2009-10 Drexel Women's Basketball

2009-10 Drexel Women’s Basketball

2009-10 Drexel Schedule November 13, 2009 Date Day Opponent Time Drexel v. Penn State November Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pa. 13 Fri. Penn State 7:00 7:00 p.m. 15 Sun. Penn 1:00 20 Fri. at Richmond 7:00 Media: WKDU 91.7 FM (Pat Delsi, Alex Falk) 29 Sun. at Maryland 2:00 PSU Sports Network (Jerry Fisher, Ben Youngerman) December 2 Wed. American 7:00 Drexel’s Probable Starters 5 Sat. La Salle 1:00 No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 13 Sun. at Saint Joseph’s 2:00 3 Tyler Hale 6-0 So. F 2.9 3.5 17 Thu. Princeton 7:00 5 Jasmina Rosseel 5-8 Jr. G 10.8 3.2 21 Mon. Bucknell 1:00 12 Marisa Crane 5-5 So. G 3.8 2.0 Villanova Wildcat Classic 14 Jennifer Stjärnström 6-2 Sr. F 2.1 2.0 28 Mon. Loyola (Md.) 5:30 44 Gabriela Marginean 6-1 Sr. F 23.3 7.3 29 Tue. Consolation Game 5:30 Reserves Championship Game 7:30 4 Renee Johnson-Allen 5-6 Fr. G - - January 11 Alison Lupariello 5-6 Sr. G 1.0 0.2 3 Sun. James Madison* 1:00 13 Hollie Mershon 5-10 Fr. G/F - - 7 Thu. William & Mary* 7:00 20 Taylor Wootton 6-1 Fr. F - - 10 Sun. at Old Dominion* 2:00 21 Ashley Davis 5-10 Fr. G - - 14 Thu. at Hofstra* 7:00 22 Ayana Lee 5-7 So. G 1.1 1.0 17 Sun. at Delaware* 2:00 23 Kamile Nacickaite 5-11 So. F/G 5.7 3.4 21 Thu. George Mason* 7:00 33 Fiona Flanagan 5-10 Fr. G - - 24 Sun. VCU* (TCN)12:00 28 Thu. at Northeastern* 7:00 Drexel won the 2009 CAA Championship and made its first 31 Sun. Delaware* (TCN)12:00 appearance in the NCAA Tournament last season. Gabriela February Marginean, the 09-10 CAA Preseason Player of the Year, is 4 Thu. at Towson* 7:00 Drexel’s top scoring option. Junior guard Jasmina Rosseel is the 7 Sun. at James Madison* 2:00 team’s best three-point shooter and a Second Team Preseason 11 Thu. Northeastern* 7:00 All-Conference selection. 14 Sun. at VCU* 2:00 18 Thu. Towson* 7:00 Penn State’s Probable Starters 21 Sun. Hofstra* 1:00 No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 25 Thu. at Georgia State* 6:00 1 Tyra Grant 5-11 Sr. G 19.6 4.5 28 Sun. UNC Wilmington* (CSN) 1:00 11 Julia Trogele 6-2 Jr. G/F 7.6 6.3 March 12 Zhaque Gray 5-8 So. G 3.0 0.6 3 Wed. at William & Mary* 7:00 20 Alex Bentley 5-7 Fr. G - - 10-13 Wed-Sat. CAA Championship 54 Nikki Greene 6-4 Fr. F/C - - (Harrisonburg, Va.) Reserves Bold denotes home game *CAA 2 Emily Phillips 5-4 So. G 0.6 0.4 All dates and times are subject to change. 15 Renee Womack 5-8 So. G 1.8 2.2 22 Nicole Arcidiacono 5-11 Jr. G 0.4 0.2 Media Information 23 Meggan Quinn 5-8 Sr. G 2.8 0.6 Drexel SID: Britt Faulstick ([email protected]) 24 Mia Nickson 6-2 So. F - - Penn State SID: Kris Peterson ([email protected]) 25 Gizelle Studevent 5-11 Fr. G - - Faulstick Phone: 215-895-6895 33 Meredith Monroe 6-1 Sr. F 2.2 2.5 Drexel Sports Info. Fax: 215-895-2038 40 Marisa Wolfe 6-2 Fr. F - - Press Row Phone: 215-895-2041 42 Janessa Wolff 6-3 Jr. F/C 6.8 5.6

Stat of the day: 47...points Penn State returns nine from a team that went 11-18 last season. Gabriela Marginean needs to score to Tyra Grant was a First Team All-Conference selection. Junior Julia break Drexel’s career scoring record. Trogele, a veteran of the German National Team, is the Lions’ Currently held by Michelle Maslowski best post player. Penn State is looking for its first winning season (1998-02) with 1,900 career points. under third-year coach Coquese Washington.

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2009-10 Drexel Quickfacts Last meeting... Drexel mounted a furious comeback University Information in the second half only to fall 66-60 to the Lady Lions in Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19104 State College on Nov. 25, 2007. Rookie Jasmina Rosseel Founded: 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel made her first career start at point guard and scored 16 Enrollment: 21,537 points, 12 of which came during a second-half rally that Nickname: Dragons cut Penn State’s lead to just four points with 32 seconds Colors: Navy Blue and Gold to play. Gabriela Marginean led all scorers with 25 Interim President: Dr. C.R. “Chuck” Pennoni points and she scored 16 of Drexel’s 28 first-half points. Senior Vice President: James Tucker Director of Athletics: Dr. Eric Zillmer All-Time Series...Penn State has won both previous Faculty Athletic Advisor: Dr. Hazem Maragah meetings with Drexel. 66-60 on Nov. 25, 2007 in State Athletic Department Phone: (215) 895-1999 College and 74-56 on Nov. 10, 2006 at the DAC. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Team Facts Team Comparison Home Venue: John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center Drexel Penn State Capacity: 2,532 2029 ...... Points ...... 1855 Division I Record: 366-391 (27 seasons) 61.5 ...... PPG ...... 64.0 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association +5.9 ...... Margin ...... +0.7 Coaching Staff 678-1725 ...... FG-ATT ...... 708-1768 Head Coach: Denise Dillon .393 ...... FG% ...... 400 Alma Mater: Villanova ‘96 211-641 ...... 3Pt. FG-ATT ...... 124-403 Career Record: 96-84 .329 ...... 3Pt.% ...... 308 Drexel Record: same (six seasons) 6.4 ...... 3Pt. FG/G ...... 4.3 Assoc. Head Coach: Amy Mallon (St. Joseph's '93) 462-576 ...... FT-ATT ...... 315-483 Asst. Coach: Melissa Dunne (Temple ‘02) .802 ...... FT% ...... 652 Asst. Coach: James Clark (La Salle ’06) 14.0 ...... FT/G ...... 10.9 Operations Assistant: Stacy McCullough (Drexel ’08) 1096 ...... Rebounds ...... 1128 2008-09 Review 33.2 ...... RPG ...... 38.9 Overall Record: 24-9 -2.5 ...... Margin ...... +0.2 CAA Record (Finish): 16-2 (1st) 419 ...... Assists ...... 362 CAA Tournament: 3-0, CAA Champions 12.7 ...... APG ...... 12.5 Defeated Towson 53-48 in quarterfinals 502 ...... Turnovers ...... 513 Defeated Old Dominion 62-41 in semifinals 15.2 ...... TO/G ...... 17.7 Defeated James Madison 64-58 in championship +2.0 ...... Margin ...... +1.0 NCAA Tournament: 0-1 0.8 ...... A/TO ...... 0.7 Lost to Kansas State 68-44, in opening round 243 ...... Steals ...... 250 (Albuquerque, N.M.) 7.4 ...... SPG ...... 8.6 Award Winners: Gabriela Marginean: CAA Player of the 97 ...... Blocks ...... 94 Year, First Team All-CAA, CAA Tournament MVP 2.9 ...... BPG ...... 3.2 Jasmina Rosseel: Third Team All-CAA, All-Tournament Team Leaders Andrea Peterson: Dean Ehlers Award, All-Tournament

Sam Cozen Court Marginean (23.3) ...... Scoring ...... Grant (19.6) Drexel’s new court is named after former men’s basketball coach Marginean (7.3) ...... Rebouning ...... Trogele (6.3) Sam Cozen. This project was made possible by a generous gift from Rosseel (2.2) ...... Assists ...... Grant (1.4) Sandy and Steve Cozen, Ellen and Tony Scarcelle, and the Cozen Marginean (1.6) ...... Steals ...... Grant (1.2) Family. Mr. Cozen guided Drexel’s men’s basketball team for 16 years, Stjarnstrom (0.5) ...... Blocks ...... Wolff (1.2) helping to establish the program before the Dragons began play in Division I. He is the winningest coach in the program’s history, amass- Mariginean (7.6) ...... FG ...... Grant (6.9) ing 213 victories during an era when college basketball teams rarely Marginean (.476) ...... FG% ...... Wolff (.462) played 20 games in a season. Marginean (7.4) ...... FT ...... Grant (3.8) Cozen led Drexel to 11 Middle Athletic Conference championships Marginean (.897) ...... FT% ...... Quinn (.778) during his 16 years and his teams also made four NCAA tournament appearances during his tenure. Cozen coached six future Drexel Hall Rosseel (2.7) ...... 3FG ...... Grant (1.9) of Famers. Bob Buckley, Dan Promislo, Alfred McCart, Bobby Morgan, Nacickaite (.402) ...... 3FG% ...... Grant (.367) Mike McCurdy and Ronald Kleppinger all played under Cozen during Marginean (34.4) ...... Min ...... Grant (33.6) their days in University City. 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Champions 2009-10 Drexel Women’s Basketball

Head Coach In her sixth season as Drexel women’s basketball Head Coach Denise Dillon brought the school its first CAA Denise Dillon title ever. The conference’s 2009 Coach of the Year Seventh Season guided her team through a dream season last year that saw the Dragons ascend to new heights of success in Villanova ‘96 the conference and make a name for themselves nationally. Dillon’s squad won the 2009 regular-season CAA 2009 CAA Coach of the Year title outright, knocked off 17-time defending tourna- 2005 CAA Co-Coach of the Year ment champion Old Dominion in the semifinals of the 2009 CAA Tournament and bested James Madison on Career Record: 96-84 (six years) its home court to claim the school’s first ever CAA Championship and NCAA Tournament berth. CAA Record: 61-47 (six years) Dillon brought a winning attitude and vision of success Highlights: to Drexel when she took over as head coach in 2002-03 2009 CAA Championship and it has pervaded her program ever since. Each class 2009 NCAA Tournament of Dragons has grown to believe in themselves, their 2nd most wins in Drexel history abilities and Dillon’s system of basketball. And last season, those intrepid Dragons made believers of the entire conference. Drexel’s drive to succeed was never more evident than when the Dragons took their place atop the conference last year in a style that was all their own.

Dillon earned her second coach of the year honor by guiding the Dragons to their best record ever, 24-9 overall, and a 16-2 mark in CAA play, which was also the team’s record for most conference victories. While the Dragons entered the season with high expectations, picked to finish third in the preseason coaches and media poll, Dillon’s team more than lived up to its billing. Led by CAA Player of the Year Gabriela Marginean, All-CAA guard Jasmina Rosseel and one of the best court leaders in the conference, Dean Ehlers Leadership Award recipient Andrea Peterson, Drexel reeled off a 16-game winning streak that matched the longest in the program’s history. After starting conference play 3-2, Dillon’s team did not lose again until the NCAA Tournament.

Last season’s climb to the top was only possible because of the steps built along the way by the sacrifice and determination through a progression of Dillon-coached squads over the past six years. During her tenure, Dillon has coached four winning teams, three of which set program records for CAA victories, and brought the school its first ever CAA Championship.

