2012–13 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
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WNIT Champions | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. RV |
Record | 28–10 (13–5 CAA) |
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Home arena | Daskalakis Athletic Center |
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by tenth year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 28–10, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in 3rd place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament where they were defeated by Delaware. They received an invitation to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they won the championship, defeating Utah in the finals.
Off season
2012 Recruiting Class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Rachel Pearson W | West Chester, PA | Archbishop Carroll HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Jan 12, 2012 | |
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Meghan Creighton PG | West Chester, PA | Archbishop Carroll HS | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Pandora Wilson F | Gaithersburg, MD | Academy of the Holy Cross | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Carrie Alexander G | Bowie, MD | Bishop McNamara HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | ||
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Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 28, 2012* 12:00 pm | Bloomsburg | W 67–43 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2012* 7:00 pm | Providence | W 60–50 | 1–0 | 24 – Mershon | 9 – Mershon | 5 – Mershon | Alumni Hall (633) Providence, RI | ||||
November 14, 2012* 7:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | L 45–47 | 1–1 | 19 – Mershon | 10 – Jones | 4 – Flanagan | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,003) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
November 17, 2012* 1:00 pm | at La Salle | W 56–53 | 2–1 | 20 – Mershon | 10 – Jones | 4 – Tied | Tom Gola Arena (452) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
November 23, 2012* 4:00 pm | vs. UMKC LIU Turkey Classic Quarterfinals | W 76–40 | 3–1 | 19 – Pearson | 7 – Mershon | 5 – Tied | Wellness Center (101) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
November 24, 2012* 4:00 pm | vs. Colgate LIU Turkey Classic Semifinals | W 51–33 | 4–1 | 18 – Mershon | 12 – Wootton | 3 – Mershon | Wellness Center (89) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
November 28, 2012* 7:00 pm | at South Carolina LIU Turkey Classic Championship | L 55–58 OT | 4–2 | 19 – Mershon | 15 – Mershon | 3 – Redick | Colonial Life Arena (2,675) Columbia, SC | ||||
November 30, 2012* 5:00 pm | vs. Rhode Island TD Bank Classic | W 55–43 | 5–2 | 16 – Wootton | 5 – Johnson-Allen | 3 – Tied | Patrick Gym (826) Burlington, VT | ||||
December 1, 2012* 4:15 pm | at Vermont TD Bank Classic | W 66–49 | 6–2 | 20 – Jones | 9 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Patrick Gym (941) Burlington, VT | ||||
December 21, 2012* 1:00 pm | Penn Battle of 33rd Street | W 77–50 | 7–2 | 23 – Mershon | 14 – Mershon | 6 – Flanagan | Daskalakis Athletic Center (803) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
December 28, 2012* 4:00 pm | American | L 52–58 | 7–3 | 22 – Mershon | 12 – Mershon | 4 – Mershon | Daskalakis Athletic Center (726) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
December 31, 2012* 2:00 pm | at Princeton | L 59–74 | 7–4 | 14 – Mershon | 6 – Flanagan | 7 – Mershon | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,231) Princeton, NJ | ||||
CAA regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 2013 2:00 pm | Towson | W 76–55 | 8–4 (1–0) | 20 – Mershon | 6 – Flanagan | 6 – Creighton | Daskalakis Athletic Center (621) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 10, 2012 7:00 pm | at James Madison | W 48–46 | 9–4 (2–0) | 20 – Mershon | 11 – Johnson-Allen | 3 – Flanagan | JMU Convocation Center (1,869) Harrisonburg, VA | ||||
January 13, 2013 1:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | W 64–51 | 10–4 (3–0) | 26 – Mershon | 8 – Flanagan | 6 – Johnson-Allen | Trask Coliseum (682) Wilmington, NC | ||||
January 17, 2013 7:00 pm | Hofstra | W 59–53 | 11–4 (4–0) | 24 – Wootton | 7 – Johnson-Allen | 5 – Jones | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,011) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 20, 2013 2:00 pm | at William & Mary | W 58–46 | 12–4 (5–0) | 22 – Wootton | 8 – Mershon | 5 – Mershon | Kaplan Arena (485) Williamsburg, VA | ||||
