Drexel Dragons at UNCW Seahawks Saturday and Sunday, January 2-3, 2021 / 1 p.m. Wilmington, N.C. / Trask Coliseum CONTACT / Patrick Shatkus FOLLOW ALONG Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Website / DrexelDragons.com DREXEL UNIVERSITY and Digital Media Twitter / @DrexelWBB WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Email / [email protected] Instagram / @drexelwbb 2020 - 21 SCHEDULE DREXEL INFO OPENING TIP NOVEMBER (1-0) Drexel University * Drexel claimed a share of the CAA 28 Sat. at Rider W, 62-49 regular-season crown and the No. 1 Dragons / 2-1, 0-0 CAA seed in the CAA Tournament with a DECEMBER (1-1) 5 Sat. at Monmouth W, 61-50 2019-20 Record 23-7 / 16-2 CAA 16-2 record a year ago and reached 13 Sun. at Villanova L, 48-46 Last Game L, 48-46 at Villanova / Dec. 13 the 20-win plateau (23-7) for the fifth Head Coach Amy Mallon, Saint Joseph’s ‘93 time in the past six seasons. JANUARY (0-0) Drexel Record 2-1 / 1st season * Hannah Nihill leads the Dragons, 2 Sat. at UNCW * 1 p.m. Career Record 2-1 / 1st season averaging 17.7 points per game, fol- 3 Sun. at UNCW * 1 p.m. lowed by Keishana Washington (14.0) 9 Sat. CHARLESTON * 1 p.m. Associate Head Coach 10 Sun. CHARLESTON * 1 p.m. and Kate Connolly (11.7) through Stacy Weiss Drexel ‘08 16 Sat. William & Mary * 2 p.m. three contests. 17 Sun. William & Mary * 2 p.m. * Drexel picked to finish second 23 Sat. ELON * 1 p.m. Assistant Coaches place in the CAA for the 2020-21 24 Sun. ELON * 1 p.m. Laura Kurz Villanova ‘09 Jillian Dunston Michigan ‘18 season, according to a vote of the 30 Sat. at Northeastern * noon league’s head coaches. Washington 31 Sun. at Northeastern * noon OPPONENT INFO earned a spot on the 2020-21 CAA FEBRUARY (0-0) Preseason First Team while Nihill 6 Sat. HOFSTRA * 1 p.m. UNCW was an honorable mention selection. 7 Sun. HOFSTRA * 1 p.m. 12 Fri. at Delaware * 6 p.m. Seahawks / 3-3, 0-0 CAA 14 Sun. DELAWARE * 1 p.m. 20 Sat. at Towson * 2 p.m. 2019-20 Record 10-21 / 16-12 CAA 21 Sun. at Towson * 2 p.m. Last Game L, 87-51 vs. Mercer / Dec. 29 SERIES HISTORY 27 Sat. JAMES MADISON * 1 p.m. 28 Sun. JAMES MADISON * 1 p.m. All Time-Series Drexel, 27-8 Head Coach Karen Barefoot / Chris. Newport, ‘95 Last Meeting W, 52-50/ March 5, 2020 School Record 43-54 / 4th season First Meeting W, 92-79 / Jan. 13, 2002 * | Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent Career Record 356-290 / 23rd season Last Opp. Win L, 63-51 / March 11, 2011 BOLD | Daskalakis Athletic Center, Philadelphia, Pa. Current Streak Drexel, W18 2020 - 21 DREXEL DRAGONS QUICK FACTS # Name (Year / Position / Height / Hometown) POSSIBLE STARTERS PTS REB Other School Drexel University 1 Keishana Washington (Jr. / G / 5-7 / Pickering, Ont.) 14.0 6.7 1.0 STL Mascot Dragons 2020 All-CAA Third Team; 2020 CAA Sixth Player of the Year Colors Navy Blue and Gold 12 Hannah Nihill (Sr. / G / 5-3 / Drexel Hill, Pa.) 17.7 3.7 3.0 AST Founded 1891 Scored a career-high 22 points in season opener at Rider Location Philadelphia, Pa. / 19104 20 Kate Connolly (Jr. / F / 6-1 / Harleysville, Pa.) 11.7 4.3 1.7 STL Enrollment 24,205 Totaled career highs of 16p, 9r and four steals at Monmouth President John A. Fry 22 Maura Hendrixson (Jr. / G / 5-9 / Garnet Valley, Pa.) 2.3 3.3 4.0 AST Director of Athletics Dr. Eric Zillmer Totaled a career-high 8 assists at Monmouth 30 Mariah Leonard (Sr. / F / 5-10 / Ashburn, Va.) 2.0 7.0 1 GM Home Venue Daskalakis Athletic Center Averaged 8.7 points in CAA games to rank third on the team last yr DAC / 2,509 capacity POSSIBLE RESERVES DI WBB Record 603-519 (39th season) 2 Hetta Saatman (So. / F / 6-2 / Philadelphia, Pa.) 3.5 5.0 0.5 STL Career-high 9 rebounds in 2020-21 opener at Rider 4 Kayla Bacon (Sr. / G / 5-8 / Owings Mills, Md.) 2.7 3.7 1.0 STL Strong defender coming in as a reserve; tied career high (8) vs. Buffalo last yr 5 Chloe Hodges (Fr. / F / 6-0 / Adelaide, Australia) - - - Played HS ball at St. Michael’s College from 2015-19 in Henley Beach, South Australia 10 Brianne Borcky (Fr. / F / 6-0 / Garnet Valley, Pa.) 4.5 2.0 0.5 AST 14 appearances in freshman season a year ago 11 Tori Hyduke (So. / G / 5-6 / Fair Haven, N.J.) - - - Tranferred after two seasons at GW 13 Erin Sweeney (Fr. / G / 5-10 / Havertown, Pa.) 0.0 0.0 0.0 2020 Delco Player of the Year; two-time