2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record 20–11 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach Denise Dillon (12th year)
Assistant coach Amy Mallon
Assistant coach Stacy McCullough
Assistant coach Michelle Baker
Home arena Daskalakis Athletic Center
2014–15 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
James Madison† 17 – 1   .944     29 – 4   .879
Drexel 14 – 4   .778     20 – 11   .645
Hofstra 11 – 7   .611     20 – 13   .606
Elon 11 – 7   .611     19 – 13   .594
UNC Wilmington 10 – 8   .556     14 – 16   .467
William & Mary 9 – 9   .500     15 – 16   .484
Delaware 8 – 10   .444     15 – 17   .469
Towson 6 – 12   .333     11 – 21   .344
College of Charleston 3 – 15   .167     5 – 25   .167
Northeastern 1 – 17   .056     4 – 25   .138
† 2015 CAA Tournament winner
As of 21 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represents Drexel University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by twelfth year head coach Denise Dillon, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finish the season 20-11, 14-4 in CAA play for a second place finish. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2015 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament to Delaware. They were invited to the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Hampton in the first round.

Roster

2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 3 Cooper, AshidaAshida Cooper style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Bensalem Bensalem, PA
G 11 Ouattara, FlorenceFlorence Ouattara style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Life Center Academy Tiassalé, Ivory Coast
G/F 14 Woods, SaraSara Woods style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Good Counsel Olney, MD
G 15 Alexander, CarrieCarrie Alexander style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bishop McNamara Bowie, MD
G 20 Pellechio, JessieJessie Pellechio style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr North Hunterdon Lebanon, NJ
G 21 Marecic, MeganMegan Marecic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bethel Park Bethel Park, PA
G 22 Creighton, MeghanMeghan Creighton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Archbishop Carroll West Chester, PA
G 23 Smith, AlexisAlexis Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Calvert Lusby, MD
G 24 Pearson, RachelRachel Pearson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Archbishop Carroll West Chester, PA
F 25 Lidge, KelsiKelsi Lidge style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Regis Jesuit Aurora, CO
F 33 Curran, SarahSarah Curran style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Archbishop Carroll Media, PA
F 41 Thompson, JamilaJamila Thompson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Barking Abbey London, England
F 42 Schluth, JackieJackie Schluth style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bishop Eustace Medford, NJ
F 53 Henson, AprilApril Henson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr South County Lorton, VA
Head coach

Denise Dillon

Assistant coach(es)

Amy Mallon
Stacy McCullough
Michelle Baker

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/16/2014* Cornell W 62–53  1–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center (757)
11/19/2014* at Princeton L 43–59  1–1 Jadwin Gymnasium (568)
11/22/2014* Colgate W 59–51  2–1 Daskalakis Athletic Center (552)
11/25/2014* Saint Joseph's W 76–63  3–1 Daskalakis Athletic Center (607)
12/06/2014* vs. St. Bonaventure
(Brown Classic semifinals)		 L 32–43  3–2 Pizzitola Sports Center (174)
12/07/2014* vs. Sacred Heart
(Brown Classic 3rd place game)		 W 61–54  4–2 Pizzitola Sports Center (153)
12/14/2014* at Pittsburgh L 53–72  4–3 Peterson Events Center (798)
12/17/2014* at Quinnipiac L 50–74  4–4 TD Bank Sports Center (292)
12/20/2014* Penn
(Battle of 33rd Street)		 W 67–58  5–4 Daskalakis Athletic Center (714)
12/28/2014* vs. Miami (OH)
(Holiday Inn University Area Cavalier Classic)		 W 71–54  6–4 John Paul Jones Arena (N/A)
12/29/2014* at Virginia
(Holiday Inn University Area Cavalier Classic)		 L 66–72  6–5 John Paul Jones Arena (3,031)
01/04/2015 Northeastern W 58–35  7–5 (1–0) Daskalakis Athletic Center (602)
01/06/2015 at Elon W 57–47  8–5 (2–0) Alumni Gym (346)
01/09/2015 Hofstra L 52–53 OT 8–6 (2–1) Daskalakis Athletic Center (676)
01/11/2015 UNC Wilmington W 58–53  9–6 (3–1) Daskalakis Athletic Center (596)
01/15/2015 at William & Mary W 49–46  10–6 (4–1) Kaplan Arena (232)
01/18/2015 at James Madison L 51–66  10–7 (4–2) JMU Convocation Center (5,009)
01/22/2015 at Hofstra W 63–56  11–7 (5–2) Hofstra Arena (1,864)
01/25/2015 Delaware W 61–56  12–7 (6–2) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,056)
01/30/2015 College of Charleston W 64–47  13–7 (7–2) Daskalakis Athletic Center (507)
02/01/2015 at UNC Wilmington W 61–44  14–7 (8–2) Trask Coliseum (689)
02/06/2015 William & Mary L 68–72 2OT 14–8 (8–3) Daskalakis Athletic Center (562)
02/08/2015 James Madison L 54–73  14–9 (8–4) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,174)
02/15/2015 at Towson W 66–52  15–9 (9–4) SECU Arena (357)
02/19/2015 at College of Charleston W 63–52  16–9 (10–4) TD Arena (218)
02/22/2015 at Delaware W 67–64  17–9 (11–4) Bob Carpenter Center (2,063)
02/27/2015 Elon W 54–51  18–9 (12–4) Daskalakis Athletic Center (475)
03/01/2015 Towson W 50–45  19–9 (13–4) Daskalakis Athletic Center (642)
03/04/2015 at Northeastern W 58–42  20–9 (14–4) Cabot Center (507)
CAA Tournament
03/13/2015 vs. Delaware
(Quarterfinals)		 L 48–55  20–10 Show Place Arena (N/A)
WNIT Tournament
03/19/2015* Hampton
(First Round)		 L 42–45  20–11 Daskalakis Athletic Center (415)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

References

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