2016–17 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record22–11 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Amy Mallon
  • Stacy McCullough
  • Michelle Baker
MVPSarah Curran (1st year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Elon †16–2 .889  27–7  .794
James Madison15–3 .833  26–9  .743
Drexel11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Delaware10–8 .556  16–14  .533
William & Mary9–9 .500  20–11  .645
Northeastern8–10 .444  12–19  .387
College of Charleston6–12 .333  9–21  .300
Hofstra5–13 .278  13–18  .419
Towson5–13 .278  12–18  .400
UNC Wilmington5–13 .278  11–20  .355
† 2017 CAA Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

2016 Recruiting Class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 10 Eline Maesschalck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoKA Redingenhof Aalst, Belgium
    G 11 Aubree Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrArchbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
    F 12 Bailey Greenberg 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrArchbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
    G/F 14 Sara Woods 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrGood Counsel Olney, MD
    G 21 Megan Marecic 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoBethel Park Bethel Park, PA
    G 22 Meghan Creighton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrArchbishop Carroll West Chester, PA
    G 23 Alexis Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrCalvert Lusby, MD
    F 24 Niki Metzel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRutgers Prep Princeton, NJ
    F 25 Kelsi Lidge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrRegis Jesuit Aurora, CO
    F 30 Mariah Leonard  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBroad Run Ashburn, VA
    F 33 Sarah Curran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrArchbishop Carroll Media, PA
    C 34 Tereza Kracikova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoGymnazium Pripotocni Prague, Czech Republic
    G 50 Ana Ferariu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrJohannes Honterus Brașov, Romania
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    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
    1. "Drexel Dragons - 2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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