2008-09 Drexel Women’ s Basketball Drexel at American 2:00 p.m. Bender Arena Washington D.C. 2008-09 Schedule Tip-Off Date Team Time Teams: Drexel (0-0) vs. American (1-0) November Media: WKDU FM (91.7) 16 at American 2:00 19 Saint Joseph’s 7:00 Websites: www.drexeldragons.com 22 at La Salle 1:00 25 at Bucknell 5:00 www.aueagles.cstv.com University of Colorado Coors Classic 28 vs Minnesota 7:00 EST SID Contacts: Drexel: Britt Faulstick ([email protected]) 29 TBA 7/9:30 EST American: April Raynovich ([email protected]) December All-Time Series: American leads 7-4 5 Army 4:00 19 at Penn 12:00 Last Meeting: 12/31/07, Drexel won 75-52 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 29 Maine 4:00 59.8 31.1 13.9 7.8 42.1 36.8 81.3 15.3 January Team Leaders: Marginean (19.0 ppg); Hester (3.0 apg); Marginean (7.1 rpg); 4 at Delaware* 1:00 Marginean (49.8 FG%); Hester (45.6 3FG%); Marginean (91.5 FT%) 8 at William & Mary* 7:00 Drexel opens its 2008-09 season today against an American team that 11 Hofstra* 12:00 CN8 15 Georgia State* 7:00 it has beaten in each of the last two seasons. The Dragons are coming 18 at James Madison* 2:00 off an 18-12 campaign last season and a 13-5 mark in CAA play, which 22 Northeastern* 7:00 was the team’s best record since joining the conferencie in 2001-02. 25 Towson* 1:00 CN8 Drexel beat American soundly 75-52 on New Year’s Eve last season. 29 at Hofstra* 7:00 Narissa Suber scored 18 on 6-for-10 three-point shooting and Nicole February Hester signaled her return to good health with a 15-point, five-assist, Drexel University Dragons 1 at UNC Wilmington* 2:00 three-rebound, two-block and two-steal effort. 5 at George Mason* 7:00 8 William & Mary* 1:00 American Capsule 12 Old Dominion* 7:00 PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% TO/G 15 at Georgia State* 2:00 70.0 42.0 12.0 6.0 41.3 26.4 59.1 17.0 19 Delaware* 7:00 Team Leaders: Jackson (11.0 ppg); Stanfield/Strack (3.0 apg); Nusseibeh (7.0 rpg); 22 at Northeastern* 2:00 Yencho/Nusseibeh (50.0 FG%); Ryan (33.0 3FG%); Kirk (80.0 FT%) 26 Virginia Commonwealth* 7:00 March The Eagles are playing in just their second game for rookie head coach 1 George Mason* 1:00 Matt Corkery after picking up the coach’s first win, 70-63, over NJIT on 4 at Towson* 7:00 Friday. Corkery had been an assistant with American for four seasons Home games in bold under Melissa McFerrin, who took a head coaching position at Memphis Dates and times subject to change in the off season. The Eagles return two starters from last year’s regu- lar-season Patriot League championship team that posted an 18-14 overall record. They were picked to finish third in the Patriot League preseason poll this year. Probable Starters Drexel American No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. 2 Andrea Peterson G Sr. 5-6 6.8 2.3 8 2 Talicia Jackson G Sr. 5-8 11.0 6.0 1 5 Jasmina Rosseel G So. 5-8 9.0 2.6 52 3 Pam Stanfield G Sr. 5-4 5.0 1.0 3 24 Nicole Hester F Sr. 5-10 7.1 3.5 82 5 Michelle Kirk F So. 6-0 8.0 4.0 2 41 Brooke Cornish F Sr. 6-4 2.6 1.5 8 15 Lisa Strack G Fr. 5-10 4.0 2.0 3 44 Gabriela Marginean F Sr. 6-1 19.0 7.1 50 31 Sahar Nusseibeh F Sr. 6-2 6.0 7.0 0 Reserves Reserves 3 Tyler Hale F Fr. 6-0 10 Nicole Ryan G Jr. 5-8 10.0 6.0 1 4 Silvia Jankova G RFr. 5-8 12 Ebony Edwards G Fr. 5-7 5.0 2.0 0 11 Alison Lupariello G Jr. 5-6 13 Ashley Yencho G So. 5-7 7.0 1.0 2 12 Marisa Crane G Fr. 5-5 21 Kristin Coles G Fr. 5-6 0.0 1.0 0 14 Jennifer Stjarnstrom F Jr. 6-2 22 Liz Leer F So. 6-2 4.0 2.0 0 22 Ayana Lee F Fr. 5-7 23 Raven Harris G Fr. 5-7 6.0 3.0 0 23 Kamile Nacickaite G Fr. 5-11 42 Janelle McDonald F Fr. 6-1 4.0 3.0 0 *2007-08 Stats 2008-09 Drexel Women’ s Basketball Quick Facts Denise Dillon Head Coach Villanova ‘96 University Information Sixth Season Location Philadelphia, Pa. Career Record: 72-75 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 72-75, 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. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School 2 Andrea Peterson G Sr. 5-6 Norwood, Pa./Archbishop Carroll 3 Tyler Hale F Fr. 6-0 Baltimore, Md./Towson Catholic 4 Silvia Jankova G Fr. 5-8 Banska Bysterica, Slovakia/Gymnazium A. Slaidkovica 5 Jasmina Rosseel G So. 5-6 Leper, Belgium/Sint-Theresia Instituut 11 Alison Lupariello G Jr. 5-6 Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson 12 Marisa Crane G Fr. 5-5 Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus 14 Jennifer Stjärnström F Jr. 6-2 Norrköping, Sweden/De Geer Gymnasiet 22 Ayana Lee G Fr. 5-7 Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough 23 Kamile Nacickaite F Fr.