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2008-09 Drexel Women’ s Basketball Drexel vs. Old Dominion Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pa. Sunday, Feb 12, 2009 • 7:00 p.m. 2008-09 Schedule Game Preview Date Team Time/Result Teams: Drexel (14-8, 9-2 CAA) vs. Old Dominion (13-8, 8-3) November 16 at American L (65-74) Media: Live audio available on www.drexeldragons.com 19 Saint Joseph’s W (76-61) (Pat Delsi and Stephanie Mix) 22 at La Salle L (48-46) 25 at Bucknell W (44-35) University of Colorado Coors Classic SID Contacts: Drexel: Britt Faulstick ([email protected]) 28 vs Minnesota L (74-50) Old Dominion: Kimberly Zivkovich ([email protected]) 29 vs. Colorado W (67-63) December 5 Army L (55-49) All-Time Series: Old Dominion leads 13-1 19 at Penn W (62-52) Last Meeting: 2/24/08 #10 ODU won 66-51 in Norfolk, Va. 22 Richmond L (73-60) Saint Joseph’s Hawk Classic at Phila U. Drexel Capsule 28 Holy Cross L (63-58) PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% TO/G Bk./G 29 Maine W (87-55) 61.7 33.0 13.2 7.5 39.8 32.5 81.0 16.0 3.2 January Team Leaders: Marginean (23.1 ppg); Peterson (3.2 apg); Marginean (7.1 rpg); 4 at Delaware* W (56-40) Marginean (48.7 FG%); Nacickaite (44.3 3FG%); Marginean (89.1 FT%) 8 at William & Mary* L (63-57) Freshman Marisa Crane knocked down a jumper in the lane with two 11 Hofstra* W (71-66) 15 Georgia State* W (74-65) seconds left in overtime to give her team a thrilling 76-74 victory over 18 at James Madison* L (60-56) William & Mary on Feb. 8. Gabriela Mareginean compiled her 19th 22 Northeastern* W (61-51) career double-double with 31 points and 10 rebounds and she knocked 25 Towson* W (60-41) down a free-throw with 12.6 seconds left in regulation to complete a 29 at Hofstra* W (57-50) Drexel comeback and send the game into overtime. Marginean scored 8 February of Drexel’s 10 points in the extra period. Jasmina Rosseel moved into Drexel University Dragons 1 at UNC Wilmington* W (55-50) fourth place on Drexel’s all-time three-pointers list with three in the 5 at George Mason* W (71-52) game and 13 points. The Dragons retained at tie for first in the CAA. 8 William & Mary* W (76-74OT) Old Dominion Capsule 12 Old Dominion* 7:00 PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% TO/G Bk./G 15 at Georgia State* 2:00 69.0 44.1 14.3 9.5 40.3 31.1 64.8 20.0 5.0 19 Delaware* 7:00 Team Leaders: T. Green (15.2 ppg); Walters (5.2 apg); T. Green (10.0 rpg); 22 at Northeastern* 2:00 Canady (50.0 FG%); Parker (38.7 3FG%); Walters (71.0 FT%) 26 Virginia Commonwealth* 7:00 March Old Dominion bounced back from a three-game losing skid with sound 1 George Mason* 1:00 victories in both of their last two contests. ODU topped Northeastern 4 at Towson* 7:00 70-54 on Feb. 5 and defeated UNC Wilmington 66-46 at home on Sunday. The Lady Monarchs held the Seahawks to just 28 percent (14- Home games in bold 50) shooting in the game. Tiffany Green, the team’s leading scorer and Dates and times subject to change rebounder, had 15 points and Jessica Canady chipped in 15 rebounds and Jen Nuzzo scored 13 points and dished out eight assists. A rash of injuries sent the Lady Monarchs into a slide following a loss to James Madison at home on Jan. 25, but the team has now won two in a row. Probable Starters Drexel Old Dominion No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. 2 Andrea Peterson G Sr. 5-6 5.2 2.4 71 02 Jasmine Parker G So. 5-6 10.4 2.7 44 5 Jasmina Rosseel G So. 5-8 11.6 3.5 55 12 Jen Nuzzo G Sr. 5-8 7.1 2.9 65 14 Jennifer Stjarnstrom F Jr. 6-2 1.8 1.8 13 24 Jessica Canady F Jr. 6-0 12.7 9.5 21 24 Nicole Hester F Sr. 5-10 3.9 3.9 55 35 Shadasia Green G So. 5-9 8.8 6.4 23 44 Gabriela Marginean F Jr. 6-1 23.1 7.1 21 45 Tiffany Green F Sr. 6-2 15.2 10.0 18 Reserves Reserves 03 Mairi Buchan C Fr. 6-2 5.6 3.6 25 3 Tyler Hale F Fr. 6-0 2.8 3.1 12 04 Jazzmin Walters G Sr. 5-2 10.8 3.4 83 4 Silvia Jankova G RFr. 5-8 - - - 05 Alena Voronina F So. 6-2 1.6 1.6 1 11 Alison Lupariello G Jr. 5-6 0.8 0.4 1 13 Pryncess Tate-Dublin G Fr. 5-10 2.5 2.0 1 12 Marisa Crane G Fr. 5-5 3.6 1.7 36 23 JoNiquia Guilford G Fr. 5-10 