2017–18 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

2017–18 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
WNIT, Second round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record27–8 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPKelsi Lidge
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel 16 – 2   .889 27 – 8   .771
James Madison 16 – 2   .889 23 – 11   .676
Elon † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
Delaware 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Northeastern 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
William & Mary 7 – 11   .389 16 – 14   .533
Hofstra 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
UNC Wilmington 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387
Towson 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
College of Charleston 2 – 16   .111 7 – 24   .226
† 2018 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Meghan Creighton 22 G 5'7" Senior West Chester, PA Graduated
Alexis Smith 23 G 5'6" Senior Lusby, MD Graduated
Sarah Curran 33 F 5'11" Senior Media, PA Graduated

2017 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hannah Nihill
PG 		Drexel Hill, PA Cardinal O'Hara High School 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A Jul 16, 2015 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Hayley Wardwell
G 		Hanover, MA Cardinal Spellman High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Aug 12, 2015 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Kayla Bacon
G 		Owings Mills, MD Seton Keough High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: 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 Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

Class of 2018 early commitments

College recruiting information (2018)
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 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kate Connolly
SF 		Souderton, PA Souderton Area HS N/A N/A Nov 15, 2016 
Star ratings: 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 
Star ratings: 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:

Class of 2019 early commitments

College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brianne Borcky
PF 		Glen Mills, PA Garnet Valley HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Aug 29, 2017 
Star ratings: 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:

Roster

2017–18 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 4 Kayla Bacon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Seton Keough Owings Mills, MD
F 10 Eline Maesschalck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr KA Redingenhof Aalst, Belgium
G 11 Aubree Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Archbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
F 12 Bailey Greenberg 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Archbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
G/F 14 Sara Woods 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Good Counsel Olney, MD
G 20 Hannah Nihill 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Cardinal O'Hara Drexel Hill, PA
G 21 Megan Marecic 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Bethel Park Bethel Park, PA
G 22 Hayley Wardwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cardinal Spellman Hanover, MA
F 24 Niki Metzel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Rutgers Prep Princeton, NJ
F 25 Kelsi Lidge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Regis Jesuit Aurora, CO
F 30 Mariah Leonard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Broad Run Ashburn, VA
C 34 Tereza Kracikova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Gymnazium Pripotocni Prague, Czech Republic
G 50 Ana Ferariu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Johannes Honterus Brașov, Romania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 6, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2017*
2:00 pm 		West Chester W 69–56 
  –      –      –    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
November 4, 2017*
2:00 pm 		University of the Sciences W 70–39 
  –      –      –    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2017*
1:00 pm 		at Penn State L 70–84  0–1
  16 – Brown   6 – Tied   6 – Brown  Bryce Jordan Center (2,504)
University Park, PA
November 16, 2017*
7:00 pm 		La Salle W 79–54  1–1
  14 – Ferariu   6 – Tied   8 – Lidge  Daskalakis Athletic Center (692)
Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2017*
2:00 pm 		Bucknell W 63–54  2–1
  13 – Brown   7 – Greenberg   3 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (582)
Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 2017*
2:30 pm 		vs. Virginia Tech
Paradise Jam First Round 		L 67–79  2–2
  18 – Brown   7 – Lidge   5 – Lidge  Titan Field House (674)
Melbourne, FL
November 24, 2017*
3:30 pm 		vs. No. 11 West Virginia
Paradise Jam Second Round 		L 42–75  2–3
  16 – Lidge   5 – Brown   2 – Tied  Titan Field House (369)
Melbourne, FL
November 25, 2017*
3:30 pm 		vs. Butler
Paradise Jam Third Round 		W 76–62  3–3
  15 – Tied   5 – Brown   9 – Brown  Titan Field House (276)
Melbourne, FL
December 1, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Lafayette W 52–37  4–3
  14 – Marecic   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (572)
Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2017*
2:00 pm 		at Delaware State W 73–52  5–3
  17 – Lidge   10 – Lidge   9 – Brown  Memorial Hall (243)
Dover, DE
December 7, 2017*
2:00 pm 		at Niagara W 66–65  6–3
  23 – Lidge   10 – Greenberg   6 – Brown  Gallagher Center (350)
Lewiston, NY
December 9, 2017*
6:00 pm 		at Syracuse L 62–72  6–4
  17 – Marecic   6 – Lidge   4 – Tied  Carrier Dome (1,471)
Syracuse, NY
December 17, 2017*
1:30 pm 		at Saint Joseph's W 65–58  7–4
  20 – Marecic   8 – Lidge   2 – Tied  Hagan Arena (3,551)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2017*
1:00 pm 		Cornell W 61–39  8–4
  15 – Brown   7 – Lidge   4 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (524)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season
December 29, 2017
4:00 pm 		Delaware W 74–53  9–4
(1–0) 		 16 – Lidge   7 – Woods   5 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (679)
Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2017
2:00 pm 		Hofstra W 47–38  10–4
(2–0) 		 14 – Woods   10 – Woods   4 – Woods  Daskalakis Athletic Center (502)
Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2018
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary
Postponed to January 9 (Snow) 		Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 7, 2018
2:00 pm 		at James Madison L 48–56  10–5
(2–1) 		 19 – Greenberg   9 – Lidge   5 – Brown  JMU Convocation Center (1,849)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 9, 2018
6:00 pm 		at William & Mary
Rescheduled from January 5 		W 65–58  11–5
(3–1) 		 17 – Woods   13 – Lidge   8 – Lidge  Kaplan Arena (561)
Williamsburg, VA
January 14, 2018
2:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington W 68–42  12–5
(4–1) 		 18 – Lidge   8 – Brown   5 – Lidge  Daskalakis Athletic Center (556)
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Northeastern W 69–58  13–5
(5–1) 		 21 – Lidge   9 – Lidge   5 – Tied  Cabot Center (816)
Boston, MA
January 21, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Hofstra W 58–47  14–5
(6–1) 		 15 – Greenberg   8 – Greenberg   7 – Brown  Hofstra Arena (233)
Hempstead, NY
January 26, 2018
7:00 pm 		Elon W 58–56  15–5
(7–1) 		 17 – Lidge   9 – Woods   5 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (638)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2018
2:00 pm 		Northeastern W 58–50  16–5
(8–1) 		 11 – Tied   6 – Nihill   4 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (815)
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 2018
7:00 pm 		Towson W 78–53  17–5
(9–1) 		 18 – Woods   8 – Nihill   7 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (508)
Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2018
1:00 pm 		at College of Charleston W 80–53  18–5
(10–1) 		 16 – Greenberg   10 – Brown   11 – Brown  TD Arena (330)
Charleston, SC
February 9, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Elon L 58–70  18–6
(10–2) 		 14 – Brown   6 – Ferariu   2 – Tied  Alumni Gym (787)
Elon, NC
February 11, 2018
1:00 pm 		at UNC Wilmington W 58–40  19–6
(11–2) 		 11 – Lidge   6 – Marecic   9 – Lidge  Trask Coliseum (808)
Wilmington, NC
February 18, 2018
2:00 pm 		William & Mary W 54–34  20–6
(12–2) 		 12 – Greenberg   8 – Tied   4 – Lidge  Daskalakis Athletic Center (802)
Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2018
7:00 pm 		James Madison W 73–71 2OT 21–6
(13–2) 		 26 – Brown   7 – Woods   6 – Lidge  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,208)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Towson W 62–54  22–6
(14–2) 		 16 – Brown   11 – Greenberg   5 – Brown  SECU Arena (423)
Towson, MD
March 1, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Delaware W 72–53  23–6
(15–2) 		 27 – Lidge   8 – Woods   4 – Lidge  Bob Carpenter Center (1,408)
Newark, DE
March 3, 2018
1:00 pm 		College of Charleston W 71–57  24–6
(16–2) 		 20 – Greenberg   10 – Lidge   5 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (614)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA Tournament
March 8, 2018
12:00 pm 		(1) (8) UNC Wilmington
Quarterfinals 		W 71–41  25–6
  18 – Lidge   7 – Woods   6 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 2018
3:00 pm 		(1) (5) Delaware
Semifinals 		W 58–53 OT 26–6
  13 – Greenberg   11 – Woods   4 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
March 10, 2018
1:00 pm, NBCSN 		(1) (3) Elon
Championship 		L 45–57  26–7
  14 – Nihill   4 – Brown   3 – Greenberg  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,441)
Philadelphia, PA
WNIT
March 16, 2018
7:00 pm 		Robert Morris
First round 		W 57–44  27–7
  14 – Greenberg   6 – Lidge   5 – Lidge  Daskalakis Athletic Center (479)
Philadelphia, PA
March 18, 2018
4:00 pm 		Fordham
Second round 		L 60–63  27–8
  20 – Greenberg   6 – Greenberg   7 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (505)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Drexel Dragons - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule".