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2007-08 Nov. 28, 2007 Drexel Dragons 7:00 p.m. basketball Philadelphia, Pa. Drexel Dragons (1-4) vs. Siena Saints (2-4) 2007-08 Game Day Drexel Women’s Basketball Venue: Daskalakis Athletic Center • Philadelphia, Pa. Schedule November Series History: This evening’s game is the second meeting ever 9 Fri. at Loyola L, 62-72 14 Wed. at Saint Joseph's L, 49-40 between Drexel and Siena. The Dragons won the teams’ only other 17 Sat. La Salle W, 57-50 meeting, 69-66, in overtime last season at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, 20 Tue. at Army L, 60-57 N.Y. Gabriela Marginean converted a three-point play with just over a 25 Sun. at Penn State L, 66-60 minute remaining to give Drexel its first lead of the overtime and the 28 Wed. Siena 7:00 December Dragons held on for the victory. Marginean scored the first 12 points 8 Sat. Dayton 1:00 of the game for Drexel and finished with a team-high 24. Laura Menty 16 Sun. at Monmouth 2:00 put in 28 for the Saints and also grabbed 14 rebounds. 20 Thu. Penn 1:00 31 Mon. American (at Palestra)# 3:30 CN8 January Media: Tonight’s game can be heard live on www.drexeldragons.com 3 Thu. Mount St. Mary's 7:00 with Roger Hendler and Stephanie Mix calling the action. Livestats and 6 Sun. Hofstra* 1:00 streaming video are also available on the site. 10 Thu. at Delaware* 7:00 Websites: www.drexeldragons.com 13 Sun. at George Mason* 2:00 17 Thu. Northeastern* 7:00 www.sienasaints.cstv.com 20 Sun. UNCW* 4:00 CSN 24 Wed. at Towson* 7:00 Opening Tip 27 Sun. William & Mary* 1:00 31 Thu. at Northeastern* 7:00 Drexel gave Penn State all it could handle in Happy Valley on Nov. 25. February Freshman Jasmina Rosseel scored 12 of her 16 points in a 14-8 Drexel 3 Sun. at Hofstra* 2:00 run that cut Penn State’s lead to four points with 32 seconds remain- 7 Thu. Georgia State*# 4:00 ing. Rosseel had a driving layup attempt blocked that would have 10 Sun. at Va. Commonwealth* 2:00 14 Thu. Delaware* 7:00 trimmed the lead to just two points in the final seconds. Gabriela 17 Sun. James Madison* 1:00 Marginean scored 16 of her game-high 25 points in the first half, help- 21 Thu. at William & Mary* 7:00 ing the Dragons enter the locker room behind by just two points, 30- 24 Sun. at Old Dominion* 2:00 28, against the Big Ten power. 28 Thu. Towson* 7:00 March Quick Hits 2 Sun. George Mason* 1:00 •Drexel’s lone win of the season was at home vs. La Salle on Nov. 17 6 Thu. at Georgia State* 6:00 •Denise Dillon needs one win to become the second winningest coach 13-16 Thu.-Sun. CAA Tournament (Newark, Del.) in Drexel Women’s Basketball history * Colonial Athletic Association opponent Home games in bold. •Gabriela Marginean has scored 20 points in the last three games # Doubleheader with men’s team •Nicole Hester will receive the Randolph Inspiration Award at halftime Dates and times subject to change. Probable Starters Drexel Sports Information No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Pt. Reb. A Blk Stl. Associate SID . .Britt Faulstick 5 Jasmina Rosseel 5-6 G Fr. 6.0 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.5 Office . .215-895-6895 22 Delise Johnson 6-1 F Sr. 4.5 6.3 0.8 1.0 0.0 Fax . .215-895-2038 24 Nicole Hester 5-10 F Jr. 1.8 1.5 1.3 0.0 0.8 Press Row . .215-895-2041 33 Narissa Suber 5-9 G Sr. 6.0 2.8 2.3 0.0 1.0 44 Gabriela Marginean 6-1 F So. 20.0 9.5 2.5 0.0 1.3 Website . .www.drexeldragons.com Reserves 2 Andrea Peterson 5-6 G Sr. 6.8 2.3 2.0 0.0 1.3 4 Silvia Jankova 5-8 G Fr. -- -- -- -- -- Drexel Game Day Audio 11 Alison Lupariello 5-6 G So. 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 Catch all the action of the 2007-08 Drexel 12 Stacy McCullough 5-7 G Sr. -- -- -- -- -- women’s basketball season live online at 14 Jennifer Stjarnstrom 6-2 F So. 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 www.drexeldragons.com with Pat Delsi, 34 Anora Suber 5-9 F Sr. 3.8 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 Steph Mix, Roger Hendler and Beth Devine. 41 Brooke Cornish 6-4 F So. 3.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 50 Nicole McCombs 6-1 F So. 5.