Drexel Dragons vs. James Madison Dukes Sunday, February 2, 2020 / 2 p.m. Philadelphia, Pa. / Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) CONTACT / Patrick Shatkus FOLLOW ALONG Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Website / DrexelDragons.com DREXEL UNIVERSITY and Social Media Twitter / @DrexelWBB WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Email / [email protected] Instagram / @drexelwbb 2019 - 20 SCHEDULE DREXEL INFO OPENING TIP NOVEMBER (3-3) Drexel University * Drexel, on a seven-game winning 5 Tue. at Quinnipiac W, 66-62 streak, is 7-1 in CAA games, tied for 9 Sat. DAVIDSON # W, 74-63 Dragons / 14-6, 7-1 CAA first in the league with James Madi- 11 Mon. No. 18/20 DePaul # L, 81-57 son. DU recently took down Towson 16 Sat. PACIFIC # L, 58-51 2018-19 Record 24-9 / 14-4 CAA on Friday night in the DAC, 59-50. 24 Sun. RICHMOND W, 58-52 Last Game W, 59-50 vs. Towson / Jan. 31 30 Sat. vs. Buffalo % L, 63-59 * Senior Bailey Greenberg is aver- Head Coach Denise Dillon / Villanova, ‘96 aging 16.0 points in CAA games Drexel Record 320-210 / 17th season followed by fellow senior Mariah DECEMBER (4-2) Career Record 320-210 / 17th season 1 Sun. at Saint Joseph’s % W, 62-52 Leonard at 10.3. 4 Wed. VILLANOVA W, 54-52 (OT) Associate Head Coach * Greenberg’s overall 19.0 points 8 Sun. at Bucknell L, 60-49 Amy Mallon Saint Joseph’s, ‘93 per game: 2nd in CAA and 30th in 17 Tue. LA SALLE W, 69-31 nation. 20 Fri. at Penn L, 53-49 * The Dragons have had three- 30 Mon. MAINE W, 70-57 Assistant Coaches Stacey Weiss Drexel, ‘08 straight 20-win seasons for the first Michelle Baker Saint Joseph’s, ‘12 time in program history. Last year, JANUARY (7-1) DU advanced to its second-straight 3 Fri. at Charleston * L, 73-59 CAA championship game (third in 5 Sun. at UNCW * W, 73-72 (OT) OPPONENT INFO 10 Fri. NORTHEASTERN * W, 50-41 the last four years) and earned a 12 Sun. HOFSTRA * W, 74-54 bid to the WNIT, its 10th postsea- 19 Sun. DELAWARE * W, 63-59 (OT) James Madison University son appearance in the last 11 years. 24 Fri. at Elon * W, 55-53 (OT) Dukes / 16-3, 7-1 CAA 26 Sun. at William & Mary * W, 61-54 31 Fri. TOWSON * W, 59-50 2018-19 Record 29-6 / 17-1 CAA Last Game W, 60-39 at Delaware / Jan. 31 SERIES HISTORY FEBRUARY 2 Sun. JAMES MADISON * 2 p.m. All Time-Series James Madison, 27-12 Head Coach Sean O’Reagan / JMU , ‘03 7 Fri. at Hofstra * 5 p.m. Last Meeting L, 58-47 / March 7, 2019 9 Sun. at Northeastern * 2 p.m. School Record 94-29 / fourth season First Meeting L, 90-76 / Jan. 4, 2002 16 Sun. at Delaware * 1 p.m. Career Record 94-29 / fourth season Last Drexel Win 73-71/ Feb. 23, 2018 21 Fri. WILLIAM & MARY * 7 p.m. Current Streak James Madison, W2 23 Sun. ELON * 2 p.m. 28 Fri. at James Madison * 7 p.m. 2019 - 20 DREXEL DRAGONS MARCH # Name (Year / Position / Height / Hometown) PTS REB Other 1 Sun. at Towson * 2 p.m. 1 Keishana Washington (So. / G / 5-7 / Pickering, Ont.) 7.3 2.1 1.1 STL 5 Thu. UNCW * 7 p.m. Second leading scorer; seven games in double figures 7 Sat. CHARLESTON 1 p.m. 2 Hetta Saatman (Fr. / F / 6-2 / Philadelphia, Pa.) 1.7 0.3 0.7 BLK 11-14 CAA Championships @ TBA Made her first appearance at No. 18/20 DePaul; three on the year 3 AJ Davis (Fr. / F / 6-1 / Baltimore, Md.) 1.6 0.6 0.2 BLK * | Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent 11 appearances in freshman campaign with four field goals BOLD | Daskalakis Athletic Center, Philadelphia, Pa. 4 Kayla Bacon (Jr. / G / 5-8 / Owings Mills, Md.) 1.7 1.2 0.6 AST # | Preseason WNIT at various locations Strong defender coming in as a reserve; tied career high (8) vs. Buffalo % | 26th Annual Saint Joseph’s Hawk Classic 5 Maria Ferariu (Fr. / G / 6-0 / Brasov, Romania) 0.0 0.0 - @ | CAA Championships in Elon, N.C. Made her first appearance at No. 18/20 DePaul; three on the year 11 Aubree Brown (Sr. / G / 5-11 / Philadelphia, Pa.) 4.1 3.5 5.0 AST Third all-time at Drexel in career assists 12 Hannah Nihill (Jr. / G / 5-3 / Drexel Hill, Pa.) 5.6 2.5 2.9 AST QUICK FACTS 2017-18 CAA Rookie of the Year; starting point guard 15 Brianne Borcky (Fr. / F / 6-0 / Garnet Valley, Pa.) 0.7 0.4 0.2 STL School Drexel University Nine appearances in freshman season Mascot Dragons 20 Kate Connolly (So. / F / 6-1 / Harleysville, Pa.) 5.3 2.7 1.1 AST Colors Navy Blue and Gold Three made field goals in 8 of last 11 games Founded 1891 22 Maura Hendrixson (So. / G / 5-9 / Garnet Valley, Pa.) 3.2 1.2 1.1 STL Location Philadelphia, Pa. / 19104 Set career highs with 18 points and six three-pointers at Quinnipiac Enrollment 24,190 23 Bailey Greenberg (Sr. / F / 5-11 / North