2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by seventeenth 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 32–4, 18-0 CAA play to finish in first place for the second consecutive season. They won the 2013 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament for the second year in a row, defeating Drexel once again in the finals. A #6 seed in the Bridgeport region of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, the Blue Hens defeated West Virginia and North Carolina at home to advance to their first ever Sweet Sixteen, where they fell to Kentucky.

2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
CAA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
2012–13 record32–4 (18–0 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
2012–13 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Delaware180 1.000  324  .889
James Madison153 .833  2511  .694
Drexel135 .722  2810  .737
Northeastern108 .556  1713  .567
Old Dominion108 .556  1912  .613
Hofstra99 .500  1417  .452
Towson612 .333  1218  .400
William & Mary612 .333  822  .267
Georgia State513 .278  1316  .448
George Mason414 .222  921  .300
UNC Wilmington315 .167  526  .161
2013 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

Roster

2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Courtni Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMillbrook HS Winchester, Virginia
G 3 Jaquetta May 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrDelcastle Tech HS Wilmington, Delaware
G 4 Jodi Salyer  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrStaunton River HS Roanoke, Virginia
G 10 Kayla Miller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrUrsuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 11 Elena Delle Donne (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrUrsuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 12 Danielle Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrDulaney HS Phoenix, Maryland
F 13 Kelsey Buchanan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrFreedom HS South Riding, Virginia
F 14 Alecia Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWoodside HS Newport News, Virginia
G 15 Akeema Richards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrWestern HS Baltimore, Maryland
G 21 Trumae Lucas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrGrimsley HS Greensboro, North Carolina
G 22 Lauren Carra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrDunmore HS Dunmore, Pennsylvania
G 23 Jade Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSt. John's College HS Ashburn, Virginia
F 24 Joy Caracciolo (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoStonewall Jackson HS Manassas, Virginia
C 33 Stephanie Leon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoNorthport HS Northport, New York
F 45 Chelsea Craig (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWooton HS Rockville, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 16 March 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/9/2012*
8:00 pm
No. 11 Sam Houston State
Preseason NIT
W 63-31  1-0
Bob Carpenter Center (1,872)
Newark, Delaware
11/11/2012*
2:00 pm
No. 11 Georgetown
Preseason NIT
L 56-62  1–1
Bob Carpenter Center (859)
Newark, Delaware
11/14/2012*
7:00 pm
No. 17 at Duquesne L 47-51  1–2
Palumbo Center (1,126)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm
Providence W 64-46  2-2
Bob Carpenter Center (3,390)
Newark, Delaware
11/28/2012*
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 68–58  3-2
Bob Carpenter Center (3,596)
Newark, Delaware
12/05/2012*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Rhode Island W 57–40  4-2
Ryan Center (689)
Kingston, Rhode Island
12/09/2012*
2:00 pm
Princeton W 59-58  5-2
Bob Carpenter Center (4,029)
Newark, Delaware
12/20/2012*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Maryland L 53-69  5-3
Bob Carpenter Center (5,089)
Newark, Delaware
12/22/2012*
3:00 pm
at Monmouth W 82-53  6-3
The MAC (710)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
12/29/2012*
5:00 pm
vs. Villanova
Dartmouth Blue Sky Classic
W 59–45  7-3
Leede Arena (843)
Hanover, New Hampshire
12/30/2012*
7:00 pm
vs. Duquesne
Dartmouth Blue Sky Classic
W 60–45  8-3
Leede Arena (748)
Hanover, New Hampshire
01/02/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint John's W 60-59 OT 9-3
Carnesecca Arena (829)
Queens, New York
01/10/2013
7:00 pm
George Mason W 62-27  10-3 (1-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,212)
Newark, Delaware
01/13/2013
2:00 pm
at Old Dominion W 63-46  11-3 (2-0)
Constant Center (2,739)
Norfolk, Virginia
01/15/2013
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 76-51  12-3 (3-0)
Solomon Court (429)
Boston, Massachusetts
01/20/2013
2:00 pm
Towson W 76-44  13-3 (4-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,738)
Newark, Delaware
01/24/2013
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 67-39  14-3 (5-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,151)
Newark, Delaware
01/27/2013
2:00 pm
at Drexel W 65-56  15-3 (6-0)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
01/29/2013
7:00 pm
No. 25 Northeastern L 56–61  16-3 (7-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,583)
Newark, Delaware
01/31/2013
7:00 pm
No. 25 at Georgia State W 70-38  17-3 (8-0)
GSU Sports Arena (738)
Atlanta, Georgia
02/03/2013
2:00 pm
No. 25 Hofstra W 79-63  18-3 (9-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,005)
Newark, Delaware
02/07/2013
7:00 pm
No. 20 at Towson W 77-55  19-3 (10-0)
Towson Center (835)
Towson, Maryland
02/10/2013
2:00 pm
No. 20 at James Madison W 71-64  20-3 (11-0)
JMU Convocation Center (3,787)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/14/2013
7:00 pm
No. 20 Old Dominion W 86-62  21-3 (12-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,382)
Newark, Delaware
02/17/2013
2:00 pm
No. 20 at William & Mary W 66-44  22-3 (13-0)
Kaplan Arena (680)
Williamsburg, Virginia
02/19/2013
7:00 pm
No. 18 at George Mason W 69-55  23–3 (14-0)
Patriot Center (1,349)
Fairfax, Virginia
02/24/2013
4:30 pm, CSN
No. 18 James Madison W 61-60  24-3 (15-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,098)
Newark, Delaware
02/28/2013
7:00 pm
No. 18 at Hofstra W 79-50  25-3 (16-0)
Mack Sports Complex (506)
Hempstead, New York
03/03/2013
3:30 pm, CSN
No. 18 Drexel W 62-57  26-3 (17-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,094)
Newark, Delaware
03/06/2013
7:00 pm
No. 16 at Georgia State W 86-58  27-3 (18-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,092)
Newark, Delaware
CAA Tournament
03/15/2013
12:00 pm
No. 15 vs. UNC Wilmington
Quarterfinals
W 51-43  28-3
Show Place Arena (2,396)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/16/2013
2:00 pm, CSN
No. 15 vs. Hofstra
Semifinals
W 75-54  29-3
Show Place Arena (2,296)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/17/2015
2:00 pm, CSN
No. 15 vs. Drexel
CAA Championship
W 59-56  30-3
Show Place Arena (2,160)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
03/24/2015
12:15 pm, ESPN2
(6) No. 15 (11) West Virginia
First Round
W 66-53  31-3
Bob Carpenter Center (4,532)
Newark, Delaware
03/26/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(6) No. 15 (3) No. 13 North Carolina
Second Round
W 78-69  32-3
Bob Carpenter Center (4,653)
Newark, Delaware
03/30/2013
2:00 pm, ESPN
(6) No. 15 vs. (2) No. 7 Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen
L 62-69  32-4
Webster Bank Arena (8,596)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
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Coaches 10 17 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 22 19 18 16 16 16 13

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round Pick Player WNBA Club
12Elena Delle DonneChicago Sky

References

  1. "CAA Women's Basketball Standings - 2012-13". ESPN. Retrieved 17 Mar 2017.
  2. "2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved 17 Mar 2017.
  3. http://www.bluehens.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29100&SPID=110417&SPSID=670301
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2017-03-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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