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{{Infobox college basketball team
{{Infobox college basketball team|women=yes
|name = Drexel Dragons
| name = Drexel Dragons women's basketball
| current = 2024–25 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
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| logo = Drexel Dragons wordmark.svg
|current = 2019–20 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
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| university = [[Drexel University]]
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|university = Drexel University
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|record = 599–518 ({{winning percentage|599|518|0}}) (Division I) <!--Through 2019–20 season-->
| coach = [[Amy Mallon]]
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|location = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| conference = [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
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The '''Drexel Dragons women's basketball''' program represents [[college basketball|intercollegiate women's basketball]] at [[Drexel University]]. The team currently competes in the [[Colonial Athletic Association]] in [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) and play home games at the [[Daskalakis Athletic Center]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].
The '''Drexel Dragons women's basketball''' program represents [[college basketball|intercollegiate women's basketball]] at [[Drexel University]]. The team currently competes in the [[Coastal Athletic Association]] in [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) and play home games at the [[Daskalakis Athletic Center]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].


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


Drexel has received one bid to the [[NCAA Women's Division I Tournament bids by school|NCAA Women's Basketball tournament]], occurring in [[2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]. Drexel's women's basketball team won their first national title in 2013, winning the [[2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament|NIT Tournament]].
Drexel has received three bids to the [[NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I tournament]], occurring in [[2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2009]], 2021, and 2024. Drexel's women's basketball team won their first national title in 2013, winning the [[2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament|NIT Tournament]].


On February 22, 2007, Drexel defeated Northeastern 98–90 in an NCAA Division I record 5 overtimes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huntnewsnu.com/2007/02/womens-basketball-nu-loses-marathon-five-overtime-match-up-to-drexel/|title=Women’s Basketball: NU loses marathon five-overtime match-up to Drexel|date=2007-02-28|work=The Huntington News|access-date=2018-05-21|language=en-US}}</ref>
On February 22, 2007, Drexel defeated Northeastern 98–90 in an NCAA Division I record five overtimes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huntnewsnu.com/2007/02/womens-basketball-nu-loses-marathon-five-overtime-match-up-to-drexel/|title=Women’s Basketball: NU loses marathon five-overtime match-up to Drexel|date=2007-02-28|work=The Huntington News|access-date=2018-05-21|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Postseason results==
==Postseason results==


===NCAA Division I tournament results===
===NCAA Division I tournament results===
The Dragons have appeared in the [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Division I tournament]] one time, losing their only game.
The Dragons have appeared in the [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Division I tournament]] three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Drexel Dragons|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Drexel Dragons|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}}
|- align="center"
| [[2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2009]] || #12 || First Round || #5 Kansas State || L 44–68
|- align="center"
| [[2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2021]] || #14 || First Round || #3 Georgia || L 53–67
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]] || First Round || Kansas State || L 44–68
| [[2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2024]] || #16 || First Round || #1 Texas|| L 42–82
|}
|}


===WNIT results===
===WNIT results===
The Dragons have appeared in the [[Women's National Invitation Tournament]] (WNIT) nine times, winning it in 2013. Their combined record is 8–7.
The Dragons have appeared in the [[Women's National Invitation Tournament]] (WNIT) eleven times, winning it in 2013. Their combined record is 11–10.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament|2019]] || First Round || [[2018–19 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team|Harvard]] || L 56–69
| [[2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament|2019]] || First Round || [[2018–19 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team|Harvard]] || L 56–69
|- align="center"
| [[2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament|2022]] || First Round<br/>Second Round<br/>Third Round || {{cbb link|year=2021–22|sex=women|team=Norfolk State Spartans|school=Norfolk State University|title=Norfolk State}}<br/>{{cbb link|year=2021–22|sex=women|team=Bucknell Bison|school=Bucknell University|title=Bucknell}}<br/>[[2021–22 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team|Seton Hall]] || W 54–47<br/>W 61–58<br/>L 71–78
|- align="center"
| [[2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament|2023]] || First Round || {{cbb link|year=2022-23|sex=women|team=Fordham Rams|school=Fordham University|title=Fordham}} || L 63–73
|}
|}


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===Retired jerseys===
===Retired jerseys===
Drexel has retired two jersey numbers.
* #44 [[Gabriela Mărginean]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
* #32 Barbara Yost-Alvanos
| colspan="5" style= "{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drexel Dragons|border=0}}" | '''Drexel Dragons retired numbers'''
|-
! width=40px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Drexel Dragons|border=0}}" | No.
! width=150px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Drexel Dragons|border=0}}" |Player
! width=100px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Drexel Dragons|border=0}}" |Position
! width=150px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Drexel Dragons|border=0}}" |Career
|-
| '''32'''|| Barbara Yost-Alvanos || [[Point guard|PG]] || 1985–1988
|-
|'''44'''|| [[Gabriela Mărginean]] || [[Forward (basketball)|F]] || 2006–2010
|}


===Coach of the Year===
===Coach of the Year===
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* 2009 Denise Dillon
* 2009 Denise Dillon
* 2018 Denise Dillon
* 2018 Denise Dillon
* 2021 [[Amy Mallon]]


===Player of the Year===
===Player of the Year===
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* 2009 Gabriela Mărginean
* 2009 Gabriela Mărginean
* 2019 Bailey Greenberg
* 2019 Bailey Greenberg
* 2023 Keishana Washington


===Rookie of the Year===
===Rookie of the Year===
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* 1989–90 – Debbie Ponist
* 1989–90 – Debbie Ponist


'''Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year'''
===PSWA "Most Courageous" Award===
* 2020–21 – Hannah Nihill
:''See: {{section link|Philadelphia Sports Writers Association|2008}}
*2008 – Nicole Hester


===Women's National Invitation Championship All Tournament MVP===
===Women's National Invitation Championship All Tournament MVP===
* 2013 [[Hollie Mershon]]
* 2013 [[Hollie Mershon]]

===Philadelphia Sports Writers Association===
:''See: {{section link|Philadelphia Sports Writers Association|Award winners}}
'''Most Courageous'''
* 2008 – Nicole Hester

'''Outstanding Amateur Athlete'''
* 2009 – Gabriela Mărginean

'''Special Achievement'''
* 2013 – Denise Dillon


==See also==
==See also==
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{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website}}
* {{official website}}


Revision as of 22:38, 26 November 2024

Drexel Dragons women's basketball
2024–25 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
UniversityDrexel University
First season1921–22; 104 years ago
All-time record641–533 (.546) (Division I)
(through 2021–22 season)
Head coachAmy Mallon (5th season)
ConferenceCAA
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
ArenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
(capacity: 2,509)
NicknameDragons
Student sectionDAC Pack
ColorsNavy blue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
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

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

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 Division I 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.

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

Coach of the Year

Colonial Athletic Association Coach Of The Year

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

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

See also

References

  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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