2016–17 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

2016–17 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record22–11 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPSarah Curran (1st year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Elon 16 2   .889 27 7   .794
James Madison 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Drexel 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Delaware 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
William & Mary 9 9   .500 20 11   .645
Northeastern 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
College of Charleston 6 12   .333 9 21   .300
Hofstra 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Towson 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
2017 CAA tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by fourteenth 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 22–11, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Duquesne in the first round before losing to Villanova in the second round.

Off season

2016 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bailey Greenberg
W
North Wales, PA Archbishop Wood High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A May 20, 2015 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
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 January 4, 2017.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

Roster

2016–17 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 10 Eline Maesschalck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So KA Redingenhof Aalst, Belgium
G 11 Aubree Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Archbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
F 12 Bailey Greenberg 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Archbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
G/F 14 Sara Woods 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Good Counsel Olney, MD
G 21 Megan Marecic 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Bethel Park Bethel Park, PA
G 22 Meghan Creighton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Archbishop Carroll West Chester, PA
G 23 Alexis Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Calvert Lusby, MD
F 24 Niki Metzel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rutgers Prep Princeton, NJ
F 25 Kelsi Lidge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Regis Jesuit Aurora, CO
F 30 Mariah Leonard Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Broad Run Ashburn, VA
F 33 Sarah Curran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Archbishop Carroll Media, PA
C 34 Tereza Kracikova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Gymnazium Pripotocni Prague, Czech Republic
G 50 Ana Ferariu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Johannes Honterus Brașov, Romania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm
Penn State W 83–60  1–0
 30  Pellechio   6  Lidge   5  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,057)
Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2016*
2:00 pm
Delaware State W 69–44  2–0
 18  Curran   8  Pellechio   7  Curran  Daskalakis Athletic Center (678)
Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2016*
8:00 pm
at Vanderbilt L 63–73  2–1
 19  Curran   5  Tied   8  Creighton  Memorial Gymnasium (2,243)
Nashville, TN
November 21, 2016*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Syracuse W 62–61  3–1
 23  Creighton   6  Pellechio   6  Lidge  Daskalakis Athletic Center (762)
Philadelphia, PA
November 27, 2016*
2:00 pm
at Bucknell L 66–78  3–2
 19  Curran   6  Kracikova   5  Creighton  Sojka Pavilion (454)
Lewisburg, PA
December 3, 2016*
1:00 pm
at Cornell W 63–53  4–2
 17  Pellechio   5  Tied   8  Creighton  Newman Arena (319)
Ithaca, NY
December 13, 2016*
5:00 pm
Niagara W 69–57  5–2
 29  Creighton   12  Greenberg   6  Lidge  Daskalakis Athletic Center (545)
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2016*
2:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 60–49  6–2
 18  Ferariu   4  Tied   2  Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (895)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2016*
2:00 pm
at Lafayette W 81–39  7–2
 14  Pellechio   6  Brown   4  Curran  Kirby Sports Center (437)
Easton, PA
December 27, 2016*
2:00 pm
vs. George Mason
FIU Holiday Tournament
W 82–71  8–2
 29  Curran   7  Greenberg   5  Creighton  FIU Arena (339)
Miami, FL
December 28, 2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Massachusetts
FIU Holiday Tournament
W 65–47  9–2
 20  Curran   5  Tied   4  Lidge  FIU Arena (369)
Miami, FL
CAA regular season
January 2, 2017
2:00 pm
Towson W 58–48  10–2
(1–0)
 17  Brown   9  Greenberg   4  Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2017
7:00 pm
Elon L 45–48  10–3
(1–1)
 15  Curran   9  Lidge   3  Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (520)
Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2017
2:00 pm
at Northeastern W 63–33  11–3
(2–1)
 20  Pellechio   10  Woods   6  Curran  Cabot Center (312)
Boston, MA
January 13, 2017
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 71–38  12–3
(3–1)
 17  Curran   6  Greenberg   3  Tied  Trask Coliseum (551)
Wilmington, NC
January 15, 2017
3:00 pm, ASN
at Elon L 65–75  12–4
(3–2)
 24  Pellechio   6  Pellechio   4  Lidge  Alumni Gym (1,054)
Elon, NC
January 20, 2017
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 70–57  13–4
(4–2)
 10  Curran   5  Tied   5  Lidge  Daskalakis Athletic Center (397)
Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2017
2:00 pm
Hofstra W 63–43  14–4
(5–2)
 17  Curran   7  Curran   4  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,050)
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2017
7:00 pm
at James Madison L 47–54  14–5
(5–3)
 12  Curran   7  Curran   4  Creighton  JMU Convocation Center (3,082)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 29, 2017
2:00 pm
Northeastern W 74–51  15–5
(6–3)
 24  Curran   8  Curran   9  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (785)
Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 2017
6:30 pm
at College of Charleston L 75–79  15–6
(6–4)
 21  Pellechio   7  Pellechio   5  Curran  TD Arena (377)
Charleston, SC
February 5, 2017
2:00 pm
at Delaware W 54–44  16–6
(7–4)
 20  Curran   10  Woods   3  Brown  Bob Carpenter Center (1,829)
Newark, DE
February 10, 2017
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 65–48  17–6
(8–4)
 15  Pellechio   6  Tied   3  Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (340)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2017
1:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 76–51  18–6
(9–4)
 30  Creighton   6  Greenberg   4  Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (505)
Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2017
7:00 pm
at Towson W 80–65  19–6
(10–4)
 19  Curran   6  Brown   4  Tied  SECU Arena (387)
Towson, MD
February 19, 2017
3:00 pm, ASN
Delaware W 53–49  20–6
(11–4)
 23  Pellechio   8  Greenberg   4  Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (640)
Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2017
7:00 pm
James Madison L 64–74  20–7
(11–5)
 14  Curran   9  Lidge   9  Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (808)
Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2017
2:00 pm
at Hofstra L 53–58  20–8
(11–6)
 18  Curran   5  Creighton   3  Curran  Hofstra Arena (417)
Hempstead, NY
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm
at William & Mary L 65–74  20–9
(11–7)
 15  Pellechio   6  Curran   6  Creighton  Kaplan Arena (361)
Williamsburg, VA
CAA Tournament
March 9, 2017
7:30 pm
(3) vs. (6) Northeastern
Quarterfinals
W 68–50  21–9
 18  Creighton   9  Curran   5  Creighton  JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
March 10, 2017
7:00 pm, CSN
(3) vs. (2) James Madison
Semifinals
L 68–76  21–10
 22  Curran   7  Woods   4  Tied  JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
WNIT
March 17, 2017*
7:00 pm
Duquesne
First Round
W 70–47  22–10
 24  Curran   9  Lidge   6  Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (417)
Philadelphia
March 19, 2017*
2:00 pm
Villanova
Second Round
L 51–56  22–11
 20  Curran   8  Brown   6  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (599)
Philadelphia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

References

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