2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
CAA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 15
2012–13 record 32–4 (18–0 CAA)
Head coach Tina Martin (17th season)
Assistant coach Jeanine Radice
Assistant coach Tom Lochner
Assistant coach Tiara Malcom
Home arena Bob Carpenter Center
2012–13 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#15 Delaware 18 0   1.000     32 4   .889
James Madison 15 3   .833     25 11   .694
Drexel 13 5   .722     28 10   .737
Northeastern 10 8   .556     17 13   .567
Old Dominion 10 8   .556     19 12   .613
Hofstra 9 9   .500     14 17   .452
Towson 6 12   .333     12 18   .400
William & Mary 6 12   .333     8 22   .267
Georgia State 5 13   .278     13 16   .448
George Mason 4 14   .222     9 21   .300
UNC Wilmington 3 15   .167     5 26   .161
† 2013 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

The 2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represents the University of Delaware during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by seventeenth 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 32–4, 18-0 CAA play to finish in first place for the second consecutive season. They won the 2013 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament for the second year in a row, defeating Drexel once again in the finals. A #6 seed in the Bridgeport region of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, the Blue Hens defeated West Virginia and North Carolina at home to advance to their first ever Sweet Sixteen, where they fell to Kentucky.

Roster

2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Green, CourtniCourtni Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Millbrook HS Winchester, Virginia
G 3 May, JaquettaJaquetta May 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Delcastle Tech HS Wilmington, Delaware
G 4 Salyer, JodiJodi Salyer  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Staunton River HS Roanoke, Virginia
G 10 Miller, KaylaKayla Miller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 11 Delle Donne, ElenaElena Delle Donne (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 12 Parker, DanielleDanielle Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Dulaney HS Phoenix, Maryland
F 13 Buchanan, KelseyKelsey Buchanan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Freedom HS South Riding, Virginia
F 14 Bell, AleciaAlecia Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Woodside HS Newport News, Virginia
G 15 Richards, AkeemaAkeema Richards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Western HS Baltimore, Maryland
G 21 Lucas, TrumaeTrumae Lucas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Grimsley HS Greensboro, North Carolina
G 22 Carra, LaurenLauren Carra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Dunmore HS Dunmore, Pennsylvania
G 23 Clark, JadeJade Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. John's College HS Ashburn, Virginia
F 24 Caracciolo, JoyJoy Caracciolo (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Stonewall Jackson HS Manassas, Virginia
C 33 Leon, StephanieStephanie Leon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Northport HS Northport, New York
F 45 Craig, ChelseaChelsea Craig (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Wooton HS Rockville, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 16 March 2017

Schedule

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

11/9/2012*
8:00 PM
No. 11 Sam Houston State
Preseason NIT
W 63-31  1-0
Bob Carpenter Center (1,872)
Newark, Delaware

11/11/2012*
2:00 PM
No. 11 Georgetown
Preseason NIT
L 56-62  1–1
Bob Carpenter Center (859)
Newark, Delaware

11/14/2012*
7:00 PM
No. 17 at Duquesne L 47-51  1–2
Palumbo Center (1,126)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

11/20/2012*
7:00 PM
Providence W 64-46  2-2
Bob Carpenter Center (3,390)
Newark, Delaware

11/28/2012*
7:00 PM
St. Bonaventure W 68–58  3-2
Bob Carpenter Center (3,596)
Newark, Delaware

12/05/2012*
7:30 PM, ESPN3
at Rhode Island W 57–40  4-2
Ryan Center (689)
Kingston, Rhode Island

12/09/2012*
2:00 PM
Princeton W 59-58  5-2
Bob Carpenter Center (4,029)
Newark, Delaware

12/20/2012*
7:00 PM
No. 9 Maryland L 53-69  5-3
Bob Carpenter Center (5,089)
Newark, Delaware

12/22/2012*
3:00 PM
at Monmouth W 82-53  6-3
The MAC (710)
West Long Branch, New Jersey

12/29/2012*
5:00 PM
vs. Villanova
Dartmouth Blue Sky Classic
W 59–45  7-3
Leede Arena (843)
Hanover, New Hampshire

12/30/2012*
7:00 PM
vs. Duquesne
Dartmouth Blue Sky Classic
W 60–45  8-3
Leede Arena (748)
Hanover, New Hampshire

01/02/2013*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Saint John's W 60-59 OT 9-3
Carnesecca Arena (829)
Queens, New York

01/10/2013
7:00 PM
George Mason W 62-27  10-3 (1-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,212)
Newark, Delaware

01/13/2013
2:00 PM
at Old Dominion W 63-46  11-3 (2-0)
Constant Center (2,739)
Norfolk, Virginia

01/15/2013
7:00 PM
at Northeastern W 76-51  12-3 (3-0)
Solomon Court (429)
Boston, Massachusetts

01/20/2013
2:00 PM
Towson W 76-44  13-3 (4-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,738)
Newark, Delaware

01/24/2013
7:00 PM
UNC Wilmington W 67-39  14-3 (5-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,151)
Newark, Delaware

01/27/2013
2:00 PM
at Drexel W 65-56  15-3 (6-0)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

01/29/2013
7:00 PM
No. 25 Northeastern W 56–61  16-3 (7-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,583)
Newark, Delaware

01/31/2013
7:00 PM
No. 25 at Georgia State W 70-38  17-3 (8-0)
GSU Sports Arena (738)
Atlanta, Georgia

02/03/2013
2:00 PM
No. 25 Hofstra W 79-63  18-3 (9-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,005)
Newark, Delaware

02/07/2013
7:00 PM
No. 20 at Towson W 77-55  19-3 (10-0)
Towson Center (835)
Towson, Maryland

02/10/2013
2:00 PM
No. 20 at James Madison W 71-64  20-3 (11-0)
JMU Convocation Center (3,787)
Harrisonburg, Virginia

02/14/2013
7:00 PM
No. 20 Old Dominion W 86-62  21-3 (12-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,382)
Newark, Delaware

02/17/2013
2:00 PM
No. 20 at William & Mary W 66-44  22-3 (13-0)
Kaplan Arena (680)
Williamsburg, Virginia

02/19/2013
7:00 PM
No. 18 at George Mason W 69-55  23–3 (14-0)
Patroit Center (1,349)
Fairfax, Virginia

02/24/2013
4:30 PM, CSN
No. 18 James Madison W 61-60  24-3 (15-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,098)
Newark, Delaware

02/28/2013
7:00 PM
No. 18 at Hofstra W 79-50  25-3 (16-0)
Mack Sports Complex (506)
Hempstead, New York

03/03/2013
3:30 PM, CSN
No. 18 Drexel W 62-57  26-3 (17-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,094)
Newark, Delaware

03/06/2013
7:00 PM
No. 16 at Georgia State W 86-58  27-3 (18-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,092)
Newark, Delaware
CAA Tournament

03/15/2013
12:00 PM
No. 15 vs. UNC Wilmington
Quarterfinals
W 51-43  28-3
Show Place Arena (2,396)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland

03/16/2013
2:00 PM, CSN
No. 15 vs. Hofstra
Semifinals
W 75-54  29-3
Show Place Arena (2,296)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland

03/17/2015
2:00 PM, CSN
No. 15 vs. Drexel
CAA Championship
W 59-56  30-3
Show Place Arena (2,160)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
NCAA Tournament

03/24/2015
12:15 PM, ESPN2
(6) No. 15 (11) West Virginia
First Round
W 66-53  31-3
Bob Carpenter Center (4,532)
Newark, Delaware

03/26/2013
7:00 PM, ESPN2
(6) No. 15 (3) No. 13 North Carolina
Second Round
W 78-69  32-3
Bob Carpenter Center (4,653)
Newark, Delaware

03/30/2013
2:00 PM, ESPN
(6) No. 15 vs. (2) No. 7 Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen
L 69-62  32-4
Webster Bank Arena (8,596)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round Pick Player WNBA Club
1 2 Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky[5]

References

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