Dillon is already the second winningest coach in the history of the Drexel program and sits on the precipice of her 100th career coaching victory. She has 96 career wins and last season she became the quickest coach in Drexel history to reach the 90-win mark. Her system for coaching and developing student-athletes has prepared them for success on the court, as well as, in life after basketball.

Much of Dillon’s coaching philosophy is derived from lessons learned during her Hall-of-Fame playing career at Villanova University and, following it, working alongside some of the top basketball minds in the Philadelphia area. From 1993-96 Dillon started in the post for coaching legend Harry Perretta’s Villanova Wildcats. She was a unanimous pick for the Big East All-Rookie Team in 1993 and followed that up with three All-Big East and All-Big 5 seasons on the Main Line. She was just the 12th player in Villanova history to reach the 1,000-point scoring mark in her career and finished with 1,355 points and 677 rebounds, both totals are among the Wildcats’ all-time best. Perhaps her greatest honor as a player came on January 30, 2004 when the Philadelphia Big 5 inducted her into its Hall of Fame

Dillon graduated from Villanova in 1996 with a degree in elementary education. While transitioning from playing to coaching, Dillon assumed an assistant coaching role for Perretta at Villanova from 1997-2001. During this time Dillon learned the intricacies of teaching Perretta’s motion offense, many of which have become hallmarks of Drexel’s offense scheme. Dillon joined the Drexel coaching staff in 2001 as a top assistant responsible for recruiting and player development. She helped to sign and coach one of the best forwards in the program’s history, Catherine Scanlon, who was a four-year All-Conference selection and is currently playing professional basketball in Europe.

She earned her first head coaching opportunity in 2003 when she was named Drexel’s interim head coach for the 2003-04 season. After dropping the “interim” tag in 2004-05, Dillon led the Dragons to a 19-10 season, a third place finish in conference play, and a trip to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament. The CAA named the second-year head coach its Co-Coach of the Year, signaling Drexel’s climb toward the top of the conference.

Since then, Dillon’s teams have gone on to post winning records and advance in the CAA Tournament in three of the last four seasons, including last year’s run to the championship She has a 61-47 record against conference opponents and is the only active CAA coach to guide her team to a victory over Old Dominion in the conference tournament.

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Drexel Women’s Basketball Roster

Numerical No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School 3 Tyler Hale F So. 6-0 Baltimore, Md./Towson Catholic 4 Renee Johnson-Allen G Fr. 5-6 London, England/Barking Abbey 5 Jasmina Rosseel G Jr. 5-8 Ieper, Belgium/Sint-Theresia Instituut 11 Alison Lupariello G Sr. 5-6 Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson 12 Marisa Crane G So. 5-5 Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus 13 Hollie Mershon G/F Fr. 5-10 Malvern, Pa./Archbishop Carroll 14 Jennifer Stjärnström F Sr. 6-2 Norrköping, Sweden/De Geer Gymnasiet 20 Taylor Wootton F Fr. 6-1 Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford 21 Ashley Davis G Fr. 5-10 Odenton, Md./Arundel 22 Ayana Lee G So. 5-7 Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough 23 Kamile Nacickaite F So. 5-11 Siauliai, Lithuania/Regis Jesuit (Colo.) 33 Fiona Flanagan G Fr. 5-10 Penn Valley, Pa./Notre Dame de Namur 44 Gabriela Marginean F Sr. 6-1 Cluj-Napoca, Romania/Mt. de Chantal (W.Va.)

Alphabetical 12 Marisa Crane G So. 5-5 Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus 21 Ashley Davis G Fr. 5-10 Odenton, Md./Arundel 33 Fiona Flanagan G Fr. 5-10 Penn Valley, Pa./Notre Dame de Namur 3 Tyler Hale F So. 6-0 Baltimore, Md./Towson Catholic 4 Renee Johnson-Allen G Fr. 5-6 London, England/Barking Abbey 22 Ayana Lee G So. 5-7 Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough 11 Alison Lupariello G Sr. 5-6 Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson 44 Gabriela Marginean F Sr. 6-1 Cluj-Napoca, Romania/Mt. de Chantal (W.Va.) 13 Hollie Mershon G/F Fr. 5-10 Malvern, Pa./Archbishop Carroll 23 Kamile Nacickaite F So. 5-11 Siauliai, Lithuania/Regis Jesuit (Colo.) 5 Jasmina Rosseel G Jr. 5-8 Ieper, Belgium/Sint-Theresia Instituut 14 Jennifer Stjärnström F Sr. 6-2 Norrköping, Sweden/De Geer Gymnasiet 20 Taylor Wootton F Fr. 6-1 Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford

Head Coach: Denise Dillon (Villanova ’96), seventh season Associate Head Coach: Amy Mallon (Saint Joseph’s ’93) Assistant Coaches: Melissa Dunne (Temple ’02) James Clark (La Salle ’06) Operations Assistant: Stacy McCullough (Drexel ’08)

Pronunciation Guide AYANA Lee Aye-ah-na KAMILE NACICKAITE Kamil-eh Nass-iss-KITE-ay Alison LUPARIELLO Loo-Perry-el-oh Gabriela MARGINEAN Marr-JIN-E-in Jennifer STJÄRNSTROM Whahn-Strum Jasmina ROSSEEL rO-SEAL

