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2008-09 Drexel Women’ s Basketball Drexel vs. Georgia State Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pa. Thursday, January 15, 2009 • 7:00 p.m. 2008-09 Schedule Game Preview Date Team Time Teams: Drexel (7-7, 2-1) vs. Georgia State (9-4, 2-1) November 16 at American L, 65-74 SID Contacts: Drexel: Britt Faulstick ([email protected]) 19 Saint Joseph’s W, 76-61 Ga. State: Charlie Taylor ([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 With Pat Delsi and Stephanie Mix; Denise Dillon Pregame 29 vs. Colorado W, 67-63 Show airs at 6:30 p.m. December All-Time Series: Drexel leads 4-1 5 Army L, 55-49 19 at Penn W, 62-52 Last Meeting: 3/6/08 Drexel won 63-48 at Georgia State 22 Richmond L, 73-60 Drexel Capsule Saint Joseph’s Hawk Classic at Phila U. 28 Holy Cross L, 63-58 PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% TO/G Bk./G 29 Maine W, 87-55 60.6 33.5 11.9 6.8 37.6 31.4 83.3 17.1 2.9 January Team Leaders: Marginean (23.1 ppg); Peterson (3.1 apg); Marginean (7.4 rpg); 4 at Delaware* W, 56-40 Marginean (46.8 FG%); Nacickaite (40.0 3FG%); Marginean (91.6 FT%) 8 at William & Mary* L, 63-57 Drexel made 5-of-6 free-throws in the final 33.7 seconds to pull out a 11 Hofstra* W, 71-66 thrilling 71-66 victory over Hofstra in front of a regional television 15 Georgia State* 7:00 audience on The Comcast Network over the weekend. Gabriela 18 at James Madison* 2:00 Marginean led the Dragons with 21 points, seven boards and three 22 Northeastern* 7:00 steals and she came up with a pair of steals that led to break-away 25 Towson* 1:00 TCN layups, helping her team come back from a five-point deficit late in the 29 at Hofstra* 7:00 game. Nicole Hester played superb defense down the stretch and also Drexel University Dragons February contributed eight boards, two steals and two blocks in the win. Jasmina 1 at UNC Wilmington* 2:00 Rosseel made her first four three-point trys and finished with 15 pts. 5 at George Mason* 7:00 8 William & Mary* 1:00 Georgia State Capsule 12 Old Dominion* 7:00 PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% TO/G Bk./G 15 at Georgia State* 2:00 65.5 35.8 15.8 13.6 40.7 23.5 63.5 16.7 2.8 19 Delaware* 7:00 Team Leaders: McKeller (13.2 ppg); Johnson (5.5 apg); McKeller (5.8 rpg); 22 at Northeastern* 2:00 McKeller (48.3 FG%); Graham (35.0 3FG%); Hollins (70.0 FT%) 26 Virginia Commonwealth* 7:00 March Georgia State overcame the loss of leading scorer and rebounder 1 George Mason* 1:00 Danyielle McKeller to an injury just eight minutes into its game against 4 at Towson* 7:00 Delaware to pull out a 55-48 victory on Sunday. The win kept the Panthers’ record at a perfect 7-0 at home. Georgia State’s rookie back- Home games in bold court, which has been the story of their season, Jylisa Williams and Dates and times subject to change Crystal Johnson led the team with 13 points and 11 points, respective- ly. Johnson is currently the CAA’s leader in assists (71) and Williams is ranked third in steals (2.7 spg). Senior Brittany Hollins is a three-time All-Defensive Team selection is 7th all-time in the CAA in steals. Probable Starters Drexel Georgia State No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. 2 Andrea Peterson G Sr. 5-6 4.8 2.4 43 4 Jylisa Williams G Fr. 5-8 11.2 5.1 31 5 Jasmina Rosseel G So. 5-8 10.4 4.0 33 5 Brittany Hollins G Sr. 5-9 9.6 4.5 26 14 Jennifer Stjarnstrom F Jr. 6-2 1.9 1.9 5 23 Crystal Johnson G Fr. 5-8 7.0 3.0 71 24 Nicole Hester F Sr. 5-10 3.4 3.4 27 40 Dana Olsen F Jr. 6-1 7.6 3.3 15 44 Gabriela Marginean F Sr. 6-1 23.1 7.4 15 42 Danyielle McKeller F Jr. 5-11 13.2 5.8 14 Reserves Reserves 10 Brittan Graham G Jr. 5-9 5.7 2.1 14 3 Tyler Hale F Fr. 6-0 2.0 3.4 4 12 Chandra Harris F So. 6-2 5.8 3.4 6 4 Silvia Jankova G RFr. 5-8 - - - 21 Chandrica Smith G/F Sr. 6-1 1.4 0.9 3 11 Alison Lupariello G Jr. 5-6 0.7 0.3 1 22 Traci Haltiwanger G So. 5-9 0.8 0.7 5 12 Marisa Crane G Fr. 5-5 3.6 1.7 22 25 Shay Rawls F/C Jr. 6-2 2.2 2.5 6 41 Brooke Cornish F Sr. 6-4 2.4 1.6 4 31 Monica Mann G Jr. 5-5 0.8 0.6 13 22 Ayana Lee F Fr. 5-7 1.1 1.1 2 32 Stacie Young F Sr. 6-0 1.9 1.1 0 23 Kamile Nacickaite G Fr. 5-11 8.7 4.3 11 2008-09 Drexel Women’ s Basketball Quick Facts Denise Dillon Head Coach Villanova ‘96 University Information Sixth Season Location Philadelphia, Pa. Career Record: 79-82 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 79-82, 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.