2020–21 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

2020–21 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
2020–21 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
CAA Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, first round, L53–67
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	14–9 (8–6 CAA)
Head coach	Amy Mallon (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Stacy Weiss (9th season); Laura Kurz (1st season); Jillian Dunston (1st season);
Captain	Kayla Bacon
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 CAA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Delaware	16	–	2	.889	24	–	5	.828
James Madison	9	–	6	.600	14	–	10	.583
Drexel†	8	–	6	.571	14	–	9	.609
Towson	8	–	6	.571	13	–	9	.591
Hofstra	5	–	7	.417	8	–	12	.400
Elon	3	–	5	.375	7	–	8	.467
Northeastern	6	–	10	.375	7	–	13	.350
William & Mary	3	–	5	.375	6	–	7	.462
Charleston	2	–	6	.250	6	–	9	.400
UNC Wilmington	3	–	10	.231	7	–	14	.333

† 2021 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first-year head coach Amy Mallon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
AJ Davis	3	F	6'1"	Freshman	Baltimore, MD
Maria Ferariu	5	G	6'0"	RS Freshman	Brașov, Romania
Aubree Brown	11	G	5'11"	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Bailey Greenberg	23	F	5'11"	Senior	North Wales, PA	Graduated
Niki Metzel	24	F	6'2"	Senior	Princeton, NJ	Graduated
Ana Ferariu	50	G	5'9"	Senior	Brașov, Romania	Graduated

Incoming transfers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tori Hyduke G	Fair Haven, NJ	George Washington University	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A	Jun 12, 2020
Tori Hyduke G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Drexel 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Erin Sweeney SG/SF	Radnor, PA	Archbishop John Carroll HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Apr 8, 2019
Erin Sweeney SG/SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Elizabeth Dufrane SG	McLean, VA	McLean HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Aug 28, 2019
Elizabeth Dufrane SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jasmine Valentine PF	Millersville, MD	Old Mill HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Mar 23, 2020
Jasmine Valentine PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Chloe Hodges W			6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Apr 15, 2020
Chloe Hodges W	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Drexel 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Keishana Washington	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Durham Elite Prep	Pickering, Ontario
F	2	Hetta Saatman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Linden Hall	Lancaster, PA
G	4	Kayla Bacon (C)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Seton Keough	Owings Mills, MD
F	5	Chloe Hodges	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	St Michael's	Adelaide, Australia
F	10	Brianne Borcky	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Garnet Valley HS	Glen Mills, PA
G	11	Tori Hyduke	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS So	Rumson-Fair Haven/George Washington	Fair Haven, NJ
G	12	Hannah Nihill	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Sr	Cardinal O'Hara	Drexel Hill, PA
G	13	Erin Sweeney	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Archbishop John Carroll HS	Havertown, PA
G	14	Elizabeth Dufrane	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	McLean HS	Falls Church, VA
F	20	Kate Connolly	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Souderton Area HS	Harleysville, PA
F	21	Jasmine Valentine	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	St. Vincent Pallotti HS	Odenton, MD
G	22	Maura Hendrixson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Cardinal O'Hara HS (PA)	Garnet Valley, PA
F	30	Mariah Leonard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Broad Run	Ashburn, VA

