderton Area HS Harleysville, PA
G 22 Maura Hendrixson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Cardinal O'Hara HS (PA) Garnet Valley, PA
F 23 Bailey Greenberg 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Archbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
F 24 Niki Metzel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Rutgers Prep Princeton, NJ
F 30 Mariah Leonard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Broad Run Ashburn, VA
C 34 Tereza Kracikova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Gymnazium Pripotocni Prague, Czech Republic
G 50 Ana Ferariu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Johannes Honterus Brașov, Romania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 25, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2018*
2:00 pm 		West Chester W 67–39 
  –      –      –    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Quinnipiac L 52–56  0–1
  17 – Greenberg   10 – Greenberg   5 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,370)
Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Saint Joseph's W 51–34  1–1
  17 – Greenberg   8 – Greenberg   5 – Washington  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,004)
Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Bucknell W 64–42  2–1
  20 – Greenberg   8 – Metzel   4 – Nihill  Daskalakis Athletic Center (359)
Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 2018*
7:00 pm 		vs. Siena
TD Bank Classic semifinals 		W 51–39  3–1
  19 – Greenberg   8 – Ferariu   8 – Brown  Patrick Gym (285)
Burlington, VT
November 24, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Vermont
TD Bank Classic finals 		W 60–44  4–1
  22 – Greenberg   8 – Greenberg   5 – Washington  Patrick Gym (333)
Burlington, VT
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at La Salle W 58–43  5–1
  19 – Greenberg   10 – Metzel   5 – Brown  Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Manhattan
Manhattan College Holiday Tournament 		W 53–39  6–1
  15 – Greenberg   8 – Greenberg   4 – Brown  Draddy Gymnasium (210)
Riverdale, NY
December 8, 2018*
3:30 pm 		vs. Wright State
Manhattan College Holiday Tournament 		L 63–71 OT 6–2
  24 – Greenberg   8 – Metzel   7 – Tied  Draddy Gymnasium (115)
Riverdale, NY
December 16, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Gardner–Webb W 65–48  7–2
  17 – Nihill   13 – Metzel   3 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (624)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2018*
11:30 am 		Penn L 39–55  7–3
  9 – Nihill   6 – Greenberg   4 – Ferariu  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,625)
Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond W 58–35  8–3
  11 – Greenberg   10 – Greenberg   5 – Nihill  Robins Center (635)
Richmond, VA
CAA regular season
January 4, 2019
7:00 pm 		Towson L 54–55  8–4
(0–1) 		 17 – Greenberg   8 – Greenberg   7 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (517)
Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2019
2:00 pm 		James Madison L 35–51  8–5
(0–2) 		 17 – Greenberg   9 – Metzel   4 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (629)
Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		at Delaware W 57–40  9–5
(1–2) 		 16 – Hendrixson   10 – Brown   6 – Brown  Bob Carpenter Center (1,156)
Newark, DE
January 18, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Northeastern W 61–59  10–5
(2–2) 		 26 – Greenberg   8 – Greenberg   6 – Brown  Cabot Center (391)
Boston, MA
January 20, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Hofstra W 61–49  11–5
(3–2) 		 13 – Greenberg   7 – Greenberg   4 – Tied  Hofstra Arena (148)
Hempstead, NY
January 25, 2019
7:00 pm 		Charleston W 76–53  12–5
(4–2) 		 18 – Greenberg   3 – Tied   8 – Nihill  Daskalakis Athletic Center (633)
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2019
2:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington W 67–55  13–5
(5–2) 		 31 – Greenberg   8 – Brown   9 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,045)
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Elon W 59–44  14–5
(6–2) 		 24 – Greenberg   9 – Greenberg   4 – Brown  Schar Center (467)
Elon, NC
February 3, 2019
2:00 pm 		at William & Mary W 62–58  15–5
(7–2) 		 24 – Greenberg   11 – Greenberg   4 – Greenberg  Kaplan Arena (962)
Williamsburg, VA
February 10, 2019
5:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		Delaware W 58–41  16–5
(8–2) 		 23 – Greenberg   7 – Greenberg   3 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (821)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2019
7:00 pm 		Hofstra W 62–38  17–5
(9–2) 		 15 – Greenburg   7 – Greenburg   9 – Nihill  Daskalakis Athletic Center (684)
Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		Northeastern W 76–45  18–5
(10–2) 		 17 – Greenburg   6 – Greenburg   8 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,074)
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2019
7:00 pm 		at UNC Wilmington W 65–53  19–5
(11–2) 		 21 – Washington   10 – Greenburg   6 – Brown  Trask Coliseum (752)
Wilmington, NC
February 24, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Charleston W 65–42  20–5
(12–2) 		 21 – Greenburg   8 – Brown   6 – Brown  TD Arena (329)
Charleston, SC
March 1, 2019
7:00 pm 		William & Mary L 72–77 3OT 20–6
(12–3) 		 24 – Greenburg   8 – Tied   4 – Greenburg  Daskalakis Athletic Center (628)
Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSPHI+ 		Elon W 68–45  21–6
(13–3) 		 18 – Greenburg   6 – Kracikova   5 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (848)
Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		at James Madison L 47–58  21–7
(13–4) 		 18 – Greenberg   9 – Greenberg   5 – Washington  JMU Convocation Center (2,097)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 9, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Towson W 77–44  22–7
(14–4) 		 15 – Metzel   6 – Greenberg   3 – Tied  SECU Arena (487)
Towson, MD
CAA Tournament
March 14, 2019
5:00 pm 		(2) vs. (7) William & Mary
Quarterfinals 		W 71–60  23–7
  20 – Metzel   9 – Greenberg   4 – Metzel  Bob Carpenter Center (881)
Newark, DE
March 15, 2019
5:00 pm 		(2) vs. (6) Northeastern
Semifinals 		W 73–69 OT 24–7
  24 – Metzel   15 – Greenberg   5 – Washington  Bob Carpenter Center (442)
Newark, DE
March 15, 2019
1:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		(2) vs. (4) Towson
Championship 		L 49–53  24–8
  15 – Greenburg   6 – Brown   4 – Brown  Bob Carpenter Center (761)
Newark, DE
WNIT
March 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Harvard
First round 		L 56–69  24–9
  16 – Brown   9 – Greenburg   4 – Brown  Lavietes Pavilion (267)
Cambridge, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.


See also

References

  1. ^ "Drexel Dragons - 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". drexeldragons.com.
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