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Marginean Milestones Marginean’s Career Double-Doubles All-America candidate Gabriela Marginean has scored 1,854 career points entering today’s game. She is near- Team Date Pts. Reb. ing a number of career scoring milestones this season, 1. vs. Loyola (11/12/06) 26 12 including Drexel women’s basketball’s all-time record, 2. vs. Temple (11/17/06) 18 11 3. vs. Towson (1/25/07) 17 13 the all-time scoring record for any basketball player at 4. at Towson (2/8/07) 16 15 Drexel, currently held by Hall-of-Famer Michael 5. vs. N’eastern (2/22/07) 47 22 Anderson, as well as the CAA and Philadelphia career 6. vs. GMU (3/1/07) 14 11 records. 7. vs. Ga. State (3/8/07) 28 11 8. vs. ODU (3/9/07) 18 11 Drexel WBB Record: 1,900, Michelle Maslowski (‘03) 9. at Loyola (11/9/07) 18 10 46 pts. 10. vs. La Salle (11/17/07) 28 13 11. vs. Siena (11/28/07) 15 13 CAA Career Record: 2,121, Tamera Young (JMU, ‘08) 12. vs. W&M (1/27/08) 15 11 267 pts. 13. at W&M (2/21/08) 15 14 14. vs. Towson (3/14/08) 13 13 15. at La Salle (11/22/08) 19 11 All-Time Drexel: 2,208, Michael Anderson (‘88) 16. at Bucknell (11/25/08) 33 10 354 pts. 17. at W&M (1/8/09) 17 11 18. vs. N’eastern (1/22/09) 24 10 All-Time Philadelphia: 2,408, Shelly Pennefather (Nova ‘87) 19. vs. W&M (2/8/09) 31 10 554 pts. 20. vs. ODU (2/12/09) 40 11 21. vs. Delaware (2/19/09) 25 11 Marginean’s Preseason Awards All-Time 30-Point Scoring Performances

CAA 25th Anniversary Team Player Opponent Date Pts. Honors the top 25 women’s basketball players from the Gabriela Marginean N’eastern 2/22/07 47 Colonial Athletic Association in the lat 25 years. Gabriela Marginean ODU 2/12/09 40 Marginean is the only active player who made the list. Michelle Maslowski Towson 2/2/01 38 Gabriela Marginean St. Joe’s 11/19/08 35 Gabriela Marginean Bucknell 11/25/08 33 Preseason John R. Wooden Award Candidate Laurie Burcaw Iona 1/7/86 33 The award honors the top male and female basketball Gabriela Marginean Colorado 11/29/08 32 player in all of NCAA Div. I basketball at the end of each Leslie Reiner FDU 12/18/94 32 season. She is one of 31 national preseason candidates Michelle Maslowski JMU 1/4/02 32 for the award. Michelle Maslowski Vermont 2/8/01 32 Jessica Copskey Delaware 1/24/02 31 2009 CAA Preseason Player of the Year Gabriela Marginean W&M 2/8/09 31 Selected by the coaches, sports information directors and Gabriela Marginean American 11/16/08 31 media members of the Colonial Athletic Association as Ethelda Makoid Lehigh 1/20/83 30 the top returning player in the conference this season. Laurie Burcaw Fordham 3/1/86 30 Marginean was also the 2008 Preseason Player of the Jen MacNeill Hofstra 12/21/94 30 Year and earned 2009 Player of the Year honors. Stephanie Frysinger Bucknell 11/29/02 30

2009 Preseason All-CAA First Team Marginean by the numbers... Voted by CAA’s coaches, media members and SIDs as one 20-point games: 46 of the top five returners in the conference this season. last time: 3/15/09 (26) v. James Madison Marginean was also a Preseason First Team Selection in 30-point games: 7 2007 and 2008. last time: 2/12/09 (40) v. Old Dominion 40-point games: 2 Full-Court Press All-Mid Major Second Team last time: 2/12/09 (40) v. Old Dominion Named one of the top 10 players from schools outside of Double-Doubles: 21 the six major conferences according to Full-Court Press, a last time: 2/19/09 (25pts, 11 reb.) v. Delaware website dedicated to covering mid-major women’s college 10 or more FT: 12 basketball. She was one of three CAA players named to last time: 3/15/09 (14-14) v. James Madison the website’s three all-mid major teams. Perfect FT%: 37 last time: 3/21/09 (2-2) v. Kansas State 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Champions 2009-10 Drexel Women’s Basketball

An Historic Season CAA Preseason Poll Drexel’s 2008-09 season was one that made history in a Drexel was selected to repeat as CAA Champions for the number of ways. Not only was it the first time a Drexel first time in school history by the conference’s coaches team won a CAA Tournament Championship in any and media members. Here is the predicted order of fin- sport, it was also the women’s basketball team’s first ish according to the preseason poll: NCAA Tournament appearance. The Dragons won a program record 24 games and 16 1. Drexel conference contests, to earn the regular-season champi- 2. James Madison onship. Drexel went on to defend the top seed in the 3. Old Dominion CAA Tournament by defeating Towson in the quarterfi- 4. Delaware nals, eliminating Old Dominion in the semifinals and 5. VCU beating James Madison 64-58 on its home court in the 6. Towson championship game in Harrisonburg, Va. Drexel’s semi- 7. Hofstra final victory over Old Dominion snapped a 17-year 8. UNC Wilmington streak of championships for the Lady Monarchs and 9. William and Mary ended a run of 50 straight tournament victories. 10. Northeastern Drexel earned a No. 12 seed in the NCAA 11. Georgia State Tournament and played against Kansas State at the Pit 12. George Mason in Albuquerque, N.M., losing 68-44 to the at-large team from the Big 12 Conference. Preseason All-CAA Teams Carrying the Crown First Team Since winning the 2009 CAA Championship the Dragons Cl. Pos. Ht. School have been recognized a number of times for their suc- Shanae Baker-Brice* Sr. G 5-6 Towson Tiffany Benson# Sr. F 6-1 William & Mary cessful season. The team was honored as a nominee for Jessica Canady# Sr. F 6-0 Old Dominion the 2009 John Wanamaker Award, which is given annu- Dawn Evans* Jr. G 5-7 JMU ally to the Philadelphia Sports Congress, recognizes the Gabriela Marginean* Sr. F 6-1 Drexel athlete or team that has done the most to reflect credit upon Philadelphia and their team or sport during the Second Team past year. Cl. Pos. Ht. School The Dragons were also recognized for their champi- Brittany Blackwell# Jr. G/F 6-1 UNCW onship and NCAA Tournament appearance on the field Elena Delle Donne R-Fr. G/F 6-5 Delaware prior to the Philadelphia Phillies game against the Jess Fuller# Sr. C 6-4 Hofstra Houston Astros on Sept. 28. Tesia Harris Jr. G 6-0 Delaware ESPN.com’s women’s basketball analyst Charlie Jasmina Rosseel^ Jr. G 5-8 Drexel Creme named Drexel No. 48 on his list of 64 “Teams to Honorable Mention: Joelle Connelly, So., C/F, Hofstra; Katrina Watch in 2009-10” list prior to the start of the season. Wheeler, Sr., F, Towson^

CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Gabriela Marginean, Drexel Nacickaite in Euro Championships *1st team All-CAA in 2008-09 Sophomore guard/foward Kamile Nacickaite kept her # 2nd team All-CAA in 2008-09 game sharp in the off-season by playing for the ^ 3rd team All-CAA in 2008-09 Lithuanian Under-20 National team in the 2009 Rosseel takes aim European Championship Tournament. Nacickaite, in her second stint with the national team ranked second on Junior guard Jasmina Rosseel had a break-out season her team in scoring, averaging 10.6 points per game and last year. Despite being hampered by a lingering knee was the Lithuanian's top three-point threat, knocking injury throughout the season, she managed to finish down 36.6 percent of her shots from deep. She also fin- second on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) and hit a ished third on the team in rebounds (48) assists (17) and Drexel single-season record 90 three-pointers. Rosseel, steals (10) for the tournament. who was a member of the conference’s all-rookie team Nacickaite joins Gabriela Marginean (Romania), in 2007-08, was voted to the All-CAA Third Team. This Jennifer Stjarnstrom (Sweden) and Jasmina Rosseel season she was picked for the Preseason All-CAA Second (Belgium) as Dragons who have represented their nation Team by the conference’s media members and coaches. in the European Tournament. She is already nearing second place on Drexel’s career three-pointers list and is poised for a big season. 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Champions 2009-10 Drexel Women’s Basketball

Foreign Influences #14 Jennifer Stjarnstrom #4 Renee Johnson-Allen Norrkoping, Sweden London, England For the third year in a row the Drexel 6-2, Senior, Forward 5-5, Freshman, Guard Dragons boast the best representation of Is a fearless point guard from England who is international players in the CAA. This Stjarnstrom will be the team’s starting center this season. Last season she claimed the start- a veteran of her nation’s Under 18 National year’s team features five Dragons who ing role after seeing limited playing time as a Team. She was a league all-star at the Barking hail from abroad and have been or are in sophomore. She finished second on the team Abbey School and her club team won the line to contribute to the success of the in blocks and became Drexel’s defensive pace- Under-18 national championship in 2008. team this season. setter in the post. Stjarnstrom earned a place on the CAA’s All-Academic team in 2008 and 2009. #23 Kamile Nacickaite #44 Gabriela Marginean Siauliai, Lithuania Cluj-Napoca, Romania #5 Jasmina Rosseel 5-11, Sophomore, Guard/Forward 6-1, Senior, Forward Nacickaite is one of the team’s top three-point Leper, Belgium Marginean was named 2009 CAA Preseason shooters. She lead the team in three-point Player of the Year as she returns for her final 5-8, Junior, Guard accuracy last season and ranked among the season in University City. The 2009 CAA Rosseel was voted to the Preseason All-CAA top 10 freshmen in scoring and three-point Player of the Year and First Team All-CAA Second Team this season. She was a Third- shooting last year. She made a name for her- pick is in line to take over Drexel and CAA Team All-CAA selection in 2009. In 2007-08 self while playing high school ball at Regis scoring records this season. Last year she she was an All-Rookie pick and has been one Jesuit in Denver, Colo., one of the top teams broke the CAA’s and Drexel’s single-season of the top three-point shooting guards in the in the nation for the last several years. She led scoring mark. She has led the Dragons in scor- conference ever since. Rosseel set Drexel’s sin- her team to the Colorado State Championship ing and rebounding in each of her first three gle-season three-pointers record with 90 last game as a senior and was the leading scorer in seasons. In 2007-08 she became the first soph- year and ranked second on the team in scor- the semifinal and championship games. Over omore in Drexel history to reach the 1,000- ing. Rosseel also starred for the Belgium the summer, Nacickaite completed her second point scoring mark. Marginean also led the Under-20 National Team in the European stint with the Lithuanian Under-20 National NCAA in free-throw shooting (91.5%). She was Championships in 2008. She led her team in Team in the European Championships. She named CAA Rookie of the Year as a freshman three-point shooting and was fourth in scor- was second on the team in scoring and led the in 2006-07 and also earned a spot on the All- ing. squad in three-point shooting. CAA Second Team and All-Rookie. regular-season winning streak Season Opening Trends The Dragons ended last season with 16 straight wins before falling to Kansas State in the NCAA Tournament. In Season openers... This streak matched the longest run of consecutive vic- Dillon Era: 1-5 tories in the team’s history -originally set by the 1989- at home ...... 1-1 90 team. That team’s streak was during the regular sea- on the road . . . . .0-4 son before losing its last game before entering the conference touranment. Last year’s Dragons won 13 straight All-Time: 12-15 to close out the regular season and are looking to con- at home ...... 6-3 tinue that streak of victories outside of tournament play on the road . . . . .6-12 with a win today against Penn State. Dillon’s Dragons From Deep Drexel set a single-season team record with 641 three- pointers attempted last year. Since Denise Dillon took over as head coach in 2003-04, the Dragons have been known for their prowess as long-range shooters. Last year the Dragons led the conference in three- point percentage (.329) and ranked among the top 45 nationally in three-pointers per game (6.4). Individually, Jasmina Rosseel set a new Drexel record with 90 three- pointers and ranked 12th in the NCAA in three-pointers per game (2.7). Rosseel is seven treys shy of moving into second place on Drexel’s all-time list, surpassing Bridget Scanlan’s (‘03) mark of 139. Under Dillon, Drexel set new team marks for three- pointers made and attempted during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons and perennially ranked among the top three-point shooting teams in the conference. 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Champions 2009-10 Drexel Women’s Basketball

Last meeting with Penn State Nov. 25, 2007 Bryce Jordan Center Penn State 66, Drexel 60 Philadelphia, Pa. - Freshman Jasmina Rosseel scored a career-high 16 points in her first career start at point guard, including 12 of 14 in a second-half run that cut a 10-point Penn State lead to just four with 32 seconds remaining. But time ran out on Drexel's rally as the Dragons fell short 66-60 against a Lady Lions team that is among the top programs in the nation. Gabriela Marginean led all scorers with 25 points. The sophomore forward scored 16 of Drexel's 28 first-half points and helped the Dragons enter the locker room nip- ping at the Lions' heels 30-28. The teams played to a dead heat in the first 20 minutes. Both squads shot 45.8 percent from the floor, but the difference was Penn State's 4- for-8 shooting from deep in the period. Tyra Grant led the scoring charge for Penn State with 16 points, including seven straight in the Lady Lions' ini- tial run in the second half. She was joined in double-figure scoring by Brianne O'Rourke who had 12 points in the first half, Mashea Williams and Kamela Gissendanner. Rosseel ended the game with four steals and two assists for the Dragons.

The Last Time Drexel... The Last Time a Dragon... Scored 100 points Scored 20 points 11-29-86 vs. Coppin State (W, 103-56) 3-15-09, Gabriela Marginean (26) vs. James Madison Scored 90 points Scored 25 points 3-15-09, Gabriela Marginean (26) vs. James Madison 2-22-07 vs. Northeastern (W, 98-90 5OT) Scored 30 points Scored 80 points 2-12-09, Gabriela Marginean (40) vs. Old Dominion 12-29-08 vs. Maine (W, 87-55) Scored 40 points Scored 70 points 2-12-09, Gabriela Marginean (40) vs. Old Dominion 2-26-09 vs. VCU (W, 74-69 OT) Had 11 Rebounds Scored 60 points 2-19-09, Gabriela Marginean (11) vs. Delaware 3-1-09 vs. George Mason (W, 64-47) Had 12 Rebounds 3-14-08, Gabriela Marginean (13) vs. Towson Scored fewer than 40 points Had 13 Rebounds 2-25-07 vs. Delaware (L, 64-36) 3-14-08, Gabriela Marginean (13) vs. Towson Gave up 100 points Had 14 Rebounds 2-8-01 vs. Vermont (W, 101-95, 2OT) 2-21-08, Gabriela Marginean (14) at William & Mary Gave up 90 points Had 15 Rebounds 2-22-07 vs. Northeastern (W, 98-90 5OT) 2-22-07, Gabriela Marginean (22) vs. Northeastern Gave up 80 points Had 8 assists 1-21-07 vs. Old Dominion (L, 83-51) 1-20-08, Nicole Hester (8) vs. UNC Wilmington Had 9 assists Gave up 70 points 3-1-07, Kira Karlstrom (10) vs. George Mason 2-8-09 vs. William & Mary (W, 76-74 OT) Had 10 assists Won by 20 points 3-1-07, Kira Karlstrom (10) vs. George Mason 3-14-09 vs. Old Dominion (62-41) Had five steals Won by 30 points 1-04-09, Andrea Peterson (5) at Delaware 12-29-08 vs. Maine (87-55) Had five blocks Shot 50 % FG 1-22-09, Brooke Cornish (6) vs. Northeastern Made five 3-ptrs. 2-15-09 at Georgia State (.500, 23-46) 2-15-09, Jasmina Rosseel (5-8) at Georgia State Won five straight games Had a double-double 1/22/09-3/21/09, 16 wins 2-19-09, Gabriela Marginean vs. Delaware (25 pts, 11 reb) Played an overtime game Had back-to-back double-doubles 2-26-09 vs. VCU (W, 74-69 OT) 2-8-09, 2-12-09 Marginean vs. W&M (31p, 10r) ODU (40p, 11r) Played a double OT game Perfect FG% (6 att.) 2-22-07 vs. Northeastern (W, 98-90 5OT) 11-26-02, Catherine Scanlon vs. Penn (6-6) Played a triple OT game Shot 100% FT (5 att.) 3-15-09, Marginean (14-14) vs. James Madison 2-22-07 vs. Northeastern (W, 98-90 5OT) 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Champions 2009-10 Drexel Women’s Basketball