Wales, Pa.) 19.0 5..7 1.5 STL President John A. Fry 2018-19 CAA Player of the Year; 30th in country in points per game Director of Athletics Dr. Eric Zillmer 24 Niki Metzel (Sr. / F / 6-2 / Princeton, N.J.) 5.8 4.0 1.0 STL Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention; Season-high 15 points at UNCW Home Venue Daskalakis Athletic Center 30 Mariah Leonard (Sr. / F / 5-10 / Ashburn, Va.) 6.2 3.3 1.0 STL DAC / 2,509 capacity Averaging 10.3 points in CAA games to rank second on the team DI WBB Record 592-517 (38th season) 50 Ana Ferariu (Sr. / G / 5-9 / Brasov, Romania) 1.8 1.7 0.7 AST Sparkplug off the bench; 10-point game vs. La Salle 2009 CAA Champions / 2013 WNIT Champions / 2018 CAA Regular Season Champions / Nine WNIT Appearances 1 2019 - 20 JAMES MADISON DUKES No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown / Previous School 0 Nikki Oppenheimer R-So. G 5-9 Glenview, Ill./Montini Catholic (Syracuse) 2 Jaylin Carodine So. G 5-10 Abingdon, Md./St. John’s College H.S. 3 Kamiah Smalls Sr. G 5-10 Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann Goretti 4 Madison Green So. G 5-4 Winchester, Va./Millbrook 14 Eleanore Marciszewski So. G 6-0 Saint-Julie, Quebec, Canada/Dawson College 15 Lexie Barrier Sr. G 5-10 Ironton, Ohio/Ironton 21 Rayne Tucker Fr. F 6-1 New Carrollton, Md./Riverdale Baptist 25 Brianna Tinsley R-So. G 5-7 Madison, Va./St. Anne’s-Belfield (Virginia) 30 Kiki Jefferson Fr. G 6-1 Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic 31 Kayla Cooper-Williams R-Sr. C 6-2 Dumfries, Va./C.D. Hylton 41 Casey Irvine So. F 6-1 Penn Laird, Va./Spotswood 42 Devon Merritt Sr. F 6-2 Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic 55 Jackie Benitez R-Sr. G 5-10 Jersey City, N.J./Pocono Mountain West (Siena) Head Coach: Sean O’Regan (James Madison ‘03); fourth season Assistant Coaches: Ian Caskill, Ashley Langford, Mike Karon ABOUT THE OPPONENT THE SERIES COMPARISON James Madison is 16-3 on the year James Madison leads the all-time TEAM and 7-1 in the CAA, sitting tied for series, 27-12. Drexel Category Opp first in the conference. On Friday, 60.6 ...................Points/Game ................... 70.2 the Dukes won on the road over The two teams first met when the 57.0 ..............Opp. Points/Game............... 55.4 Delaware at a final of 60-39. Senior Dragons joined the CAA in 2001- +3.6 ................. Scoring Margin ................+14.8 02. Kamiah Smalls recorded her sec- .388 ..........................FG % ........................... .402 ond double-double of the season The Dukes took the 2019 regular- .423.....................Opp. FG % ...................... .344 as she led the way with a game- season series with 58-47 and 51-35 .308 ........................ 3PT % .......................... .341 high 18 points as JMU shot 40.0% wins. .311 ...................Opp. 3PT %...................... .296 from the field. 5.3 ................... 3PT FG/Game ......................8.2 .742 ..........................FT % ........................... .698 Overall, James Madison is led by 32.2 ...............Rebounds/Game ................ 42.6 CAA Preseason Player of the Year -1.5 .............Rebounding Margin ............. +6.1 Kamiah Smalls with 18.8 points per 16.4................. Assists/Game ................... 10.8 game followed by Jackie Benitez 13.5 .............. Turnovers/Game ................ 15.1 (12.9). TICKETS @ THE DAC 10.2 .................. Steals/Game .......................8.2 2.2 ....................Blocks/Game ......................5.9 Head coach Sean O’Reagan (James * A family four pack for a women’s game is just $30. Madison ’04) is in his fourth sea- INDIVIDUAL son in Harrisonburg. He owns a * A VIP seat for a women’s game, which includes a $5 concessions Drexel Category Opp 94-29 career record with at least voucher, is $25. Greenberg / 19.0.......Scoring .............. Smalls / 18.8 23 wins in each campaign. * For more information on tickets, Greenberg / 5.7 ...... Rebounds .....Cooper-Williams / 10.4 please stop by the ticket office, Brown / 5.0 ................Assists .................Smalls / 2.5 visit DrexelTickets.com or call Brown / 1.8 ................. Steals ..................Smalls / 1.8 1-866-4-DREXEL. Metzel / 8 total ......... Blocks ..... Cooper-Williams / 47 tot Leonard / .519 ..............FG% ................. Smalls / .483 Greenberg / .441.........3FG% ................ Smalls / .413 Greenberg / .841..........FT% ................. Smalls / .849 Greenberg / 35.4......Minutes. ............. Smalls / 30.2 2 2019 - 20 DREXEL DRAGONS NUMERICAL BY CLASS No. Name Pos. Ht.