FALL /WINTER 2015-2016

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HUNDREDS OF MORE ITEMS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT SHOP.DREXELDRAGONS.COM FIELD HOCKEY AUGUST 28 Fri at Virginia 6pm 30 Sun at Richmond 12pm

SEPTEMBER 4 Fri at Saint Joseph’s 3pm 6 Sun UNCW (HS Day, $1 Dogs) 1pm 11 Fri at Northwestern 2pm 13 Sun vs. Central Michigan @NW 1pm 18 Fri Fairfield 7pm 28 Mon Lafayette 7pm

OCTOBER 2 Fri at Northeastern* 5pm 4 Sun Rider 12pm 9 Fri at JMU* 6pm 11 Sun Connecticut (P4TC “Pink Out”, 1pm HS Day, $1 Dogs, Alumni Day) 16 Fri William & Mary* 6pm 18 Sun Temple (Philly Field Hockey Day, Youth Clinic) 2:30pm 21 Wed Penn 7pm 25 Sun at Hofstra* 1pm 30 Fri Delaware* 7pm

NOVEMBER 1 Sun Towson* (Senior Day) 1pm 6 Fri CAA Championships Highest Seed (Final Four Format) 8 Sun CAA Championships Highest Seed (Final Four Format)

All dates and times are subject to change. *Colonial Athletic Association opponent All home games are played at Buckley Field, Vidas Athletic Complex (43rd St. & Powelton Ave.) For more information regarding field hockey please contact Head Coach Denise Zelenak at [email protected]. 3 MEN’S SOCCER AUGUST 28 Fri at Rhode Island 7pm

SEPTEMBER 1 Tue at Villanova 4pm 3 Thu at Bowling Green 7pm 7 Mon Washington 7pm 12 Sat Iona 7pm 15 Tue Penn 7pm 18 Fri at Elon* 7pm 22 Tue Saint Joseph’s 7pm 26 Sat at James Madison* 7pm 30 Wed Hofstra* 7pm

OCTOBER 3 Sat Charleston* (Alumni Day) 4pm 6 Tue Columbia 7pm 10 Sat at UNCW* 7pm 14 Wed at Delaware* 7pm 20 Tue at Loyola, Md. 7pm 24 Sat William & Mary* 4pm 27 Tue at UMBC 7pm 31 Sat Northeastern* (Senior Day) 4pm

NOVEMBER 3 Tue at Princeton 7pm 7 Sat Quarterfinals CAA Championship Highest Seed #3 & #4 12 Thu Semifinals CAA Championship Highest Seed (Final Four Format) 14 Sat Final CAA Championship Highest Seed (Final Four Format)

All dates and times are subject to change. *Colonial Athletic Association opponent All home games are played at Vidas Field, Vidas Athletic Complex (43rd St. & Powelton Ave.) For more information regarding men’s soccer please contact Head Coach Doug Hess at [email protected].

4 DREXELDRAGONS.COM WOMEN’S SOCCER AUGUST 21 Fri Villanova 4:30pm 23 Sun Buffalo 1pm 28 Fri at Fairfield 7:30pm 30 Sun vs. Stony Brook @Fairfield 11am

SEPTEMBER 4 Fri at George Washington 3pm 6 Sun at Rutgers 1pm 11 Fri VCU 7pm 13 Sun Niagara 1pm 17 Thu at Syracuse 7pm 25 Fri at UNCW* 7pm 27 Sun at College of Charleston* 12pm

OCTOBER 2 Fri Towson* (Alumni Day) 7pm 4 Sun James Madison* 2pm 9 Fri at Delaware* 7pm 16 Fri William & Mary* 7:30pm 18 Sun Elon* (Senior Day) 12pm 23 Fri at Northeastern* 6pm 25 Sun at Hofstra* 1pm

NOVEMBER 1 Sun Quarterfinals CAA Championship Highest Seed #3 & #4 6 Fri Semifinals CAA Championship Highest Seed (Final Four Format) 8 Sun Final CAA Championship Highest Seed (Final Four Format)