Drexel Career Leaders

Points Free Throws Made (Div. I) 3-Point FG Pct. (All-Time) 1. 1,900 Michelle Maslowski (1998-02) 1. 579 Michelle Maslowski (1998-02) (min. 2 seasons/60 3FG made) 2. 1,854 Gabriela Marginean (2006-) 2. 506 Gabriela Marginean (2006-) 1. .382 Jasmina Rosseel (2007-) 3. 1,651 Katrina Martin (2000-05) 3. 444 Leslie Reiner (1992-95) 2. .372 Narissa Suber (2004-08) 5. 1,556 Barbara Yost (1985-88) 4. 436 Debbie Ponist (1987-90) 3. .352 Ola Snytsina (2002-04) 6. 1,519 Jen MacNeill (1994-96, 1998) 5. 399 Jen MacNeill (1994-96, 1998) 4. .320 Nicole Hester (2003-09) 7. 1,511 Debbie Lynn (1990-93) 6. 397 Katrina Martin (2000-05) 5. .315 Heather Welborn (2000-03) 8. 1,453 Narissa Suber (2004-08) 7. 352 Maureen Michaels (1997-99) 6. .314 Catherine Scanlon (2004-06) 9. 1,450 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) 8. 347 Debbie Lynn (1990-93) 7. .313 Megan Keating (1989-92) 10. 1,361 Leslie Reiner (1992-95) 9. 315 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) 8. .301 Jackie Falson (2002-06) 618 Jasmina Rosseel (2007-) 10. 284 Mikki Miller (1997-2000) 9. .301 Kim Koschineg (1996-97) Scoring Average (Div. I) Free Throws Attempted (Div. I) Rebounds (All-Time) (min. 2 seasons/40 games) 1. 809 Michelle Maslowski (1998-02) 1. 963 Jeanmarie Williams (1981-84) 1. 19.7 Gabriela Marginean (2006-) 2. 608 Leslie Reiner (1992-95) 2. 938 Michelle Maslowski (1998-02) 2. 16.7 Michelle Maslowski (1998-02) 3. 569 Gabriela Marginean (2006-) 3. 908 Ann Fitzpatrick (1990-93) 3. 15.1 Ethelda Makoid (1982-84) 4. 560 Debbie Ponist (1987-90) 4. 888 Jen MacNeill (1994-96, 98) 4. 14.7 Barbara Yost (1985-88) 5. 530 Jen MacNeill (1994-96, 1998) 5. 854 Barbara Alexander (1986-89) 5. 14.1 Jen MacNeill (1994-96, 1998) 6. 514 Katrina Martin (2000-05) 6. 853 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) 6. 14.0 Debbie Lynn (1990-93) 7. 495 Maureen Michaels (1997-2000) 7. 823 Katrina Martin (2000-05) 7. 13.8 Katrina Martin (2000-05) 8. 455 Debbie Lynn (1990-93) 8. 813 Mikki Miller (1997-00) 8. 13.6 Kim Koschineg (1996-97) 9. 406 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) 9. 709 Gabriela Marginean (2008-09) 9. 13.2 Leslie Reiner (1992-95) 10. 391 Mikki Miller (1997-2000) 10. 691 Joyce Moffett (1986-89) 10. 12.6 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) Field Goals Made (Div. I) Free-Throw Pct. (Div. I) Rebound Average (Div. I) 1. 653 Michelle Maslowski (1998-02) (min. 2 seasons/100 FT made) (min. 2 seasons/40 games) 2. 649 Gabriela Marginean (2006-) 1. .889 Gabriela Marginean (2006-08) 1. 12.4 Jeanmarie Williams (1983-84) 3. 640 Barbara Yost (1985-88) 2. .796 Narissa Suber (2004-08) 2. 10.6 Ethelda Makoid (1983-84) 4. 627 Katrina Martin (2000-05) 3. .796 Kitty Dougherty (1986-89) 3. 8.22 Jen MacNeill (1994-96, 98) 5. 555 Jen MacNeill (1994-96, 1998) 4. .779 Debbie Ponist (1987-90) 4. 8.18 Ann Fitzpatrick (1990-93) 6. 553 Debbie Lynn (1990-93) 5. .776 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) 5. 8.10 Barbara Alexander (1986-89) 7. 513 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) 6. .772 Katrina Martin (2000-05) 6. 7.8 Michelle Maslowski (1998-02) 8. 480 Colleen Dougherty (1983-86) 7. .770 Kira Karlstrom (2003-07) 7. 7.7 Mikki Miller (1997-00) 9. 465 Narissa Suber (2004-08) 8. .763 Debbie Lynn (1990-93) 8. 7.5 Gabriela Marginean (2006-) 10. 464 Barbara Alexander (1986-89) 9. .753 Jen MacNeill (1994-96, 1998) 9. 7.4 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) Field Goals Attempted (Div. I) 10. .746 Kim Koschineg (1996-97) 10. 7.1 LaTasha Rice (1994-97) 1. 1,579 Barbara Yost (1985-88) 2. 1,437 Debbie Lynn (1990-93) 3-Point Field Goals (All-Time) Steals (Div. I) 3. 1,391 Gabriela Marginean (2006-) 1. 312 Narissa Suber (2004-08) 1. 329 Steph Frysinger (1999-03) 4. 1,389 Michelle Maslowski (1998-02) 2. 139 Bridget Scanlan (1999-03) 2. 305 Barbara Yost (1985-88) 5. 1,265 Narissa Suber (2004-08) 3. 133 Jasmina Rosseel (2007-) 3. 303 Debbie Lynn (1990-93) 6. 1,248 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) 4. 109 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) 4. 258 Debbie Ponist (1987-90) 7. 1,243 Katrina Martin (2000-05) 5. 104 Maureen Michaels (1997-2000) 5. 227 Leslie Reiner (1992-95) 8. 1,178 Leslie Reiner (1992-95) 6. 97 Heather Welborn (2000-03) 6. 212 Gina Miniscalco (1985-88) 9. 1,150 Jen MacNeill (1994-96, 1998) 7. 91 Jackie Falson (2002-06) 7. 202 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) 10. 1,125 Kitty Dougherty (1986-89) 8. 90 Ola Snytsina (2002-04) 8. 195 Megan Keating (1989-92) 9. 81 Nicole Hester (2004-09) 9. 182 Candace Wilkins (2001-04) Field-Goal Pct. (Div. I) 10. 77 Kim Koschineg (1996-97) 10. 175 Barbara Alexander (1986-89) (min. 2 seasons/200 FG made) 11. 149 Jen MacNeill (1994-96, 1998) 1. .504 Katrina Martin (2000-05) 3-Point FG Attempted (All-Time) 12. 144 Nicole Hester (2004-09) 2. .483 Jen MacNeill (1994-96, 1998) 1. 838 Narissa Suber (2004-08) 13. 143 Gabriela Marginean (2006-) 3. .470 Michelle Maslowski (1998-02) 2. 469 Bridget Scanlan (1999-03) 14. 139 Narissa Suber (2004-08) 4. .467 Gabriela Marginean (2006-) 3. 349 Maureen Michaels (1997-2000) 15. 138 Maureen Michaels (1997-2000) 5. .461 Becky Carey (1990-93) 4. 348 Jasmina Rosseel (2007-) 6. .459 Joyce Moffett (1986-89) 5. 347 Catherine Scanlon (2002-06) 7. .455 Mikki Miller (1997-2000) 6. 308 Heather Welborn (2000-03) 8. .453 LaTasha Rice (1994-97) 7. 256 Kim Koschineg (1996-97) 9. .451 Colleen Dougherty (1983-86) 8. 256 Ola Snytsina (2002-04) 10. .439 Ann Fitzpatrick (1990-93) 9. 253 Nicole Hester (2003-09) 10. 240 Amy Freitick (1989, 1991-93) 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Champions 2008-09 Drexel Women's Basketball Drexel Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 27, 2009) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (24-9) (10-2) (11-4) (3-3) CONFERENCE...... (16-2) (9-0) (7-2) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (8-7) (1-2) (4-2) (3-3)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------44 Marginean, Gabriela 33-33 1134 34.4 252-529 .476 22-63 .349 243-271 .897 80 162 242 7.3 106 4 29 83 2 52 769 23.3 05 Rosseel, Jasmina... 33-33 940 28.5 117-316 .370 90-231 .390 34-43 .791 13 93 106 3.2 64 1 74 93 6 27 358 10.8 02 Peterson, Andrea... 33-33 1211 36.7 49-160 .306 20-68 .294 72-84 .857 24 78 102 3.1 61 1 101 41 1 58 190 5.8 23 Nacickaite, Kamile. 32-1 554 17.3 69-171 .404 35-87 .402 9-13 .692 24 85 109 3.4 54 1 26 58 9 11 182 5.7 24 Hester, Nicole..... 33-30 860 26.1 53-176 .301 19-87 .218 26-34 .765 38 95 133 4.0 84 3 74 65 19 29 151 4.6 12 Crane, Marisa...... 33-0 555 16.8 41-103 .398 13-45 .289 30-48 .625 18 47 65 2.0 45 0 59 40 1 21 125 3.8 41 Cornish, Brooke.... 25-1 299 12.0 27-55 .491 0-0 .000 20-23 .870 10 28 38 1.5 39 0 9 12 38 3 74 3.0 03 Hale, Tyler...... 26-2 437 16.8 30-96 .313 1-16 .063 14-33 .424 28 64 92 3.5 70 2 20 39 4 21 75 2.9 14 Stjarnstrom, Jen... 33-32 481 14.6 27-83 .325 9-36 .250 7-16 .438 27 38 65 2.0 66 0 23 41 16 13 70 2.1 22 Lee, Ayana...... 20-0 119 6.0 9-21 .429 0-0 .000 3-7 .429 9 11 20 1.0 8 0 2 9 1 4 21 1.1 11 Lupariello, Alison. 14-0 85 6.1 4-15 .267 2-8 .250 4-4 1.000 1 2 3 0.2 10 0 2 3 0 4 14 1.0 TEAM...... 52 69 121 3.7 1 18 ------Total...... 33 6675 678-1725 .393 211-641 .329 462-576 .802 324 772 1096 33.2 608 12 419 502 97 243 2029 61.5 Opponents...... 33 6675 621-1703 .365 131-510 .257 462-669 .691 404 773 1177 35.7 576 - 329 568 107 224 1835 55.6

