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2022–23 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

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2022–23 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
WNIT, first round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record21–10 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stacy Weiss (11th season)
  • Belle Koclanes (1st season)
MVPKeishana Washington (2nd year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2022–23 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Drexel 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Northeastern 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
William & Mary 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
North Carolina A&T 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Stony Brook 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Monmouth 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Delaware 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Hampton 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Charleston 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Elon 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Hofstra 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
UNC Wilmington 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
2023 CAA tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by third-year head coach Amy Mallon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

On December 18, in a game against Penn State, Keishana Washington set the school record for most points scored in regulation with 42 points. On March 17, 2023, Washington again broke the record in the first round of the WNIT scoring 43 points.

On January 1, in a game against Towson, Maura Hendrixson set the school record for most assists in a single game with 14 assists.

Previous season

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The Dragons finished the 2021–22 season 28–6, 16–2 in CAA play to finish in first place. They lost to Delaware in the CAA tournament championship.[1] As conference regular season champions, the team earned an automatic bid to the 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they were defeated by Seton Hall in the third round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Tessa Brugler 3 F 6'1" RS Senior Nazareth, PA Graduated
Hannah Nihill 12 G 5'3" Senior Drexel Hill, PA Graduated
Kate Connolly 20 F 6'1" Senior Harleysville, PA Graduated
Mariah Leonard 30 F 5'10" RS Senior Ashburn, VA Graduated


Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Grace O'Neill
G
Radnor, PA Archbishop John Carroll HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A Nov 2, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jennifer Martin
SG
Westford, MA Bradford Christian Academy (MA) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Nov 3, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Kylie Lavelle
PG
Taylor, PA Riverside HS (NJ) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Nov 8, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Moriah Murray
PG
Dunmore, PA Dunmore HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Nov 13, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jalyn McNeill
F
Olney, MD Our Lady of Good Counsel HS (MD) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Mar 13, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  • "Drexel 2022 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Laine McGurk
SF
West Chester, PA West Chester Rustin HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Dec 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Clara Bergeron
SF
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Cégep de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu N/A N/A Jul 29, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Preseason

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In a poll of the league coaches at the CAA's media day, Drexel was picked to finish in first place in the CAA.[2] Keishana Washington was named to the Preseason All-CAA First Team, and also selected as the Preseason CAA Player of the Year.[2]

Roster

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2022–23 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) Durham Elite Prep Pickering, Canada
F 2 Hetta Saatman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Linden Hall Lancaster, PA
G 3 Moriah Murray 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Dunmore HS Dunmore, PA
G 4 Jalyn McNeill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Our Lady of Good Counsel HS (MD) Damascus, MD
F 5 Chloe Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St Michael's Adelaide, Australia
F 10 Brianne Borcky 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Garnet Valley HS Garnet Valley, PA
G 11 Tori Hyduke 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Rumson-Fair Haven/George Washington Fair Haven, NJ
G 12 Grace O'Neill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Archbishop John Carroll HS West Chester, PA
G 13 Erin Sweeney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Archbishop John Carroll HS Havertown, PA
F 14 Kylie Lavelle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Riverside HS (NJ) Moosic, PA
G 20 Jennifer Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bradford Christian Academy (MA) Westford, MA
F 21 Jasmine Valentine 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Vincent Pallotti HS Odenton, MD
G 22 Maura Hendrixson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Cardinal O'Hara HS (PA) Garnet Valley, PA
G 23 Momo LaClair 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Jamesville-DeWitt Syracuse, NY
F 24 Sira Ba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Antoine-de-St-Exupéry Montreal, Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 8, 2022

