2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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Roster |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Post Season | Final |
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AP | 11 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | N/A |
Coaches | 10 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Awards and honors
- Elena Delle Donne was selected as the Honda National Women's Basketball Player of the Year and a finalist for the Honda-Broderick Cup as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.
- Elena Delle Donne was a consensus 1st team All-American (AP, WBCA, Wooden, USBWA) and the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year.
- Elena Delle Donne received CAA Player of the Year, first team All-CAA selection, and CAA All-Defensive team, while Lauren Carra was selected to the second team All-CAA.[4]
Team players drafted into the WNBA
Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |
1 | 2 | Elena Delle Donne | Chicago Sky[5] |
References
- ↑ "CAA Women's Basketball Standings - 2012-13". ESPN. Retrieved 17 Mar 2017.
- ↑ "2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved 17 Mar 2017.
- ↑ http://www.bluehens.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29100&SPID=110417&SPSID=670301
- ↑ http://www.bluehens.com/fls/29100/womens-basketball/UD%20WBB%20All-Time%20Honors.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=29100
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_WNBA_draft