TEAM STATISTICS DREXEL OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 2029 1835 11-16-08 at American L 65-74 515 Points per game...... 61.5 55.6 11/19/08 SJU W 76-61 718 Scoring margin...... +5.9 - 11/22/08 at La Salle L 46-48 532 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 678-1725 621-1703 11/25/08 at BUCKNELL W 44-35 575 Field goal pct...... 393 .365 ^11/28/08 vs Minnesota L 50-74 478 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 211-641 131-510 ^11/29/08 at Colorado W 67-63 1109 3-point FG pct...... 329 .257 12/5/08 ARMY L 49-55 791 3-pt FG made per game. 6.4 4.0 12/19/08 at Penn W 62-52 2408 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 462-576 462-669 12/22/08 RICHMOND L 60-73 479 Free throw pct...... 802 .691 12/28/08 vs Holy Cross L 58-63 - F-Throws made per game 14.0 14.0 12/29/08 vs Maine W 87-55 597 REBOUNDS...... 1096 1177 *01/04/09 at Delaware W 56-40 980 Rebounds per game..... 33.2 35.7 *1-8-09 at William and Mary L 57-63 115 Rebounding margin..... -2.5 - *1/11/09 HOFSTRA W 71-66 581 ASSISTS...... 419 329 *1/15/09 GAST W 74-65 463 Assists per game...... 12.7 10.0 *1/18/09 at James Madison L 56-60 2033 TURNOVERS...... 502 568 *1/22/09 NU W 61-51 464 Turnovers per game.... 15.2 17.2 *1/25/09 TOWSON W 60-41 874 Turnover margin...... +2.0 - *01/29/09 at Hofstra W 57-50 221 Assist/turnover ratio. 0.8 0.6 *02/01/09 at UNC Wilmington W 55-50 452 STEALS...... 243 224 *2/5/09 at George Mason W 71-52 537 Steals per game...... 7.4 6.8 *2/8/09 WILLIAM AND MARY W OT 76-74 621 BLOCKS...... 97 107 *2/12/09 ODU W 67-55 833 Blocks per game...... 2.9 3.2 *2/15/09 at Georgia State W 72-53 438 ATTENDANCE...... 8935 23788 *2-19-09 DELAWARE W 54-33 538 Home games-Avg/Game... 12-745 15-945 *2/22/09 at Northeastern W OT 58-53 350 Neutral site-Avg/Game. - 6-1601 *2/26/09 VCU W OT 74-69 1532 *3/1/09 GEORGE MASON W 64-47 1041 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total *03/04/09 at Towson W 59-45 554 ------#3/13/09 vs Towson W 53-48 2666 Drexel...... 931 1066 32 - 2029 #3/14/09 vs Old Dominion W 62-41 2754 Opponents...... 821 994 20 - 1835 #3/15/09 at James Madison W 64-58 3363 !3/21/09 vs Kansas State L 44-68 3111