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 10, 2022*
6:00 pm
Rider W 84–58  1–0
 34  Washington   6  Tied   7  Hendrixson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,093)
Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle L 74–77  1–1
 31  Lavelle   9  Lavelle   10  Hendrixson  Tom Gola Arena (562)
Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2022*
2:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 66–61  2–1
 37  Washington   7  Washington   8  Hendrixson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (533)
Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2022*
6:00 pm, NBCSPHI+
Lehigh W 84–61  3–1
 33  Washington   7  3 Tied   10  Washington  Daskalakis Athletic Center (504)
Philadelphia, PA
November 27, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo W 53–35  4–1
 15  Washington   9  O'Neill   8  Hendrixson  Alumni Arena (925)
Buffalo, NY
November 30, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood W 74–61  5–1
 25  Washington   6  3 Tied   6  Washington  Willett Hall (412)
Farmville, VA
December 4, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's L 49–69  5–2
 28  Washington   7  Hendrixson   4  Washington  Hagan Arena (533)
Philadelphia, PA
December 11, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Yale L 58–60 OT 5–3
 33  Washington   12  Valentine   4  Hendrixson  Payne Whitney Gymnasium (274)
New Haven, CT
December 13, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 64–49  6–3
 32  Washington   6  Tied   5  Tied  Leede Arena (1,842)
Hanover, NH
December 18, 2022*
2:00 pm, NBCSPHI
Penn State W 86–82  7–3
 42  Washington   6  O'Neill   7  Hendrixson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (989)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2022*
12:00 pm
Delaware State W 62–44  8–3
 21  Washington   7  O'Neill   5  Hyduke  Daskalakis Athletic Center (604)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 71–47  9–3
(1–0)
 21  Washington   4  2 Tied   6  2 Tied  Trask Coliseum (563)
Wilmington, NC
January 1, 2023
2:00 pm
Towson W 75–67  10–3
(2–0)
 19  2 Tied   6  O'Neill   14  Hendrixson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (474)
Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2023
6:00 pm, NBCSPHI
Delaware W 73–57  11–3
(3–0)
 30  Washington   6  Hendrixson   13  Hendrixson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (514)
Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2023
2:00 pm
Stony Brook W 81–64  12–3
(4–0)
 27  Washington   8  O'Neill   11  Hendrixson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (623)
Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 2023
7:00 pm
at Hampton W 67–51  13–3
(5–0)
 19  O'Neill   7  Saatman   6  Hendrixson  Hampton Convocation Center (348)
Hampton, VA
January 15, 2023
2:00 pm
at William & Mary L 58–74  13–4
(5–1)
 27  Washington   11  Valentine   4  Hendrixson  Kaplan Arena (506)
Williamsburg, VA
January 22, 2023
2:00 pm
at Towson L 61–70  13–5
(5–2)
 27  Washington   4  Valentine   12  Hendrixson  SECU Arena (845)
Towson, MD
January 27, 2023
6:00 pm, NBCSPHI
Hofstra W 69–57  14–5
(6–2)
 24  Washington   6  2 Tied   11  Hendrixson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (619)
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2023
1:00 pm
Elon W 61–49  15–5
(7–2)
 16  Washington   8  Hodges   4  Hendrixson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (403)
Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 2023
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 67–56  16–5
(8–2)
 29  Washington   6  Hendrixson   6  Hendrixson  Matthews Arena (186)
Boston, MA
February 5, 2023
2:00 pm
at Stony Brook W 66–65  17–5
(9–2)
 40  Washington   6  Levelle   9  Hendrixson  Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,068)
Stony Brook, NY
February 10, 2023
6:00 pm
Charleston L 61–86  18–5
(10–2)
 28  Lavelle   8  Valentine   11  Washington  Daskalakis Athletic Center (583)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2023
3:00 pm, NBCSPHI/SNY
at Monmouth L 66–70  18–6
(10–3)
 32  Washington   6  Valentine   8  Hendrixson  OceanFirst Bank Center (470)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 17, 2023
6:00 pm, NBCSPHI
Northeastern W 71–64  18–7
(10–4)
 33  Washington   5  2 Tied   6  Hendrixson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (755)
Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 2023
2:00 pm
at Delaware W 67–55  19–7
(11–4)
 40  Washington   7  Hendrixson   7  Hendrixson  Bob Carpenter Center (2,716)
Newark, DE
February 24, 2023
7:00 pm
at Hofstra W 58–34  20–7
(12–4)
 21  Washington   7  O'Neill   10  Hendrixson  Mack Sports Complex (392)
Hempstead, NY
February 26, 2023
2:00 pm
William & Mary W 55–47  21–7
(13–4)
 20  Washington   8  O'Neill   9  Hendrixson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (674)
Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2023
3:00 pm
North Carolina A&T L 57–59  21–8
(13–5)
 23  Washington   7  Lavelle   9  Hendrixson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (703)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA Tournament
March 10, 2023
6:00 pm
(2) vs. (7) Monmouth
Quarterfinal
L 59–65  21–9
 32  Washington   8  Valentine   12  Hendrixson  SECU Arena (250)
Towson, MD
WNIT
March 16, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham
First round
L 63–73  21–10
 43  Washington   7  O'Neill   3  O'Neill  Rose Hill Gymnasium (348)
Bronx, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

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Maura Hendrixson
  • Meghan Creighton Assist Award (team leader in assists)
Chloe Hodges
  • Liz Berry Most Improved Award (team's most improved player)
Kylie Lavelle
  • CAA All-Rookie Team
  • CAA Rookie of the Week (4)
Grace O’Neill
  • CAA All-Rookie Team
  • CAA Rookie of the Week (2)
  • Team Defensive Player of the Year
  • Rebounding Award (team leader in rebounds)
  • Charge Leader Award (team leader in charges drawn)
  • Lil Haas Coaches Award
Keishana Washington
  • CAA Player of the Year
  • CAA All-Conference First Team
  • AP All-American Honorable Mention
  • USBWA All-American Honorable Mention
  • Academic All-American
  • Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award Semifinalist
  • USBWA National Player of the Week
  • CAA Player of the Week (5)
  • Preseason CAA Player of the Year[2]
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team
  • Team Most Valuable Player
  • Mo Cronin Spirit & Leadership Award
  • Steven Sher Academic Award

Rankings

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Coaches RV RV
Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
RV   Received votes
NR   Not ranked
( )   Number of first place votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dragons Rally Falls Just Short Against Delaware". DrexelDragons.com. Philadelphia. March 13, 2022. Archived from the original (Web) on April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Peters, Hunter (October 20, 2022). "Drexel Headlines CAA Women's Basketball Preseason Honors". caasports.com. Richmond, VA: CAA. Archived from the original (Web) on October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.