Head coach

Amy Mallon (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Stacy Weiss (Drexel)
Laura Kurz (Villanova)
Jillian Dunston (Michigan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rider	W 62–49	1–0	22 – Nihill	9 – Saatman	4 – Washington	Alumni Gymnasium (0) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, NBCS+		Saint Joseph's	Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	W 61–50	2–0	18 – Nihill	9 – Connolly	8 – Hendrixson	OceanFirst Bank Center (0) West Long Branch, NJ
December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm		at Villanova	L 46–48	2–1	16 – Washington	9 – Washington	3 – Washington	Finneran Pavilion (0) Villanova, PA
December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[2]					Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 20, 2020* 2:00 pm		Old Dominion	Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[2]					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2020* 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[2]					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 76–63	3–1 (1–0)	18 – Nihill	10 – Leonard	5 – Nihill	Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC
January 3, 2021 1:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 61–34	4–1 (2–0)	13 – Nihill	7 – Leonard	6 – Hendrixson	Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC
January 9, 2021		Charleston	Postponed due to COVID-19					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 2021* 2:00 pm, NBCSPHI+		Delaware State	W 70–47	5–1	15 – Leonard	6 – Connolly	6 – Nihill	Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2021		Charleston	Postponed due to COVID-19					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	L 55–58	5–2	16 – Washington	7 – Leonard	6 – Nihill	Tom Gola Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 64–58	6–2 (3–0)	17 – Leonard	11 – Leonard	6 – Nihill	Kaplan Arena (0) Williamsburg, VA
January 17, 2021 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 53–69	6–3 (3–1)	18 – Nihill	7 – Tied	5 – Hendrixson	Kaplan Arena (0) Williamsburg, VA
January 23, 2021 1:00 pm		Elon	L 57–59	6–4 (3–2)	16 – Tied	9 – Leonard	7 – Hendrixson	Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm		Elon	W 55–44	7–4 (4–2)	22 – Nihill	7 – Leonard	5 – Hendrixson	Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2021 12:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 79–64	8–4 (5–2)	21 – Nihill	6 – Bacon	8 – Washington	Cabot Center (0) Boston, MA
January 31, 2021 12:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 58–56	9–4 (6–2)	19 – Nihill	6 – Leonard	6 – Hendrixson	Cabot Center (0) Boston, MA
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, NBCSPHI		Hofstra	Postponed due to COVID-19^[3]					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2021 1:00 pm		Hofstra	Postponed due to COVID-19^[3]					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2021 6:00 pm		at Delaware	L 60–68	9–5 (6–3)	32 – Nihill	10 – Leonard	5 – Hendrixson	Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE
February 14, 2021 1:00 pm, NBCSPHI		Delaware	L 55–65	9–6 (6–4)	23 – Washington	7 – Bacon	7 – Nihill	Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2021 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 71–55	10–6 (7–4)	19 – Washington	7 – Hendrixson	5 – Nihill	SECU Arena (0) Towson, MD
February 21, 2021 2:00 pm		at Towson	L 62–77	10–7 (7–5)	17 – Washington	3 – 4 Tied	3 – Washington	SECU Arena (0) Towson, MD
February 27, 2021 1:00 pm		James Madison	W 51–48	11–7 (8–5)	20 – Nihill	7 – Leonard	6 – Nihill	Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2021 1:00 pm		James Madison	L 51–61	11–8 (8–6)	16 – Washington	7 – Tied	3 – Bacon	Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA
CAA Tournament
March 11, 2021 9:30 pm	(3)	at (6) Elon Quarterfinals	W 65–59	12–8	24 – Nihill	6 – Tied	5 – Nihill	Schar Center (200) Elon, NC
March 12, 2021 6:00 pm	(3)	vs. (2) James Madison Semifinals	W 79–76 ^OT	13–8	35 – Washington	8 – Connolly	3 – Nihill	Schar Center (200) Elon, NC
March 13, 2021 5:00 pm	(3)	vs. (1) Delaware Championship	W 63–52	14–8	30 – Washington	6 – Nihill	3 – Tied	Schar Center (200) Elon, NC
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN2	(14 A)	vs. (3 A) No. 10 Georgia First round	L 53–67	14–9	22 – Nihill	8 – Leonard	5 – Washington	Bill Greehey Arena San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Kate Connolly

CAA All-Tournament Team

Hannah Nihill

CAA Defensive Player of the Year
CAA All-Conference First Team
CAA All-Defensive Team
CAA Dean Ehlers Leadership Award
CAA All-Tournament Team

Keishana Washington

CAA All-Conference Third Team
CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
CAA All-Tournament Team

References

^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". drexeldragons.com. Drexel University. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Drexel Women's Basketball Pauses Activity Due to COVID-19 Protocols". DrexelDragons.com. Philadelphia, PA. December 15, 2020. Archived from the original (Web) on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Women's Basketball Games vs. Hofstra on Feb. 6-7 Postponed". DrexelDragons.com. Richmond, VA. February 2, 2021. Archived from the original (Web) on February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

[1] "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". drexeldragons.com. Drexel University. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

[Postponed_15_December_2020-2] "Drexel Women's Basketball Pauses Activity Due to COVID-19 Protocols". DrexelDragons.com. Philadelphia, PA. December 15, 2020. Archived from the original (Web) on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

[Hofstra/Drexel_Postponed-3] "Women's Basketball Games vs. Hofstra on Feb. 6-7 Postponed". DrexelDragons.com. Richmond, VA. February 2, 2021. Archived from the original (Web) on February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

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