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Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 7
2011–12 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 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 Vanessa Kabongo (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Eastern Commerce Toronto, Ontario
G 2 Jocelyn Bailey (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bullis School Kensington, Maryland
G 3 Jaquetta May 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Delcastle Tech HS Wilmington, Delaware
G 4 Meghan McLean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Upper St. Clair HS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 5 Nina Deal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Alain Fournier Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, France
G 10 Kayla Miller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 11 Elena Delle Donne (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 12 Danielle Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Dulaney HS Phoenix, Maryland
F 13 Kelsey Buchanan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Freedom HS South Riding, Virginia
G 15 Akeema Richards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Western HS Baltimore, Maryland
G 21 Trumae Lucas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Grimsley HS Greensboro, North Carolina
G 22 Lauren Carra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dunmore HS Dunmore, Pennsylvania
C 33 Stephanie Leon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Northport HS Northport, New York
F 45 Chelsea Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wooton HS Rockville, Maryland
C 51 Sarah 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
W 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

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
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AP RV RV RV 24 22 21 19 19 21 20 16 15 12 12 10 9 8 7 7 N/A
Coaches NR NR RV RV 25 23 20 20 20 18 16 16 13 12 9 8 8 8 8 14

Awards and honors


References

  1. ^ "CAA Women's Basketball Standings - 2011-12". ESPN. Retrieved 18 Mar 2017.
  2. ^ "2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason". ESPN. Retrieved 18 Mar 2017.
  3. ^ http://www.bluehens.com/SportSelect.dbml?&SPSID=670301&SPID=110417&DB_OEM_ID_COUNT_=2&DB_OEM_ID_1_=29100&DB_OEM_ID=29100&DB_OEM_ID_0_=29100&Q_SEASON=2011
  4. ^ http://www.bluehens.com/fls/29100/womens-basketball/UD%20WBB%20All-Time%20Honors.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=29100