Drexel Dragons women's basketball

Drexel Dragons
Drexel Dragons
	2023–24 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
University	Drexel University
First season	1921–22
All-time record	641–533 (.546) (Division I) ; (through 2021–22 season)
Head coach	Amy Mallon (4th season)
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center ; (Capacity: 2,509)
Nickname	Dragons
Student section	DAC Pack
Colors	Navy blue and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	2009, 2021, 2024
Conference tournament champions
	1988, 2009, 2021, 2024
Conference regular season champions
	1987, 1988, 1990, 2009, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023

Last updated March 26, 2024

The Drexel Dragons women's basketball program represents intercollegiate women's basketball at Drexel University. The team currently competes in the Coastal Athletic Association in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and play home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

History
Postseason results
NCAA Division I tournament results
WNIT results
Honors
Retired jerseys
Coach of the Year
Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Women's National Invitation Championship All Tournament MVP
Philadelphia Sports Writers Association
See also
References
External links

History

Drexel women's basketball began in 1887, and the first officially organised team began playing in 1909. The first intercollegiate season began in 1921, playing their first game against Swarthmore College. The first games were played at the 33rd Street Armory. The Dragons joined Division I in 1982. In the 1980s, the team nickname changed from the Dragonettes to the Dragons.

Drexel accomplished two consecutive undefeated seasons in 1965–66 and 1966–67. Both teams finished with a record of 8–0.

Drexel has received three bids to the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament, occurring in 2009, 2021, and 2024. Drexel's women's basketball team won their first national title in 2013, winning the NIT Tournament.

On February 22, 2007, Drexel defeated Northeastern 98–90 in an NCAA Division I record five overtimes.^[2]

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Dragons have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	#12	First Round	#5 Kansas State	L 44–68
2021	#14	First Round	#3 Georgia	L 53–67
2024	#16	First Round	#1 Texas	L 42–82

WNIT results

The Dragons have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) eleven times, winning it in 2013. Their combined record is 11–10.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	First Round	East Carolina	L 76–78 ^OT
2011	First Round	Florida Gulf Coast	L 67–73
2012	First Roud Second Round	Fairfield Syracuse	W 57–51 L 43–65
2013	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	Iona Harvard Bowling Green Auburn Florida Utah	W 59–50 W 82–72 W 50–47 W 56–43 W 67–57 W 46–43
2015	First Round	Hampton	L 42–45
2016	First Round	Temple	L 66–74
2017	First Round Second Round	Duquesne Villanova	W 70–47 L 51–56
2018	First Round Second Round	Robert Morris Fordham	W 57–44 L 60–63
2019	First Round	Harvard	L 56–69
2022	First Round Second Round Third Round	Norfolk State Bucknell Seton Hall	W 54–47 W 61–58 L 71–78
2023	First Round	Fordham	L 63–73

Honors

Retired jerseys

Drexel has retired two jersey numbers.

No.	Player	Position	Career
Drexel Dragons retired numbers
32	Barbara Yost-Alvanos	PG	1985–1988
44	Gabriela Mărginean	F	2006–2010

Coach of the Year

Colonial Athletic Association Coach Of The Year

2005 Denise Dillon (co-winner)
2009 Denise Dillon
2018 Denise Dillon
2021 Amy Mallon

Player of the Year

East Coast Conference Player of the Year

1983 Ethelda Makoid
1988 Barbara Yost

America East Conference Player of the Year

2001 Michelle Maslowski

Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year

2009 Gabriela Mărginean
2019 Bailey Greenberg
2023 Keishana Washington

Rookie of the Year

East Coast Conference Rookie of the Year

1990 Debbie Lynn

America East Conference Rookie of the Year

1994 Jen MacNeil (formerly North Atlantic Conference)
2001 Katrina Martin

Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year

2003 Catherine Scanlon
2007 Gabriela Mărginean
2018 Hannah Nihill

Defensive Player of the Year

East Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year

1989–90 – Debbie Ponist

Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year

2020–21 – Hannah Nihill

Women's National Invitation Championship All Tournament MVP

2013 Hollie Mershon

Philadelphia Sports Writers Association

See: Philadelphia Sports Writers Association § Award winners

Most Courageous

2008 – Nicole Hester

Outstanding Amateur Athlete

2009 – Gabriela Mărginean

Special Achievement

2013 – Denise Dillon

Related Research Articles

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The Drexel Dragons are the athletic teams of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The Drexel Dragons men's basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Drexel University. The team currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and plays home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drexel last appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2021.

The 2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at Daskalakis Athletic Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 29–7, 16–2 in CAA play to be crowned CAA regular season champions. They lost in the championship game of the CAA Basketball tournament to VCU. As a conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 NIT where they defeated UCF in the first round and Northern Iowa in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to Massachusetts.

The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 15th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

The 2009–10 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 9th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to James Madison.

The 2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represents Drexel University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by twelfth year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–11, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Delaware. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost to Hampton in the first round.

The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represent Drexel University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by thirteenth year head coach Denise Dillon, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to James Madison.

The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by fourteenth year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Duquesne in the first round before losing to Villanova in the second round.

The 2017–18 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by second-year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 13–20, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They defeated James Madison in the first round of the CAA tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to College of Charleston.

The 2017–18 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by fifteenth year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in CAA play to share the CAA regular season title with James Madison. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to Elon. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Robert Morris in the first round before losing to Fordham in the second round.

The 2018–19 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by third-year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were defeated in the quarterfinals of the 2019 CAA men's basketball tournament by College of Charleston.

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.

The 2012–13 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by tenth year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 28–10, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in 3rd place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament where they were defeated by Delaware. They received an invitation to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they won the championship, defeating Utah in the finals.

The 2019–20 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by seventeenth-year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 23–7, 16–2 in CAA play to finish in first place. Before they could play in the CAA tournament however, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020–21 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team will represent Drexel University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first-year head coach Amy Mallon, will play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

The 2021–22 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by second-year head coach Amy Mallon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

References

↑ "Colors for Digital Media - Drexel" . Retrieved April 1, 2016.
↑ "Women's Basketball: NU loses marathon five-overtime match-up to Drexel". The Huntington News. 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2018-05-21.

External links

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[1] "Colors for Digital Media - Drexel" . Retrieved April 1, 2016.

[2] "Women's Basketball: NU loses marathon five-overtime match-up to Drexel". The Huntington News. 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2018-05-21.

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