2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represents the University of Delaware during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by sixteenth year head coach Tina Martin, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 31–2, going 18-0 in CAA play to win their second CAA regular season championship. They won the 2012 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament, defeating Drexel in the finals to win their first CAA title. A #3 seed in the Des Moines region of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, the Blue Hens defeated #14 seed Arkansas-Little Rock for the first Delaware NCAA Basketball tournament win, men's or women's, before falling to #11 seed Kansas in the second round.

2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
CAA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 7
2011–12 record31–2 (18–0 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
2011–12 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Delaware180 1.000  312  .939
James Madison144 .778  247  .774
Drexel126 .667  1813  .581
Hofstra117 .611  1911  .633
UNC Wilmington117 .611  2012  .625
VCU99 .500  1714  .548
George Mason810 .444  1516  .484
Towson711 .389  1614  .533
Old Dominion711 .389  1121  .344
Northeastern612 .333  822  .267
William & Mary315 .167  1020  .333
Georgia State216 .111  822  .267
2012 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

Roster

2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Vanessa Kabongo (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrEastern Commerce Toronto, Ontario
G 2 Jocelyn Bailey (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrBullis School Kensington, Maryland
G 3 Jaquetta May 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrDelcastle Tech HS Wilmington, Delaware
G 4 Meghan McLean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrUpper St. Clair HS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 5 Nina Deal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrAlain Fournier Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, France
G 10 Kayla Miller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrUrsuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 11 Elena Delle Donne (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrUrsuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 12 Danielle Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrDulaney HS Phoenix, Maryland
F 13 Kelsey Buchanan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoFreedom HS South Riding, Virginia
G 15 Akeema Richards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoWestern HS Baltimore, Maryland
G 21 Trumae Lucas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrGrimsley HS Greensboro, North Carolina
G 22 Lauren Carra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrDunmore HS Dunmore, Pennsylvania
C 33 Stephanie Leon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrNorthport HS Northport, New York
F 45 Chelsea Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWooton HS Rockville, Maryland
C 51 Sarah Acker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrGreat Nanticoke HS Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 17 March 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm
Rhode Island W 89-53  1-0
Bob Carpenter Center (3,211)
Newark, Delaware
11/17/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Penn State W 80-71  2-0
Bob Carpenter Center (3,352)
Newark, Delaware
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm
at Villanova W 64-56  3-0
The Pavilion (1,517)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
11/27/2011*
1:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 61-49  4-0
Reilly Center (417)
St. Bonaventure, New York
12/01/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 24 at Princeton W 81-70  5-0
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,824)
Princeton, New Jersey
12/04/2011
2:00 pm
No. 24 William & Mary W 73-57  6-0 (1-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,365)
Newark, Delaware
12/05/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Yale W 77-45  7-0
Bob Carpenter Center (2,439)
Newark, Delaware
12/11/2011*
2:00 pm
No. 22 at Wake Forest W 70-57  8-0
Joel Coliseum (507)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
12/19/2011*
7:05 pm
No. 19 at Providence W 68-47  9-0
Alumni Hall (187)
Providence, Rhode Island
12/28/2011*
2:30 pm
No. 19 vs. East Carolina
Terrapin Classic at Maryland
W 60-40  10-0
Comcast Center (4,795)
College Park, Maryland
12/29/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 19 at No. 5 Maryland
Terrapin Classic at Maryland
L 76-85  10-1
Comcast Center (8,733)
College Park, Maryland
01/05/2012
7:00 pm
No. 21 Towson W 74-51  11-1 (2-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,804)
Newark, Delaware
01/08/2012
2:00 pm
No. 21 George Mason W 66-54  12-1 (3-0)
Patriot Center (670)
Fairfax, Virginia
01/12/2012
7:00 pm
No. 20 UNC Wilmington W 69-37  13-1 (4-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,552)
Newark, Delaware
01/15/2012
2:00 pm
No. 20 at Northeastern W 70-54  14-1 (5-0)
Solomon Court (282)
Boston, Massachusetts
01/19/2012
7:00 pm
No. 16 at Towson W 65-46  15-1 (6-0)
Towson Center (1,041)
Towson, Maryland
01/22/2012
3:30 pm, CSN
No. 16 at Drexel W 60-49  16-1 (7-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,021)
Newark, Delaware
01/26/2012
7:00 pm
No. 15 Hofstra W 84-66  17-1 (8-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,510)
Newark, Delaware
01/29/2012
7:00 pm, CSN
No. 15 at James Madison W 72–65  18-1 (9-0)
JMU Convocation Center (4,637)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/02/2012
7:00 pm
No. 12 at UNC Wilmington W 62-53  19-1 (10-0)
Trask Coliseum (1,253)
Wilmington, North Carolina
02/05/2012
2:00 pm
No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth W 68-49  20-1 (11-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,646)
Newark, Delaware
02/09/2012
7:00 pm
No. 12 Old Dominion W 76-63  21-1 (12-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,111)
Newark, Delaware
02/12/2012
2:00 pm
No. 12 at Georgia State W 94-56  22-1 (13-0)
GSU Sports Arena (602)
Atlanta, Georgia
02/16/2012
7:00 pm
No. 10 at Hofstra W 89-79  23-1 (14-0)
Mack Sports Complex (1,194)
Hempstead, New York
02/19/2012
2:00 pm
No. 10 at Drexel W 40-39  24-1 (15-0)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/23/2012
7:00 pm
No. 9 George Mason W 71-53  25-1 (16-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,824)
Newark, Delaware
02/26/2012
2:00 pm
No. 9 Northeastern W 89-71  26-1 (17-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,043)
Newark, Delaware
02/29/2012
7:00 pm
No. 8 at William & Mary W 79-53  27-1 (18-0)
Kaplan Arena (953)
Williamsburg, Virginia
CAA Tournament
03/09/2012
12:00 pm
No. 7 vs. Old Dominion
Quarterfinals
W 74-54  28-1
Show Place Arena (2,401)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/10/2012
12:00 pm, CSN
No. 7 vs. UNC Wilmington
Semifinals
W 66-39  29-1
Show Place Arena (1,926)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/11/2012
12:30 pm, CSN
No. 7 vs. Drexel
CAA Championship
W 59-43  30-1
Show Place Arena (2,223)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
03/18/2015*
4:20 pm, ESPN2
(3) No. 7 at (14) Arkansas-Little Rock
First Round
W 73-42  31-1
Jack Stephens Center (3,466)
Little Rock, Arkansas
03/20/2012*
8:40 pm, ESPN2
(3) No. 7 vs. (11) Kansas
Second Round
L 60-70  31-2
Jack Stephens Center (2,744)
Little Rock, Arkansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Coaches NR NR RV RV 25 23 20 20 20 18 16 16 13 12 9 8 8 8 8 14

Awards and honors

  • Elena Delle Donne won a gold medal representing Team USA in the 2011 World University Games in August 2011.
  • Elena Delle Donne was a consensus 1st team All-American (AP, CSM, WBCA, Wooden, USBWA) and the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year.
  • Elena Delle Donne received CAA Player of the Year, first team All-CAA selection, and CAA All-Defensive team, while Lauren Carra was selected to the third team All-CAA.[4]

References

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