January 24, 2013 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | W 85–73 | 13–4 (6–0) | 33 – Mershon | 8 – Mershon | 7 – 3 tied | Cabot Center (302) Boston, MA | ||||
January 27, 2013 2:00 pm | Delaware | L 56–65 | 13–5 (6–1) | 17 – Mershon | 6 – Mershon | 7 – Mershon | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 31, 2013 7:00 pm | at Old Dominion | L 50–53 | 13–6 (6–2) | 22 – Mershon | 8 – Wootton | 6 – Flanagan | Constant Center (2,059) Norfolk, VA | ||||
February 3, 2013 2:00 pm | Georgia State | W 79–55 | 14–6 (7–2) | 25 – Mershon | 8 – Johnson-Allen | 5 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (903) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 5, 2013 7:00 pm | at Towson | W 62–48 | 15–6 (8–2) | 19 – Mershon | 5 – Johnson-Allen | 6 – Mershon | Towson Center (248) Towson, MD | ||||
February 10, 2013 4:30 pm | Old Dominion | W 64–50 | 16–6 (9–2) | 19 – Mershon | 7 – Mershon | 6 – Mershon | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,793) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 14, 2013 12:00 pm | at Hofstra | L 43–53 | 16–7 (9–3) | 12 – Mershon | 7 – Tied | 3 – Johnson-Allen | Mack Sports Complex (2,126) Hempstead, NY | ||||
February 19, 2013 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 59–47 | 17–7 (10–3) | 25 – Wootton | 7 – Mershon | 5 – Creighton | Daskalakis Athletic Center (846) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 21, 2013 7:00 pm | George Mason | W 57–46 | 18–7 (11–3) | 26 – Mershon | 6 – Redick | 4 – Creighton | Daskalakis Athletic Center (689) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 24, 2013 2:00 pm | William & Mary | W 62–47 | 19–7 (12–3) | 20 – Creighton | 12 – Johnson-Allen | 8 – Mershon | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,382) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 28, 2013 7:00 pm | at Georgia State | W 58–49 | 20–7 (13–3) | 23 – Mershon | 12 – Johnson-Allen | 3 – Mershon | GSU Sports Arena (469) Atlanta, GA | ||||
March 3, 2013 3:30 pm | at No. 18 Delaware | L 57–62 | 20–8 (13–4) | 26 – Mershon | 5 – Tied | 6 – Mershon | Bob Carpenter Center (5,094) Newark, DE | ||||
March 6, 2013 7:00 pm | James Madison | L 53–62 | 20–9 (13–4) | 27 – Mershon | 6 – Tied | 6 – Mershon | Daskalakis Athletic Center (864) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
CAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 15, 2013 7:30 pm | (3) | vs. (6) William & Mary Quarterfinals | W 65–31 | 21–9 | 17 – Wootton | 9 – Wootton | 6 – Mershon | Show Place Arena (2,396) Upper Marlboro, MD | |||
March 16, 2013 4:30 pm | (3) | vs. (2) James Madison Semifinals | W 50–34 | 22–9 | 21 – Mershon | 9 – Flanagan | 5 – Mershon | Show Place Arena (2,296) Upper Marlboro, MD | |||
March 17, 2013 2:00 pm, CBSSN | (3) | vs. (1) No. 15 Delaware Championship | L 56–59 | 22–10 | 21 – Wootton | 8 – Redick | 9 – Mershon | Show Place Arena (2,160) Upper Marlboro, MD | |||
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March 21, 2013 7:00 pm | Iona First round | W 59–50 | 23–10 | 15 – Mershon | 5 – Tied | 6 – Mershon | Daskalakis Athletic Center (487) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
March 23, 2013 7:00 pm | Harvard Second round | W 82–72 | 24–10 | 32 – Mershon | 9 – Wootton | 9 – Mershon | Daskalakis Athletic Center (488) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
March 28, 2013 7:00 pm | at Bowling Green Third round | W 50–47 | 25–10 | 19 – Mershon | 8 – Johnson-Allen | 4 – Mershon | Stroh Center (1,571) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
March 30, 2013 7:00 pm | at Auburn Quarterfinals | W 56–43 | 26–10 | 19 – Mershon | 13 – Mershon | 7 – Mershon | Auburn Arena (1,421) Auburn, AL | ||||
April 3, 2013 7:00 pm | Florida Semifinals | W 67–57 | 27–10 | 28 – Mershon | 7 – Johnson-Allen | 10 – Mershon | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,412) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
April 6, 2013 3:00 pm | Utah Championship | W 46–43 | 28–10 | 16 – Wootton | 8 – Mershon | 3 – Mershon | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,922) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
See also
2012–13 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team