All dates and times are subject to change. *Colonial Athletic Association opponent All home games are played at Vidas Field, Vidas Athletic Complex (43rd St. & Powelton Ave.) For more information regarding women’s soccer please contact Head Coach Ray Goon at [email protected]. 5 SQUASH OCTOBER 31 Sat Franklin & Marshall 11am 31 Sat Virginia 5:30pm

NOVEMBER 20 Fri Haverford 6:30pm 22 Sun Bowdoin 11am 24 Tue Penn 5pm(W) 7PM(M)

DECEMBER 1 Tue Princeton (M) 6:30pm 2 Wed Princeton (W) 6:30pm 4 Fri Rochester (M) 5pm 5 Sat Navy (M) 3pm 6 Sun Williams (M&W) 12pm

JANUARY 5 Tue Trinity (M) 4pm 16 Sat Dartmouth (M&W) 12pm 17 Sun Bates @ Amherst (M&W) 10:30am 22 Fri Dickinson (M&W) 6pm 24 Sun Colby (M&W) 10am 30 Sat Cornell (M&W) @ Yale 10am 30 Sat Wesleyan (M&W) 4pm 31 Sun Stanford (W) @ Yale 10:30pm 31 Sun MHC (W) @ Yale 12:30pm

FEBRUARY 6 Sat George Washington (M&W) 3pm 13 Sat Columbia (M&W) Senior day 11am 26-28 Fri-Sun Men’s and Women’s Nationals @ Yale

MARCH 4-6 Fri-Sun Individual Nationals @TBD

All dates and times are subject to change. All home matches are played at the Kline & Spector Squash Center, John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center (33rd & Market Streets). For more information regarding squash please contact Head Coach John White at [email protected]. SEPTEMBER 18-20 Fri-Sun at Saint Joseph’s Invitational (M) TBD 18-20 Fri-Sun at Quinnipiac Invitational (W) TBD

OCTOBER 2-4 Fri-Sun at Cissie Leary Invitational (W) TBD 2-4 Fri Sun at Villanova invitational (W) TBD 9-11 Fri-Sat at Princeton Invitational (M) TBD 17 Sat Rider (M&W) 11am 17 Sat Monmouth (W) 2pm 17 Sat La Salle (M) 2pm 18 Sun Alumni Day 9-12pm 22-26 Thu-Mon Women’s ITA @ Dartmouth TBD 22-27 Thu-Tue Men’s ITA @ Yale TBD

All dates and times are subject to change. All home matches played at the Drexel Armory or Vidas Athletic Complex, please check drexeldragons.com for location. For more information regarding tennis please contact Head Coach Mehdi Rhazali at [email protected]. 6 DREXELDRAGONS.COM GOLF SEPTEMBER 20-21 Sun-Mon St. Bonaventure Invitational, Bartlett Country Club - Olean, NY 25-26 Fri-Sat Columbia Invitational, The Tuxedo Club - Tuxedo Park, NY

OCTOBER 5-6 Mon-Tue NC State Invitational, Lonnie Poole Golf Club - Raleigh, NC 19-20 Mon-Tue Maryland Invitational, Woodmont Country Club - Rockville, MD 25-27 Sun-Tue ODU/OBX Invitational, Kilmarlic Golf Club - Powells Point, NC 31 Sat City 6 Invitational, Merion Golf Club (East) - Ardmore, PA

For more information regarding golf please contact Head Coach Mike Dynda at [email protected].

