2015–16 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

2015–16 Drexel Dragons women's basketball

WNIT, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record	19–14 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach	Denise Dillon (13th year)
Assistant coach	Amy Mallon
Assistant coach	Stacy McCullough
Assistant coach	Michelle Baker
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison †	17	–	1	.944	27	–	6	.818
Hofstra	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
Elon	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Delaware	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	15	–	16	.484
William & Mary	6	–	12	.333	15	–	15	.500
College of Charleston	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15	.167	7	–	23	.233
Towson	3	–	15	.167	7	–	24	.226


† 2016 CAA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represent Drexel University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by thirteenth year head coach Denise Dillon, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA Women's Tournament where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost to Temple in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	10	Maesschalck, ElineEline Maesschalck	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	KA Redingenhof	Aalst, Belgium
1.5 !G	11	Brown, AubreeAubree Brown	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Wood	Philadelphia, PA
2.5 !G/F	14	Woods, SaraSara Woods	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Good Counsel	Olney, MD
1.5 !G	15	Alexander, CarrieCarrie Alexander	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Bishop McNamara	Bowie, MD
1.5 !G	20	Pellechio, JessieJessie Pellechio	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	North Hunterdon/VCU	Lebanon, NJ
1.5 !G	21	Marecic, MeganMegan Marecic	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Bethel Park	Bethel Park, PA
1.5 !G	22	Creighton, MeghanMeghan Creighton	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Archbishop Carroll	West Chester, PA
1.5 !G	23	Smith, AlexisAlexis Smith	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.0 !Jr	Calvert	Lusby, MD
1.5 !G	24	Pearson, RachelRachel Pearson	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.0 !Sr	Archbishop Carroll	West Chester, PA
3.5 !F	25	Lidge, KelsiKelsi Lidge	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Regis Jesuit	Aurora, CO
3.5 !F	33	Curran, SarahSarah Curran	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Archbishop Carroll	Media, PA
5.0 !C	34	Kracikova, TerezaTereza Kracikova	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Gymnazium Pripotocni	Prague, Czech Republic
3.5 !F	53	Henson, AprilApril Henson	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	South County	Lorton, VA

Head coach

Denise Dillon (Villanova)

Assistant coach(es)

Amy Mallon (Saint Joseph's)
Stacy McCullough (Drexel)
Michelle Baker (Saint Joseph's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: Sep 8, 2015

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 21, 2015* 2:00 pm		at Biddenland	W 77–49	1–0	16 – Pellechio	6 – Pellechio	3 – Creighton	De Driesprong Rotterdam, Netherlands
August 23, 2015* 11:00 am		at Waregem	W 85–74	2–0	21 – Pellechio	8 – Pellechio	5 – Creighton	Sporthal De Treffer Waregem, Belgium
August 24, 2015* 2:00 pm		at Sparta Laarne	W 96–45	3–0	16 – Pellechio	–	5 – Alexander	Sporthal De Treffer Waregem, Belgium
August 27, 2015* 1:00 pm		at Franconville	W 74–66	4–0	29 – Pellechio	7 – Schluth	6 – Smith	Franconville CSL Franconville, France
October 31, 2015* 12:00 pm		Bloomsburg	W 63–41	5–0	18 – Schluth	6 – Lidge	5 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season

