2017–18 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
WNIT, Second round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2017–18 record27–8 (16–2 CAA)
Head coachDenise Dillon (15th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Amy Mallon
  • Stacy McCullough
  • Michelle Baker
MVPKelsi Lidge
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drexel16–2 .889  27–8  .771
James Madison16–2 .889  23–11  .676
Elon †14–4 .778  25–8  .758
Delaware11–7 .611  19–13  .594
Northeastern11–7 .611  16–15  .516
William & Mary7–11 .389  16–14  .533
Hofstra5–13 .278  11–19  .367
UNC Wilmington4–14 .222  12–19  .387
Towson4–14 .222  9–21  .300
College of Charleston2–16 .111  7–24  .226
† 2018 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Meghan Creighton22G5'7"SeniorWest Chester, PAGraduated
Alexis Smith23G5'6"SeniorLusby, MDGraduated
Sarah Curran33F5'11"SeniorMedia, PAGraduated

2017 Recruiting Class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Hayley Wardwell
G		 Hanover, MA Cardinal Spellman High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Aug 12, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Kayla Bacon
G		 Owings Mills, MD Seton Keough High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
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 Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

    Class of 2018 early commitments

    Class of 2019 early commitments

    Roster
    2017–18 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 4 Kayla Bacon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSeton Keough Owings Mills, MD
    F 10 Eline Maesschalck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrKA Redingenhof Aalst, Belgium
    G 11 Aubree Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoArchbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
    F 12 Bailey Greenberg 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoArchbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
    G/F 14 Sara Woods 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrGood Counsel Olney, MD
    G 20 Hannah Nihill 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrCardinal O'Hara Drexel Hill, PA
    G 21 Megan Marecic 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrBethel Park Bethel Park, PA
    G 22 Hayley Wardwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCardinal Spellman Hanover, MA
    F 24 Niki Metzel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoRutgers Prep Princeton, NJ
    F 25 Kelsi Lidge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrRegis Jesuit Aurora, CO
    F 30 Mariah Leonard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrBroad Run Ashburn, VA
    C 34 Tereza Kracikova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrGymnazium Pripotocni Prague, Czech Republic
    G 50 Ana Ferariu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoJohannes 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

    [1]

    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.
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    See also

    2017–18 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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