CREW SEPTEMBER 26 Sat Rumson Regatta, Navesink River, NJ

OCTOBER 3 Sat Bucknell Invitational, Susquehanna River, PA 10 Sat Navy Day Regatta, Schuylkill River, PA 17-18 Sat-Sun Head of the Charles Regatta, Charles River, Boston, MA 24 Sat Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, Schuylkill River, PA 31 Sat Head of the Occoquan, Occoquan River, Lorton, VA

For more information regarding rowing please contact Director of Rowing Paul Savell at [email protected]. 7 MEN’S NOVEMBER 13 Fri at Saint Joseph’s 7pm 18 Wed High Point 7pm 21 Sat Monmouth TBD Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, Alaska 26 Thu vs. UNCW Asheville Midnight 27 Fri vs. Middle Tennessee or Alaska Anchorage TBA 28 Sat vs. San Diego, San Diego State, Toledo or Loyola (IL) TBD

DECEMBER 5 Sat at La Salle TBD 15 Tue at South Carolina TBD 19 Sat vs. Penn St (at ) TBD 22 Tue Penn TBD 28 Mon at Iona TBD 31 Thu at UNCW* TBD

JANUARY 2 Sat at Elon* TBD 7 Thu William & Mary* TBD 9 Sat College of Charleston* TBD 14 Thu at Hofstra* TBD 16 Sat at Towson* TBD 21 Thu at James Madison* TBD 23 Sat UNCW* TBD 28 Thu Towson* TBD 30 Sat Hofstra* (Homecoming) TBD

FEBRUARY 4 Thu James Madison* TBD 6 Sat at College of Charleston* TBD 11 Thu at Delaware* TBD 13 Sat at Northeastern* TBD 18 Thu Elon* TBD 20 Sat at William & Mary* TBD 25 Thu Delaware* TBD 27 Sat Northeastern* (Senior Day) TBD

MARCH 4-7 CAA Championship, Royal Farms Arena (Baltimore, MD)

*Colonial Athletic Association opponent Home games are in BOLD and are played at the John A. Daskalakis Center (33rd & Market Streets) All dates and times subject to change. Listen or watch Drexel Basketball games live on drexeldragons.com. For tickets go to drexeltickets.com or call 1-866-4-DREXEL. Blue & Gold Club Hospitality Room – Men’s Basketball Basketball season ticket holders and alumni, with an official alumni card, are invited to gather in the Blue & Gold hospitality room pre-game (1-hour) and half-time where Landmark Americana will host a cash bar with complimentary small snacks. Please contact Alumni Relations with your updated information to get an alumni card at 1.888.DU.GRADS or [email protected].

8 DREXELDRAGONS.COM WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOVEMBER 13 Fri Dartmouth # 7pm 14-22 TBD WNIT Second Round # TBD 14-22 TBD WNIT Second Round # TBD 28 Sat vs. Villanova % 2pm 29 Sun vs. Montana/at Lehigh % 12/2pm

DECEMBER 3 Thu Vanderbilt 7pm 5 Sat at Hampton TBD 13 Sun at Saint Joseph’s TBD 19 Sat Quinnipiac TBD 21 Mon at Penn TBD 29 Tue at Syracuse 7pm

JANUARY 3 Sun College of Charleston* TBD 8 Fri Northeastern* TBD 10 Sun at William & Mary* TBD 15 Fri at James Madison* TBD 17 Sun Elon* TBD 22 Fri at Delaware* TBD 24 Sun at Northeastern* TBD 29 Fri Hofstra* TBD 31 Sun Delaware* (Homecoming) TBD

FEBRUARY 5 Fri at UNCW* TBD 7 Sun at College of Charleston* TBD 12 Fri James Madison* TBD 14 Sun UNCW* TBD 19 Fri Towson* TBD 21 Sun at Elon* TBD 26 Fri at Hofstra* TBD 28 Sun William & Mary* (Senior Day) TBD

MARCH 2 Wed at Towson* TBD 9-12 Wed-Sat CAA Championship TBD Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, MD.