November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm		Dartmouth Preseason WNIT First Round	W 69–53	1–0	21 – Pearson	12 – Schluth	8 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,143) Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2015* 4:00 pm		at #20 South Florida Preseason WNIT Second Round	L 58–73	1–1	15 – Tied	9 – Kracikova	6 – Creighton	USF Sun Dome (1,790) Tampa, FL
November 21, 2015* 5:00 pm		St. Bonaventure Preseason WNIT consolation round	W 58–46	2–1	23 – Curran	7 – Curran	5 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,479) Philadelphia, PA
November 28, 2015* 2:00 pm		vs. Villanova Lehigh Christmas City Classic semifinals	L 55–67	2–2	14 – Pearson	9 – Smith	6 – Creighton	Stabler Arena (473) Bethlehem, PA
November 29, 2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Montana Lehigh Christmas City Classic 3rd place	L 50–58	2–3	13 – Curran	6 – Lidge	7 – Crieghton	Stabler Arena (234) Bethlehem, PA
December 3, 2015* 7:00 pm		Vanderbilt	L 64–74	2–4	23 – Curran	6 – Lidge	8 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (539) Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2015* 4:00 pm		Hampton	W 57–36	3–4	16 – Pearson	9 – Curran	7 – Creighton	Hampton Convocation Center (1,011) Hampton, VA
December 13, 2015* 2:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 46–53	3–5	20 – Pearson	7 – Kracikova	3 – Creighton	Hagan Arena (1,085) Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 2015* 12:00 pm		at Penn Battle of 33rd Street	L 67–72	3–6	17 – Pearson	8 – Lidge	5 – Alexander	The Palestra (1,407) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2015* 2:00 pm		Quinnipiac	W 62–49	4–6	22 – Curran	12 – Curran	17 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (508) Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 2015* 7:00 pm		at Syracuse	L 62–83	4–7	22 – Pearson	6 – Schluth	8 – Creighton	Carrier Dome (567) Syracuse, NY
CAA regular season
January 3, 2016 2:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 66–54	5–7 (1–0)	28 – Pearson	6 – Tied	11 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (703) Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2016 7:00 pm		Northeastern	L 65–73	5–8 (1–1)	15 – Creighton	6 – Creighton	5 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (570) Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2016 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 67–50	6–8 (2–1)	31 – Curran	9 – Creighton	10 – Creighton	Kaplan Arena (572) Williamsburg, VA
January 15, 2016 7:00 pm		at James Madison	L 56–67	6–9 (2–2)	11 – Tied	6 – Kracikova	4 – Creighton	JMU Convocation Center (2,495) Harrisonburg, VA
January 17, 2016 2:00 pm		Elon	W 74–31	7–9 (3–2)	22 – Curran	6 – Curran	7 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (916) Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2016 7:00 pm		at Delaware	W 54–53	8–9 (4–2)	21 – Curran	7 – Creighton	4 – Creighton	Bob Carpenter Center (1,567) Newark, DE
January 25, 2016 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 53–49	9–9 (5–2)	17 – Creighton	7 – Curran	6 – Curran	Cabot Center (319) Boston, MA
January 29, 2016 7:00 pm		Hofstra	W 67–64	10–9 (6–2)	16 – Creighton	8 – Schluth	8 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (521) Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2016 5:00 pm, ASN		Delaware	W 47–43	11–9 (7–2)	16 – Curran	5 – Schluth	6 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (614) Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2016 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 71–57	12–9 (8–2)	21 – Curran	8 – Creighton	6 – Creighton	Trask Coliseum (616) Wilmington, NC
February 7, 2016 2:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 46–49	12–10 (8–3)	10 – Creighton	6 – Tied	7 – Curran	TD Arena (239) Charleston, SC
February 12, 2016 7:00 pm		James Madison	L 55–59	12–11 (8–4)	22 – Curran	11 – Curran	4 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,016) Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2016 2:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 66–60	13–11 (9–4)	14 – Pellechio	5 – Creighton	8 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (506) Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 2016 7:00 pm		Towson	W 56–40	14–11 (10–4)	10 – Schluth	6 – Schluth	9 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (908) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2016 3:00 pm, ASN		at Elon	W 54–47	15–11 (11–4)	23 – Curran	8 – Curran	4 – Creighton	Alumni Gym (527) Elon, NC
February 26, 2016 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 54–61	15–12 (11–5)	20 – Pellechio	6 – Tied	4 – Pellechio	Hofstra Arena (258) Hempstead, NY
February 28, 2016 2:00 pm		William & Mary	W 69–53	16–12 (12–5)	21 – Pellechio	7 – Tied	5 – Pellechio	Daskalakis Athletic Center (903) Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2016 7:00 pm		at Towson	W 74–33	17–12 (13–5)	13 – Curran	9 – Alexander	4 – Schluth	SECU Arena (520) Towson, MD
CAA Tournament
March 10, 2016 5:00 pm, ASN	(2)	vs. (10) Towson Quarterfinals	W 71–54	18–12	17 – Curran	5 – Tied	5 – Creighton	Show Place Arena (1,147) Upper Marlboro, MD
March 11, 2016 4:00 pm, CSN	(2)	vs. (6) Northeastern Semifinals	W 58–45	19–12	14 – Pellechio	6 – Pellechio	4 – Curran	Show Place Arena (1,216) Upper Marlboro, MD
March 12, 2016 4:00 pm, CSN	(2)	vs. (1) James Madison Championship	L 46–60	19–13	8 – Schluth	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Show Place Arena (1,207) Upper Marlboro, MD
WNIT
March 18, 2016* 7:00 pm		Temple First Round	L 66–74	19–14	24 – Curran	5 – Smith	7 – Creighton	Daskalakis Athletic Center (641) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.drexeldragons.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball&

Drexel Dragons women's basketball

Venues	32nd Street Armory (until 1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)

Culture & lore	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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2015–16 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

See also

References