2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
CAA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 7
2011–12 record 31–2 (18–0 CAA)
Head coach Tina Martin (16th season)
Assistant coach Jeanine Radice
Assistant coach Tom Lochner
Assistant coach Tiara Malcom
Home arena Bob Carpenter Center
2011–12 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 Delaware 18 0   1.000     31 2   .939
James Madison 14 4   .778     24 7   .774
Drexel 12 6   .667     18 13   .581
Hofstra 11 7   .611     19 11   .633
UNC Wilmington 11 7   .611     20 12   .625
VCU 9 9   .500     17 14   .548
George Mason 8 10   .444     15 16   .484
Towson 7 11   .389     16 14   .533
Old Dominion 7 11   .389     11 21   .344
Northeastern 6 12   .333     8 22   .267
William & Mary 3 15   .167     10 20   .333
Georgia State 2 16   .111     8 22   .267
† 2012 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

The 2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represents the University of Delaware during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by sixteenth 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 31–2, going 18-0 in CAA play to win their second CAA regular season championship. They won the 2012 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament, defeating Drexel in the finals to win their first CAA title. A #3 seed in the Des Moines region of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, the Blue Hens defeated #14 seed Arkansas-Little Rock for the first Delaware NCAA Basketball tournament win, men's or women's, before falling to #11 seed Kansas in the second round.

Roster

2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kabongo, VanessaVanessa Kabongo (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Eastern Commerce Toronto, Ontario
G 2 Bailey, JocelynJocelyn Bailey (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bullis School Kensington, Maryland
G 3 May, JaquettaJaquetta May 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Delcastle Tech HS Wilmington, Delaware
G 4 McLean, MeghanMeghan McLean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Upper St. Clair HS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 5 Deal, NinaNina Deal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Alain Fournier Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, France
G 10 Miller, KaylaKayla Miller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 11 Delle Donne, ElenaElena Delle Donne (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 12 Parker, DanielleDanielle Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Dulaney HS Phoenix, Maryland
F 13 Buchanan, KelseyKelsey Buchanan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Freedom HS South Riding, Virginia
G 15 Richards, AkeemaAkeema Richards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Western HS Baltimore, Maryland
G 21 Lucas, TrumaeTrumae Lucas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Grimsley HS Greensboro, North Carolina
G 22 Carra, LaurenLauren Carra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dunmore HS Dunmore, Pennsylvania
C 33 Leon, StephanieStephanie Leon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Northport HS Northport, New York
F 45 Craig, ChelseaChelsea Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wooton HS Rockville, Maryland
C 51 Acker, SarahSarah Acker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Great Nanticoke HS Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 17 March 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season

11/11/2011*
7:00 PM
Rhode Island W 89-53  1-0
Bob Carpenter Center (3,211)
Newark, Delaware

11/17/2011*
7:00 PM
No. 11 Penn State W 80-71  2-0
Bob Carpenter Center (3,352)
Newark, Delaware

11/22/2011*
7:00 PM
at Villanova W 64-56  3-0
The Pavilion (1,517)
Villanova, Pennsylvania

11/27/2011*
1:00 PM
at St. Bonaventure W 61-49  4-0
Reilly Center (417)
St. Bonaventure, New York

12/01/2011*
7:00 PM
No. 24 at Princeton W 81-70  5-0
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,824)
Princeton, New Jersey

12/04/2011
2:00 PM
No. 24 William & Mary W 73-57  6-0 (1-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,365)
Newark, Delaware

12/05/2011*
7:00 PM
No. 22 Yale W 77-45  7-0
Bob Carpenter Center (2,439)
Newark, Delaware

12/11/2011*
2:00 PM
No. 22 at Wake Forest W 70-57  8-0
Joel Coliseum (507)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

12/19/2011*
7:05 PM
No. 19 at Providence W 68-47  9-0
Alumni Hall (187)
Providence, Rhode Island

12/28/2011*
2:30 PM
No. 19 vs. East Carolina
Terrapin Classic at Maryland
W 60-40  10-0
Comcast Center (4,795)
College Park, Maryland

12/29/2011*
7:00 PM
No. 19 at No. 5 Maryland
Terrapin Classic at Maryland
L 85-76  10-1
Comcast Center (8,733)
College Park, Maryland

01/05/2012
7:00 PM
No. 21 Towson W 74-51  11-1 (2-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,804)
Newark, Delaware

01/08/2012
2:00 PM
No. 21 George Mason W 66-54  12-1 (3-0)
Patroit Center (670)
Fairfax, Virginia

01/12/2012
7:00 PM
No. 20 UNC Wilmington W 69-37  13-1 (4-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,552)
Newark, Delaware

01/15/2012
2:00 PM
No. 20 at Northeastern W 70-54  14-1 (5-0)
Solomon Court (282)
Boston, Massachusetts

01/19/2012
7:00 PM
No. 16 at Towson W 65-46  15-1 (6-0)
Towson Center (1,041)
Towson, Maryland

01/22/2012
3:30 PM, CSN
No. 16 at Drexel W 60-49  16-1 (7-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,021)
Newark, Delaware

01/26/2012
7:00 PM
No. 15 Hofstra W 84-66  17-1 (8-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,510)
Newark, Delaware

01/29/2012
7:00 PM, CSN
No. 15 at James Madison W 72–65  18-1 (9-0)
JMU Convocation Center (4,637)
Harrisonburg, Virginia

02/02/2012
7:00 PM
No. 12 at UNC Wilmington W 62-53  19-1 (10-0)
Trask Coliseum (1,253)
Wilmington, North Carolina

02/05/2012
2:00 PM
No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth W 68-49  20-1 (11-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,646)
Newark, Delaware

02/09/2012
7:00 PM
No. 12 Old Dominion W 76-63  21-1 (12-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,111)
Newark, Delaware

02/12/2012
2:00 PM
No. 12 at Georgia State W 94-56  22-1 (13-0)
GSU Sports Arena (602)
Atlanta, Georgia

02/16/2012
7:00 PM
No. 10 at Hofstra W 89-79  23-1 (14-0)
Mack Sports Complex (1,194)
Hempstead, New York

02/19/2012
2:00 PM
No. 10 at Drexel W 40-39  24-1 (15-0)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

02/23/2012
7:00 PM
No. 9 George Mason W 71-53  25-1 (16-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,824)
Newark, Delaware

02/26/2012
2:00 PM
No. 9 Northeastern W 89-71  26-1 (17-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,043)
Newark, Delaware

02/29/2012
7:00 PM
No. 8 at William & Mary W 79-53  27-1 (18-0)
Kaplan Arena (953)
Williamsburg, Virginia
CAA Tournament

03/09/2012
12:00 PM
No. 7 vs. Old Dominion
Quarterfinals
W 74-54  28-1
Show Place Arena (2,401)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland

03/10/2012
12:00 PM, CSN
No. 7 vs. UNC Wilmington
Semifinals
W 66-39  29-1
Show Place Arena (1,926)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland

03/11/2012
12:30 PM, CSN
No. 7 vs. Drexel
CAA Championship
W 59-43  30-1
Show Place Arena (2,223)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
NCAA Tournament

03/18/2015*
4:20 PM, ESPN2
(3) No. 7 at (14) Arkansas-Little Rock
First Round
W 73-42  31-1
Jack Stephens Center (3,466)
Little Rock, Arkansas

03/20/2012*
8:40 PM, ESPN2
(3) No. 7 vs. (11) Kansas
Second Round
L 60-70  31-2
Jack Stephens Center (2,744)
Little Rock, Arkansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Awards and honors


References

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