*Colonial Athletic Association opponent # Preseason WNIT % Lehigh Tournament Home games in bold are played at the John A. Daskalakis Center (33rd & Market Streets) All dates and times are Eastern Standard Time and subject to change. Listen or watch Drexel Basketball games live on drexeldragons.com. For tickets go to drexeltickets.com or call 1-866-4-DREXEL. 9 WRESTLING NOVEMBER 8 Sun Mountaineer Duals TBD 13 Fri at Cal Poly 7pm 15 Sun Road Runner Open 9am 21 Sat at Cornell 12:30pm 22 Sun Keystone Classic 9am 29 Sun Grapple at the Garden at MSG 10am

DECEMBER 4 Sat at Maryland 7pm

JANUARY 1-2 Fri-Sat Southern Scuffle All Day 15 Fri at Navy 7pm 17 Sun at American TBD 22 Fri Binghamton 7pm 24 Sun Army TBD

FEBRUARY 6 Sat Rider and Franklin & Marshall TBD 12 Fri Sacred Heart 7pm 14 Fri at Hofstra TBD 19 Fri at Rutgers 7pm 20 Sat Penn TBD

MARCH 5-6 Fri-Sat EIWA Championships All Day 17-19 Thu-Sat NCAA Championships at MSG

All home matches are played at the John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center (33rd & Market Streets). For more information regarding wrestling please contact Head Coach Matt Azevedo at [email protected]

10 DREXELDRAGONS.COM SWIMMING & DIVING OCTOBER 10 Sat Blue vs Gold 11am 23 Fri La Salle (Parent’s Day) 6pm 24 Sat at Loyola MD 1pm vs Loyola, Seton Hall, Lafayette 30-31 Fri-Sat at George Mason 4pm, 10am vs Towson, Northeastern 2pm

NOVEMBER 7 Sat at Binghamton 1pm 20-22 Fri-Sun at Pittsburgh Invitational ALL DAY (Pittsburgh, PA)

DECEMBER 3-5 Thu-Sat at AT&T Winter National Championships ALL DAY (Federal Way, WA) 4-6 Fri-Sun at Georgia Diving Invitational ALL DAY (Univ of Georgia – Athens, GA)

JANUARY 9 Sat at Delaware vs Northeastern 12pm 16 Sat Howard & New Jersey Institute of Technology 12pm 23 Sat at Georgetown 1pm 30 Sat Lehigh (Senior & Alumni Day) 1pm

FEBRUARY 5-6 Fri-Sat at NYU Invitational ALL DAY 20-21 Sat-Sun CAA Diving Championships ALL DAY (Richmond, VA) 24-27 Wed-Sat CAA Swimming Championships ALL DAY (Richmond, VA)

MARCH TBA at Diving Zones (Location TBA) ALL DAY

All home meets are located in the John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center (33rd & Market Streets). For more information regarding swimming & diving please contact Head Coach Adam Braun at [email protected]

11 JOIN US THE DREXEL ATHLETIC CLUB IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FUNDED BY PRIVATE DONATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE DRAGONS’ 18-SPORT NCAA DIVISION I ATHLETIC PROGRAM. YOUR CONTRIBUTION GREATLY ASSISTS IN ENHANCING OUR ENTIRE PROGRAM, INCREASING OUR VISIBILITY LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND NATIONALLY AND PROVIDING OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE.

METHODS OF GIVING H CASH GIFTS: provide immediate help for the athletic program and may be paid through a variety of payment plans.

H GIFTS IN KIND: items such as building materials, equipment, printing and related services are valued for the savings they bring to the athletic program.

H MATCHING GIFTS: these double the value of your gifts at no cost to you. Check with your company to see if it matches gifts to higher educational institutions.

H HONORARY AND MEMORIAL GIFTS: the University welcomes endowment funds in tribute to someone’s life and accomplishments.

H SPECIAL GIFTS: donations of real property, stocks, deferred gifts and bequests are accepted and appreciated.

DREXEL ATHLETIC CLUB LEADERSHIP President, Dr. Hazem Maragah Athletic Director, Dr. Eric Zillmer Assistant Vice President, Athletics, Michelle Maslowski 215.571.4487 or [email protected] Executive Director of DAC, Molly Zaluski 215.895.6375 or [email protected]

DRAGON CHALLENGE Support your Sport!