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2007-08 Drexel Women's Basketball Roster Drexel Profile No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown Leaders 2 Andrea Peterson G Sr. 5-6 Norwood, Pa. Scoring: . .Marginean, 21.0 4 Silvia Jankova G Fr. 5-8 Banska Bysterica, Slovakia Rebounding: . .Marginean, 8.6 Drexel Dragons Basketball Drexel Dragons Basketball 2007-08 2007-08 5 Jasmina Rosseel G Fr. 5-6 Leper, Belgium Assists: . .N. Suber, 2.4 11 Alison Lupariello G So. 5-6 Cincinnati, Ohio Steals: . .Rosseel, 1.2 12 Stacy McCullough G Sr. 5-7 Jamison, Pa. .Marginean, 1.2 14 Jennifer Stjärnström F So. 6-2 Norrköping, Sweden Blocks: . .Cornish, 1.2 22 Delise Johnson F Sr. 6-1 Queens, N.Y. FT%: . .Marginean, 85.0 24 Nicole Hester F Jr. 5-10 Waldorf, Md. FG%: . .Rosseel, 53.6 33 Narissa Suber G Sr. 5-9 Mechanicsville, Va. 3Pt. %: . .Rosseel, 44.4 34 Anora Suber F Sr. 5-9 Mechanicsville, Va. 41 Brooke Cornish F So. 6-4 Collegeville, Pa.Carroll 44 Gabriela Marginean F So. 6-1 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Team Averages 50 Nicole McCombs F So. 6-1 Richmond, Va. Points: . .55.2 Rebounds: . .30.4 Head Coach: Denise Dillon (Villanova '96), fifth season Assists: . .12.2 Associate Head Coach: Amy Mallon (Saint Joseph's '93) Steals: . .5.8 Assistant Coaches: Melissa Dunne (Temple '02) James Clark (La Salle '03) Blocks: . .2.2 Turnovers: . .14.0 Pronunciation Guide FT%: . .77.8 4 Silvia JANKOVA Yahn-kOva FG%: . .38.0 5 Jasmina ROSSEEL Roh-seal 3Pt.%: . .29.8 11 Alison LUPARIELLO Lou-perry-el-oh 12 Stacy MCCULLOUGH Mick-cul-uh 14 Jennifer STJARNSTROM Starn-strum 22 DELISE Johnson Del-eece 44 Gabriela MARGINEAN Marr-jinny-in 50 Nicole McCombs Mick-cOmes Siena at a Glance Siena Profile The Saints return all but one starter this season from a team that finished Leaders fifth in the MAAC last season and advanced to the semifinals of the con- Scoring: . .Menty, 21.2 ference tournament. Senior Laura Menty is the Saints’ top returner. A First- Rebounding: . .Menty, 6.5 Team All-MAAC performer last season, Menty has not dissappointed thus Assists: . .Alpe-Luka, 4.5 far this season. She is currently leading the team in scoring and rebound- Steals: . .Alpe-Luka, 2.3 ing. In addition, senior co-captain Melissa Manzer, the team’s top shooter Blocks: . .Fullmer, 1.3 will join Liga Alpe-Luka in one of the most experienced back courts in the FT%: . .Manzer, 91.7 MAAC. Manzer is already off to a sizzling shooting season, knocking down FG%: . .Menty, 62.2 21 three-pointers through five games. While Alpe-Luka is dishing out 4.5 3Pt. %: . .Manzer, 43.8 assists per game. Siena enters tonight’s game riding high after a strong performance at the Team Averages University of Colorado’s Coors Classic in Bolder, Colo. The Saints knocked Points: . .64.5 off the host Buffaloes in the opening game of the tournament, 83-74. Rebounds: . .33.5 Manzer poured in a career-high 31 points on 6-for-9 shooting from long Assists: . .11.3 range. Menty added 25 points with just two misses on 13 shots from the Steals: . .6.2 floor. Shondaya Burrell put in 23 points, nine of which came from her 9- Blocks: . .3.2 for-12 performance from the free-throw line. The rest of the team com- Turnovers: . .17.7 bined to score four points in the win. Menty, Manzer and Burrell all FT%: . .73.1 reached double figures against Clemson in the championship game, but it FG%: . .43.3 was not enough to tame the Tigers. Menty recorded a double-double with 3Pt.%: . .32.5 28 points and 14 rebounds, nine of them on the offensive glass, in the loss. The Denise Dillon File fter four seasons as head coach of Drexel's women's basketball team, Denise Dillon has Aalready proven to be one of the rising stars 2006-07 (10-21, 4-14 CAA) among coaches in the Colonial Athletic •Drexel advance in postseason play Association. The 2004-05 CAA Co-Coach of the for the 12th time in 13 years with Year became the second Drexel coach ever to lead upset over Georgia State in opening the team to back-to-back winning seasons after Drexel Dragons Basketball 2007-08 round of CAA Tournament the team's 2005-06 campaign. She is already the •Her top freshman recruit earned second winningest coach in the history of the pro- CAA Rookie of the Year Award gram. Dillon has been able to elevate the program since taking over in 2003 as its fifth head coach •Led Drexel to victory over because she has instilled her players with a sense Northeastern 98-90 in NCAA-record of pride in being part of a team and representing five-overtime game on Feb.