2.2 1.6 3 41 Brooke Cornish F Sr. 6-4 2.8 1.5 9 25 Sierra Little F So. 6-2 5.3 4.8 2 22 Ayana Lee F Fr. 5-7 0.9 1.2 2 31 Vicki Collier G So. 5-11 2.5 1.8 6 23 Kamile Nacickaite G Fr. 5-11 7.3 4.0 15 44 Tia Lewis C/F So. 6-3 - - - 2008-09 Drexel Women’ s Basketball Quick Facts Denise Dillon Head Coach Villanova ‘96 University Information Sixth Season Location Philadelphia, Pa. Career Record: 87-83 Founded 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel Enrollment 20,659 Nickname Dragons Colors Navy Blue and Gold In just five seasons in University City, Drexel President Dr. Constantine N. Papadakis women’s basketball Head Coach Denise Dillon has Senior Vice President James Tucker elevated the program to rarified air among the upper Director of Athletics Dr. Eric Zillmer tier of teams in the competitive Colonial Athletic Faculty Athletic Advisor Dr. Hazem Maragah Association. Dillon’s system for coaching and devel- oping student-athletes has produced success for her Coaching Staff players on the court and in life after basketball. Head Coach Denise Dillon Already the second winningest coach in Drexel histo- Alma Mater Villanova, ‘96 ry, Dillon’s teams have posted winning records in Career Record 87-83, sixth season three of the last four years and have twice finished Drexel Record same among the top three Playing Career Associate Head Coach Amy Mallon (St. Joe’s ‘93) in the conference. •Villanova (1993-96) Assistant Coach Melissa Dunne (Temple ‘03) •Big East All-Rookie Team (1993) After an 18-12 sea- •All-Big East (1994-96) Assistant Coach James Clark (La Salle ‘06) son in 2007-08 that •All-Big 5 (1994-96) Operations Assistant Stacy McCullough (Drexel ‘08) included a best-ever Coaching 13-5 record in CAA •Drexel Head Coach (2003-present) Team Information play, the Drexel pro- •Drexel Asst. Coach (2001-2003) •Villanova Asst. Coach (1997-2001) Affiliation NCAA Division I gram is thriving under Career Accolades Drexel University Dragons Conference Colonial Athletic Association Dillon’s guidance and •2004-05 CAA Co-Coach of the Year Home Venue Daskalakis Athletic Center ready to take the next •Fastest coach to 70 wins at Drexel Capacity 2,532 step this season. •Second winningest coach in DU Dillon took over as History All-Time Record 342-382 (26 seasons) •2004 Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame head coach at Drexel 2007-08 Record 18-12 Coaching Record 2007-08 CAA Record (place) 13-5 (T-3rd) in 2004-05, after serv- Interim Coach Post Season CAA Tournament Quarterfianls ing as the interim 2003-04 10-18 (t-7th) Lost to Towson, 63-52 head coach during the Head Coach 2003-04 season. Prior 2004-05 19-10 (3rd) Awards/Honors All-CAA 2005-06 15-14 (7th) Gabriela Marginean (1st) to that she had been 2006-07 10-21 (9th) Narissa Suber (2nd) an assistant on the 2007-08 18-12 (t-3rd) Jasmina Rosseel (All-Rookie) Dragons’ bench and Jennifer Stjarnstrom (All-Academic) with her alma mater, Villanova, under legendary coach Harry Paretta. In her first year as the official Media Information head coach at Drexel, Dillon’s team went 19-10, fin- ished third in the CAA and advanced to the semifi- Women’s Basketball SID Contact Britt Faulstick nals of the conference tournament. Dillon was recog- Office Phone 215-895-6895 nized as the CAA’s Coach of the Year and she has Email [email protected] been considered one of rising stars in the coaching Sports Information Fax 215-895-2038 ranks ever since. Press Row Phone 215-895-2041 The Dragons’ committment to excellence on and Mailing Address 3141 Chestnut Street off the court is a direct reflection of Dillon’s coach- Philadelphia, PA 19104 ing style. The team’s motion offense, an adaptation Website www.drexeldragons.com of Paretta’s offense at Villanova, has transformed Drexel into one of the most efficient offensive teams in the conference and among the CAA’s stingiest defensive squads as well. Dillon has tapped the fertile foreign soils to bring basketball talent to University City, as well as draw- ing the top student-athletes from the Northeast region to help build what has become a very success- ful Drexel program.