Support your sport by participating in the Dragon Challenge and making a sport-specific donation to Drexel Athletics.

With your help your team can win up to $15,000!

To donate or read more: www.DrexelDragons.com/DrexelAthleticClub Additional Questions? call Molly Zaluski—215-895-6375 #SupportYourSport

12 DREXELDRAGONS.COM ATHLETIC CLUB MEMBERSHIP LEVELS & ANNUAL BENEFITS

Athletic Hall of Champion Dragon Blue & Loyal Director Fame $1,500- $1000- Gold Fan $5,000+ $2,500- $2,499 $1,499 $200-$999 $25-$199 $4,999

Drexel Athletic Club Pin

Recognition at DrexelDragons.com

Sports Specific T-shirt*

Post-Season Priority Ticket Purchase +

Special invitation to team’s post-season banquet ^

Pair of VIP Men’s Season Tickets (gift must be to MLax / Vidas Athletic Complex) Choice of: Choice of: A) 1 A) 2 Presi- President’s dent’s Suite Suite Men’s & Women’s Basketball 2 game-day 1 game-day chairback chairback access access President’s Suite Privileges # seats seat passes passes B) 4 game B) 3 day access game day passes access passes Drexel Athletics Gift Sponsor Sustaining Affiliate Affiliate Member AJ Drexel Society Recognition Varies Sustaining Affiliate Affiliate based on Member gift amount

* Member should call Molly Zaluski (215-895-6375) to verify sport, size and color + Teams’ season ticket holders have first priority ^ Restricted gifts of $1,000 per team # First right of refusal. Available Suite chairback seats are reserved on first come, first served basis due to limited avail- ability. Half of donation must be unrestricted to receive President’s Suite chairback seats. President’s Suite access passes are provided with a purchase of men’s and/or women’s basketball season tickets.

AJ DREXEL SOCIETY BENEFITS $1,000 or more • VIP Access to select university events such as major lecture series • Invitation to the member-only Anthony J. Drexel Society Thank You Reception • Inclusion in the annual print and online Philanthropy Journal $2,500 or more • Invitation to the Anthony J. Drexel Society Gala

Please note: Some of your gifts to the Drexel Athletic Club may not be deductible according to IRS Code §170(1). 5% of all gifts over $100 will be designated to Drexel Athletic Club Unrestricted 13

For more information call 215.895.6375 or [email protected] BASKETBALL TICKETS Reserve your season ticket with a $75 per men’s ticket and $25 per women’s ticket non-refundable deposit; this will ensure seat location for the 2015-16 men’s and women’s basketball seasons. The remaining balance will be due by November 1st, after the full home schedule is released. (The total cost of season tickets will be determined based off of the total number of home games.) Information- al emails will be sent out and updates will be made available on DrexelDragons.com about season and mini-ticket packages along with individual ticket sales. All season tickets, mini-packages, season parking passes, and individual tickets can be purchased by calling 1-866-4-DREXEL or visiting DrexelTickets.com.

Men’s and Women’s Basketball Season Ticket Timeline (Total cost of season tickets will be determined based off of the number of home games)

August 1: Season ticket renewal deposits begin September 7: New season ticket deposits begin November 2: Deadline for remaining season ticket balance (an invoice will be sent with amount due)

President’s Suite Chairback Seats With a donation of $5,000 to the Drexel Athletic Club (at least half of the donation must be to athletics unrestricted) you will receive two chairback seats in the President’s Suite. Seats are limited and will be sold on a first come first serve basis.

For more information please contact Molly Zaluski at 215-895-6375 or sign up today through the registration form attached to this brochure. Gifts will go to the Drexel Athletic Club unrestricted unless specified otherwise.

CAA Tournaments The 2016 Men’s Basketball CAA Championship will take place March 4-7 at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, MD. The 2016 Women’s CAA Championship will take place March 10-13 at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Call the Drexel Athletic Ticket Office at 1-866-4-DREXEL for more information on the CAA Tournament packages.

