2018–19 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represents 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.

2018–19 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
TD Bank Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2018–19 record24–9 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Amy Mallon (15th season)
  • Stacy Weiss (7th season)
  • Michelle Baker (5th season)
MVPBailey Greenberg (1st year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
2018–19 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
James Madison17–1 .944  29–6  .829
Drexel14–4 .778  24–9  .727
Towson †11–7 .611  20–13  .606
Delaware11–7 .611  16–15  .516
UNC Wilmington11–7 .611  18–12  .600
Northeastern9–9 .500  20–12  .625
William & Mary7–11 .389  14–17  .452
Elon4–14 .222  9–21  .300
Hofstra3–15 .167  11–22  .333
Charleston3–15 .167  7–23  .233
† 2019 CAA Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2017–18 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

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
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Sara Woods14G/F5'10"SeniorOlney, MDGraduated
Megan Marecic21G5'11"RS JuniorBethel Park, PATransferred to Seton Hill
Hayley Wardwell22G5'10"FreshmanHanover, MATransferred to West Florida
Kelsi Lidge25F5'8"SeniorAurora, COGraduated


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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Keishana Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrDurham Elite Prep Pickering, Ontario
    G 4 Kayla Bacon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSeton Keough Owings Mills, MD
    F 10 Eline Maesschalck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrKA Redingenhof Aalst, Belgium
    G 11 Aubree Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrArchbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
    G 12 Hannah Nihill 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SoCardinal O'Hara Drexel Hill, PA
    F 20 Kate Connolly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSouderton Area HS Harleysville, PA
    G 22 Maura Hendrixson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCardinal O'Hara HS (PA) Garnet Valley, PA
    F 23 Bailey Greenberg 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrArchbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
    F 24 Niki Metzel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrRutgers Prep Princeton, NJ
    F 30 Mariah Leonard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoBroad Run Ashburn, VA
    C 34 Tereza Kracikova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrGymnazium Pripotocni Prague, Czech Republic
    G 50 Ana Ferariu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrJohannes Honterus Brașov, Romania
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: June 25, 2018

    Schedule and results

    [1]

    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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