2019–20 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represents Drexel University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by seventeenth-year head coach Denise Dillon, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2019–20 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2019–20 record23–7 (16–2 CAA)
Head coachDenise Dillon (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Amy Mallon (16th season)
  • Stacy Weiss (8th season)
  • Michelle Baker (6th season)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
2019–20 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
James Madison162 .889  254  .862
Drexel162 .889  237  .767
William & Mary126 .667  218  .724
Towson99 .500  1415  .483
Northeastern99 .500  1316  .448
Elon810 .444  1316  .448
Delaware810 .444  1217  .414
Charleston612 .333  1316  .448
UNC Wilmington612 .333  920  .310
Hofstra018 .000  326  .103
2020 CAA Tournament winner
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Eline Maesschalck10F5'11"SeniorAalst, BelgiumGraduated
Tereza Kracikova34C6'2"SeniorPrague, Czech RepublicGraduated


2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
AJ Davis
F
Baltimore, MD McDonogh School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Dec 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Hetta Saatman
C
Lancaster, PA Linden Hall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A May 15, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Maria Ferariu
W
Braşov, Romania Roland Park Country School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Aug 29, 2018 
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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.


    Roster

    2019–20 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Keishana Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoDurham Elite Prep Pickering, Ontario
    F 2 Hetta Saatman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLinden Hall Lancaster, PA
    F 3 AJ Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMcDonogh School Baltimore, MD
    G 4 Kayla Bacon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrSeton Keough Owings Mills, MD
    G 5 Maria Ferariu  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrRoland Park Country School Brașov, Romania
    G 11 Aubree Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrArchbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
    G 12 Hannah Nihill 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) JrCardinal O'Hara Drexel Hill, PA
    F 15 Brianne Borcky 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrGarnet Valley HS Glen Mills, PA
    F 20 Kate Connolly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSouderton Area HS Harleysville, PA
    G 22 Maura Hendrixson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCardinal O'Hara HS (PA) Garnet Valley, PA
    F 23 Bailey Greenberg 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrArchbishop Wood North Wales, PA
    F 24 Niki Metzel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrRutgers Prep Princeton, NJ
    F 30 Mariah Leonard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrBroad Run Ashburn, VA
    G 50 Ana Ferariu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrJohannes 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
    August 17, 2019*
    10:00 am
    at Greece U16 W 78–61 
     15  Washington              
    Athens, Greece
    August 20, 2019*
    9:00 am
    at Greece W 64–51 
     20  Greenberg  6  Tied       P.A.O.K. Sports Arena 
    Thessaloniki, Greece
    August 22, 2019*
    10:00 am
    at Northern Greece W 92–37 
     12  Borcky       7  Nihill  Anatolia College Gym 
    Thessaloniki, Greece
    October 26, 2019*
    2:00 pm
    Jefferson     Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Quinnipiac W 66–62  1–0
     31  Greenberg  12  Greenberg  4  Brown  People's United Center (478)
    Hamden, CT
    November 9, 2019*
    2:00 pm
    Davidson
    Preseason WNIT First Round
    W 74–63  2–0
     31  Greenberg  6  Tied  7  Nihill  Daskalakis Athletic Center (716)
    Philadelphia, PA
    November 11, 2019*
    8:00 pm
    at No. 18 DePaul
    Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals
    L 57–81  2–1
     17  Greenberg  4  Tied  3  A. Ferariu  McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,335)
    Chicago, IL
    November 16, 2019*
    2:00 pm
    Pacific
    Preseason WNIT Consolation
    L 51–58  2–2
     11  Tied  6  A. Ferariu  4  Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (437)
    Philadelphia, PA
    November 24, 2019*
    2:00 pm
    Richmond W 58–52  3–2
     25  Greenberg  5  Tied  7  Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (701)
    Philadelphia, PA
    November 30, 2019*
    2:00 pm
    vs. Buffalo
    Saint Joseph's Tournament semifinals
    L   3–3
                    Hagan Arena 
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 1, 2019*
    ESPN+, 2:00 pm
    at Saint Joseph's
    Saint Joseph's Tournament 3rd Place
    W   4–3
                    Hagan Arena 
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 4, 2019*
    5:00 pm
    Villanova W  OT 5–3
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 8, 2019*
    2:00 pm
    at Bucknell L   5–4
                    Sojka Pavilion 
    Lewisburg, PA
    December 17, 2019*
    11:30 am, NBCS+
    La Salle W   6–4
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 20, 2019*
    11:30 am, ESPN+
    at Penn
    Battle of 33rd Street
    L   6–5
                    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 30, 2019*
    4:30 pm
    Maine W   7–5
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    CAA regular season
    January 3, 2020
    at Charleston L   7–6
    (0–1)
                    TD Arena 
    Charleston, SC
    January 5, 2020
    at UNC Wilmington W  OT 8–6
    (1–1)
                    Trask Coliseum 
    Wilmington, NC
    January 10, 2020
    7:00 pm, NBCS+
    Northeastern W   9–6
    (2–1)
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 12, 2020
    Hofstra W   10–6
    (3–1)
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 19, 2020
    2:00 pm, NBCS+
    Delaware W  OT 11–6
    (4–1)
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 24, 2020
    at Elon W  OT 12–6
    (5–1)
                    Schar Center 
    Elon, NC
    January 26, 2020
    at William & Mary W   13–6
    (6–1)
                    Kaplan Arena 
    Williamsburg, VA
    January 31, 2020
    Towson W   14–6
    (7–1)
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 2, 2020
    James Madison W   15–6
    (8–1)
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 7, 2020
    at Hofstra W   16–6
    (9–1)
                    Hofstra Arena 
    Hempstead, NY
    February 9, 2020
    at Northeastern W   17–6
    (10–1)
                    Cabot Center 
    Boston, MA
    February 16, 2020
    1:00 pm, NBCSPHI
    at Delaware W   18–6
    (11–1)
                    Bob Carpenter Center 
    Newark, DE
    February 21, 2020
    7:00 pm, NBCS+
    William & Mary W  OT 19–6
    (12–1)
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 23, 2020
    Elon W   20–6
    (13–1)
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 28, 2020
    at James Madison L   20–7
    (13–2)
                    JMU Convocation Center 
    Harrisonburg, VA
    March 1, 2020
    at Towson W   21–7
    (14–2)
                    SECU Arena 
    Towson, MD
    March 5, 2020
    7:00 pm, NBCS+
    UNC Wilmington W   22–7
    (15–2)
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    March 7, 2020
    Charleston W   23–7
    (16–2)
                    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    CAA Tournament
    March 12, 2020
    12:00 pm
    (1) vs. (9) UNC Wilmington
    Quarterfinals, Cancelled (Coronavirus)
    Schar Center 
    Elon, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.


    Rankings

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
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    Final
    AP N/A
    Coaches RV
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    RV   Received votes
    NR   Not ranked
    ( )   Number of first place votes

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    See also

    References

    1. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". drexeldragons.com. Drexel University. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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