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2008-09 Drexel Women’ s Basketball Drexel vs. Army Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pa. Friday, December 5, 2008 • 4:00 p.m. 2008-09 Schedule Game Preview Date Team Time Teams: Drexel (3-3) vs. Army (3-4) November 16 at American L, 65-74 SID Contacts: Drexel: Britt Faulstick ([email protected]) 19 Saint Joseph’s W, 76-61 Army: Tracy Nelson ([email protected]) 22 at La Salle L, 48-46 25 at Bucknell W, 44-35 Media: Live audio available on www.drexeldragons.com; University of Colorado Coors Classic 28 vs Minnesota L,74-50 www.goarmysports.com 29 vs. Colorado W, 67-63 December All-Time Series: Army leads 2-0 5 Army 4:00 19 at Penn 12:00 Last Meeting: Nov. 20, 2007 Army 60, Drexel 57 22 Richmond 1:00 Drexel Capsule Saint Joseph’s Hawk Classic at Phila U. 28 Holy Cross 2:00 PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% TO/G Bk./G 29 Maine 4:00 58.0 34.8 11.2 4.0 37.4 25.4 79.1 16.8 3.7 January Team Leaders: Marginean (27.5 ppg); Rosseel, Peterson (2.5 apg); Marginean (8.7 rpg); 4 at Delaware* 1:00 Marginean (52.2 FG%); Rosseel, Marginean (35.7 3FG%); Marginean (90.9 FT%) 8 at William & Mary* 7:00 The Dragons are back in the DAC for just the second time this season 11 Hofstra* 12:00 CN8 after completing a 2-2 road swing over the last two weeks. Drexel 15 Georgia State* 7:00 returned from the Colorado Coors Classic with a third-place finish and 18 at James Madison* 2:00 a big win over the host Buffaloes in the consolation game on Nov. 29. 22 Northeastern* 7:00 Gabriela Marginean, who was named to the All-Tournament Team and 25 Towson* 1:00 CN8 CAA co-Player of the Week, has scored 30 or more points in four of the 29 at Hofstra* 7:00 team’s six games this season and is ranked second in the NCAA in Drexel University Dragons February scoring. Drexel will be looking to avenge a tough loss at Army last sea- 1 at UNC Wilmington* 2:00 son that saw the Dragons surrender a 10-point halftime lead. 5 at George Mason* 7:00 8 William & Mary* 1:00 Army Capsule 12 Old Dominion* 7:00 PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% TO/G Bk./G 15 at Georgia State* 2:00 57.9 36.9 11.1 6.0 40.5 33.0 73.3 19.1 3.1 19 Delaware* 7:00 Team Leaders: McGuire (12.4 ppg); Hawkins (3.3 apg); Evans (7.4 rpg); 22 at Northeastern* 2:00 Hawkins (46.3 FG%); Hawkins (37.5 3FG%); McGuire (92.9 FT%) 26 Virginia Commonwealth* 7:00 March Army enters today’s game on a two-game winning streak. The Black 1 George Mason* 1:00 Knights scored a dominant victory over Albany in their last contest on 4 at Towson* 7:00 Dec. 3. Erin Anthony (17 pts) and Megan Evans (14 pts, 10 reb) led Army in a game in which the Black Knights won soundly 69-54 while- Home games in bold outrebounding Albany 43-25. Army, who was picked to finish fourth in Dates and times subject to change the Patriot League preseason poll, returns a pair of formidable guards this season. Alex McGuire, a two-time all-league player, and talented sophomore Nalini Hawkins will cue the offense this season. The two combined for 26 points and 11 assists vs. Drexel last season. Probable Starters Drexel Army No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. 2 Andrea Peterson G Sr. 5-6 3.8 3.2 15 3 Nalini Hawkins G So. 5-3 10.1 3.6 23 5 Jasmina Rosseel G So. 5-8 9.2 4.8 15 11 Alex McGuire G Sr. 5-8 12.4 2.7 12 14 Jennifer Stjarnstrom F Jr. 6-2 1.5 1.3 2 21 Megan Evans F Sr. 6-2 8.3 7.4 7 24 Nicole Hester F Sr. 5-10 2.3 2.0 9 32 Erin Anthony F So. 6-2 11.6 6.3 7 44 Gabriela Marginean F Sr. 6-1 27.5 2.0 9 40 Laura Baranek F So. 5-9 8.7 4.1 8 Reserves Reserves 1 Megan Doucette G Fr. 5-8 0.0 0.0 0 3 Tyler Hale F Fr. 6-0 1.8 3.7 1 4 Kait Goodall G/F Fr. 5-10 0.8 0.6 1 4 Silvia Jankova G RFr. 5-8 - - - 5 Megan Ennenga G Sr. 5-2 0.9 1.1 7 11 Alison Lupariello G Jr. 5-6 0.0 0.5 1 10 Jessie Coiffard G So. 5-6 2.4 1.3 6 12 Marisa Crane G Fr. 5-5 2.8 1.3 11 14 Erin Jankowski G Fr. 5-7 0.0 0.5 0 41 Brooke Cornish F Sr. 6-4 1.5 2.0 1 34 Ashley Anthony G Fr. 5-7 0.0 0.0 0 22 Ayana Lee F Fr. 5-7 1.0 0.5 0 43 Lauren Lybbert F Fr. 6-1 0.0 3.0 0 23 Kamile Nacickaite G Fr. 5-11 7.2 5.3 6 44 Courtney Wright G/F Sr. 5-11 2.9 6.0 7 52 Laura Burdick F So. 6-1 0.0 0.0 0 2008-09 Drexel Women’ s Basketball Quick Facts Denise Dillon Head Coach Villanova ‘96 University Information Sixth Season Location Philadelphia, Pa. Career Record: 75-78 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 75-78, five seasons 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. 2008-09 Drexel Women’ s Basketball Drexel Women’s Basketball Roster No.