Event Parking A season parking pass is available for $55 in the Drexel garage; the pass is valid for both men’s and women’s basketball home games.

A reduced nightly & weekend rate of $8.00 General Event parking will be available at the Drexel Parking Garage for all Men’s and Women’s Basketball home games. The parking garage will be open two hours prior to every home game. The parking garage is located on the southwest corner of 34th and Market Street, with the vehicle entrance in the rear at 34th and Ludlow Streets.

Group Tickets Plan your child’s birthday party with the Dragons! A package has now been created to include discounted group tickets for a men’s or women’s basketball game, on-court recognition, food, a visit from Mario and more. Call the Drexel Ticket Office at 1-866-4-DREXEL to play your party today.

Discounted general admission and chairback tickets are available for groups of 20 or more. For more information please call the Drexel Ticket Office.

The Hazem Maragah Hospitality Suite is available to rent for all men’s and women’s home games. Contact Molly Zaluski at 215-895-6375 or [email protected] for more information.

Drexel Athletic Club With a donation of $1,000 or more to the Drexel Athletic Club members will receive President’s Suite privileges for DAC games only – see the enclosed membership chart. The President’s suite opens one hour prior to tip-off.

For more information please contact Molly Zaluski at 215-895-6375 or sign up today through the registration form attached to this brochure. Gifts will go to the Drexel Athletic Club unrestricted unless specified otherwise.

Blue & Gold Club Hospitality Room – Men’s Basketball Basketball season ticket holders and alumni, with an official alumni card, are invited to gather in the Blue & Gold hospitality room pre-game (1-hour) and half-time where Landmark Americana will host a cash bar with complimentary small snacks. Please contact Alumni Relations with your updated information to get an alumni card at 1.888.DU.GRADS or [email protected].

14 DREXELDRAGONS.COM YES... I would like to be a 2015-16 Member of the Drexel Athletic Club!

Please complete and return in the attached envelope. Our fiscal year ends June 30, 2016.

Name______

Preferred Address ______

City______State______Zip ______

Home Phone______Business Phone______

Email ______m Alumni m Staff m Friend m DU Parent

Drexel Graduate/Year ______

Sport(s) played at Drexel ______

DAC Membership Gift Amount $ ______

PLEASE DESIGNATE MY GIFT AS FOLLOWS m Unrestricted (Supports all sports) m Restricted (Make selections below)

If you choose more than one sport, please designate amount per sport______

MEN WOMEN OTHER m Basketball m Basketball m Achieve Center m Crew m Crew m Football Heritage Campaign m Golf m Field Hockey m Intercollegiate Facility Improvements m Lacrosse m Lacrosse m Pep Band m Soccer m Soccer m Recreational Athletics m Squash m Squash m Spirit Squad m Swimming m m Sports Medicine Center m Tennis m Swimming m Varsity Weight Room m Wrestling m Tennis m Check this box if you wish to forfeit your benefits for tax purposes. m Please check here if you coach, counsel, advise, and/or sponsor men’s basketball prospects and/or Non-Scholastic traveling teams of men’s basketball prospects (ex. AAU Teams). m I would like to make a deposit for basketball season tickets.

PRICE QUANTITY TOTAL Men’s basketball season ticket deposit $75 Women’s basketball season ticket deposit $25 Season parking pass (men & women’s games) $55 FINAL TOTAL > Receive President’s Suite hospitality privileges for basketball games with the purchase of season tickets and a donation of Dragon level or higher. A Drexel Athletics representative will be in touch for remainder of season ticket balance. m Check m Payroll Deduction (signature required below)

To make a gift by credit card please visit drexeldragons.com/drexelathleticclub to pay online. To purchase season tickets with a credit card please visit drexeltickets.com to pay online.

Total Amount $______Does your company have a matching gift program? m YES m No

Company Name: ______

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