2019–20 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by seventeenth-year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 23–7, 16–2 in CAA play to finish in first place. Before they could play in the CAA Tournament however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2019–20 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2019–20 record23–7 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach
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
Drexel16–2 .889  23–7  .767
James Madison16–2 .889  25–4  .862
William & Mary12–6 .667  21–8  .724
Towson9–9 .500  14–15  .483
Northeastern9–9 .500  13–16  .448
Elon8–10 .444  12–17  .414
Delaware8–10 .444  14–16  .467
Charleston6–12 .333  13–17  .433
UNC Wilmington6–12 .333  10–20  .333
Hofstra0–18 .000  3–27  .100
† 2020 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2018–19 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

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. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.


    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 59–63  3–3
    		  16 – Greenberg  8 – Greenberg  7 – Brown  Hagan Arena (538)
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 1, 2019*
    ESPN+, 2:00 pm    		 at Saint Joseph's
    Saint Joseph's Tournament 3rd Place    		 W 62–52  4–3
    		  24 – Greenberg  7 – Brown  9 – Brown  Hagan Arena (572)
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 4, 2019*
    5:00 pm    		 Villanova W 54–52 OT 5–3
    		  20 – Greenberg  10 – Metzel  4 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (775)
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 8, 2019*
    2:00 pm    		 at Bucknell L 49–60  5–4
    		  16 – Greenberg  6 – Greenberg  7 – Brown  Sojka Pavilion (871)
    Lewisburg, PA
    December 17, 2019*
    11:30 am, NBCS+    		 La Salle W 69–31  6–4
    		  16 – Greenberg  6 – Tied  5 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (634)
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 20, 2019*
    11:30 am, ESPN+    		 at Penn
    Battle of 33rd Street    		 L 49–53  6–5
    		  13 – Gerenberg  8 – Tied  3 – Tied  Palestra (781)
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 30, 2019*
    4:30 pm    		 Maine W 70–57  7–5
    		  32 – Greenberg  7 – A. Ferariu  7 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (668)
    Philadelphia, PA
    CAA regular season
    January 3, 2020
    6:30 pm    		 at Charleston L 59–73  7–6
    (0–1)    		  18 – Greenberg  9 – Greenberg  6 – Nihill  TD Arena (377)
    Charleston, SC
    January 5, 2020
    1:00 pm    		 at UNC Wilmington W 73–72 OT 8–6
    (1–1)    		  22 – Greenberg  9 – Metzel  8 – Brown  Trask Coliseum (451)
    Wilmington, NC
    January 10, 2020
    7:00 pm, NBCS+    		 Northeastern W 50–41  9–6
    (2–1)    		  13 – Tied  6 – Leonard  3 – Washington  Daskalakis Athletic Center (699)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 12, 2020
    7:00 pm    		 Hofstra W 74–54  10–6
    (3–1)    		  14 – Washington  6 – Leonard  5 – Nihill  Daskalakis Athletic Center (580)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 19, 2020
    2:00 pm, NBCS+    		 Delaware W 63–59 OT 11–6
    (4–1)    		  26 – Greenberg  6 – Tied  8 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (759)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 24, 2020
    7:00 pm    		 at Elon W 55–53 OT 12–6
    (5–1)    		  13 – Tied  8 – Tied  6 – Nihill  Schar Center (483)
    Elon, NC
    January 26, 2020
    2:00 pm    		 at William & Mary W 61–54  13–6
    (6–1)    		  16 – Metzel  6 – Greenberg  6 – Brown  Kaplan Arena (813)
    Williamsburg, VA
    January 31, 2020
    7:00 pm    		 Towson W 59–50  14–6
    (7–1)    		  19 – Greenberg  7 – 3 Tied  6 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (731)
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 2, 2020
    2:00 pm    		 James Madison W 70–48  15–6
    (8–1)    		  27 – Washington  8 – Greenberg  7 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (768)
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 7, 2020
    5:00 pm    		 at Hofstra W 45–32  16–6
    (9–1)    		  10 – Leonard  10 – Greenberg  5 – Brown  Hofstra Arena (260)
    Hempstead, NY
    February 9, 2020
    2:05 pm    		 at Northeastern W 67–51  17–6
    (10–1)    		  14 – Tied  10 – Greenberg  4 – Brown  Cabot Center (605)
    Boston, MA
    February 16, 2020
    1:00 pm, NBCSPHI    		 at Delaware W 52–32  18–6
    (11–1)    		  14 – Washington  7 – Brown  5 – Nihill  Bob Carpenter Center (1,652)
    Newark, DE
    February 21, 2020
    7:00 pm, NBCS+    		 (7:00 pm) William & Mary W 87–74 OT 19–6
    (12–1)    		  25 – Washington  7 – Metzel  7 – Nihill  Daskalakis Athletic Center (627)
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 23, 2020
    2:00 pm    		 Elon W 66–47  20–6
    (13–1)    		  16 – Washington  7 – Tied  7 – Brown  Daskalakis Athletic Center (977)
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 28, 2020
    7:00 pm    		 at James Madison L 39–69  20–7
    (13–2)    		  10 – Washington  4 – Greenberg  2 – Tied  JMU Convocation Center (2,543)
    Harrisonburg, VA
    March 1, 2020
    2:00 pm    		 at Towson W 63–60  21–7
    (14–2)    		  20 – Greenberg  6 – 3 Tied  5 – Tied  SECU Arena (802)
    Towson, MD
    March 5, 2020
    7:00 pm, NBCS+    		 UNC Wilmington W 52–50  22–7
    (15–2)    		  16 – Greenberg  5 – Tied  5 – Nihill  Daskalakis Athletic Center (649)
    Philadelphia, PA
    March 7, 2020
    1:00 pm    		 Charleston W 72–60  23–7
    (16–2)    		  18 – Washington  5 – Nihill  8 – Nihill  Daskalakis Athletic Center (908)
    Philadelphia, PA
    CAA Tournament
    March 12, 2020
    12:00 pm    		 (1) vs. (9) UNC Wilmington
    Quarterfinals    		 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Schar Center 
    Elon, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.


    Rankings
    Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
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    19    		Week
    20    		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

    ^ Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

    See also

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