First Team All-Catholic and All-Delco 14 Elizabeth Dufrane (Fr. / G / 5-8 / Falls Church, Va.) - - - McLean High School’s Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball All-Time Leading Scorer 21 Jasmine Valentine (Fr. / F / 5-11 / Odenton, Md.) 2.0 1.7 0.3 STL Recorded 4 points and 4 rebounds in her debut at Rider 1x CAA Tournament Champions / 3x CAA Regular-Season Champions / 1x WNIT Champions / 9x WNIT Appearances 2020 - 21 DREXEL DRAGONS NUMERICAL BY CLASS No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown / High School SENIORS (3) 1 Keishana Washington G 5-7 Jr. Pickering, Ont. / Durham Prep Kayla Bacon 2 Hetta Saatman F 6-2 So. Lancaster, Pa. / Linden Hall Mariah Leonard 4 Kayla Bacon G 5-8 Sr. Owings Mills, Md. / Seton Keough Hannah Nihill 5 Chloe Hodges F 6-0 Fr. Adelaide, Australia / St. Michael’s College 10 Brianne Borcky F 6-0 So. Garnet Valley, Pa. / Garnet Valley JUNIORS (3) 11 Tori Hyduke G 5-6 R-So. Fair Haven, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven Kate Connolly 12 Hannah Nihill G 5-3 Sr. Drexel Hill, Pa. / Cardinal O’Hara Maura Hendrixson 13 Erin Sweeney G 5-10 Fr. Havertown, Pa. / Archbishop Carroll Keishana Washington 14 Elizabeth Dufrane G 5-8 Fr. Falls Church, Va. / McLean 20 Kate Connolly F 6-1 Jr. Harleysville, Pa. / Souderton Area SOPHOMORES (3) 21 Jasmine Valentine F 5-11 Fr. Odenton, Md. / St. Vincent Pallotti Brianne Borcky 22 Maura Hendrixson G 5-9 Jr. Garnet Valley, Pa. / Cardinal O’Hara 30 Mariah Leonard F 5-10 Sr. Ashburn, Va. / Broad Run Tori Hyduke Hetta Saatman ALPHABETICAL FRESHMEN (4) No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown / High School Elizabeth Dufrane 4 Kayla Bacon G 5-8 Sr. Owings Mills, Md. / Seton Keough Chloe Hodges 10 Brianne Borcky F 6-0 So. Garnet Valley, Pa. / Garnet Valley Erin Sweeney 20 Kate Connolly F 6-1 Jr. Harleysville, Pa. / Souderton Area Jasmine Valentine 14 Elizabeth Dufrane G 5-8 Fr. Falls Church, Va. / McLean 22 Maura Hendrixson G 5-9 Jr. Garnet Valley, Pa. / Cardinal O’Hara BY LOCATION 5 Chloe Hodges F 6-0 Fr. Adelaide, Australia / St. Michael’s College UNITED STATES (11) 11 Tori Hyduke G 5-6 So. Fair Haven, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven PENNSYLVANIA (6) 30 Mariah Leonard F 5-10 Sr. Ashburn, Va. / Broad Run Brianne Borcky 12 Hannah Nihill G 5-3 Sr. Drexel Hill, Pa. / Cardinal O’Hara Kate Connolly 2 Hetta Saatman F 6-2 So. Lancaster, Pa. / Linden Hall Maura Hendrixson 13 Erin Sweeney G 5-10 Fr. Havertown, Pa. / Archbishop Carroll Hannah Nihill 21 Jasmine Valentine F 5-11 Fr. Odenton, Md. / St. Vincent Pallotti Hetta Saatman 1 Keishana Washington G 5-7 Jr. Pickering, Ont. / Durham Prep Erin Sweeney MARYLAND (2) COACHING STAFF Kayla Bacon Head Coach: Amy Mallon (Saint Joseph’s ’93); first season; 17th at Drexel Jasmine Valentine Associate Head Coach: Stacy Weiss (Drexel ’08); 13th season Assistant Coach: Laura Kurz (Villanova ‘09); first season Assistant Coach: Jillian Dunston (Michigan ‘18); first season NEW JERSEY (1) Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Mike Halbiger (Drexel ’16); third season Tori Hyduke Graduate Assistant: Kelsi Lidge (Drexel ’18); second season Athletic Trainer: Kerry DiPietro (East Stroudsburg ’09); seventh season VIRGINIA (2) Elizabeth Dufrane PRONUNCIATIONS Mariah Leonard 1 KEISHANA Washington kee-SHAH-nuh 2 Hetta SAATMAN SAT-man INTERNATIONAL (2) 10 Brianne BORCKY bree-ANN BORE-kee (feel free to use “Bri”) CANADA (1) 12 Hannah NIHILL NI-hill Keishana Washington 22 MAURA HENDRIXSON MAR – uh HEND – rick – son HC Amy MALLON mal-LUHN AUSTRALIA (1) AHC Stacy WEISS rhymes with “ice” Chloe Hodges Ops Mike HALBIGER HAL-bigger AT Kerry DiPIETRO dee-pee-ET-tro ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Patrick Shatkus, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications and Social Media (e) [email protected] HEAD COACH // AMY MALLON Saint Joseph’s ‘93 / First Season / Career Record: 2-1 Amy Mallon, a fixture on Drexel’s bench for the past 16 seasons, agreed to terms on Friday, March 27, 2020 to become the head women’s basketball coach at Drexel University. Mallon will become just the sixth head coach since the school became a Division I member. Mallon joined the Dragons in 2004 as an assistant coach before becoming the associate head coach in 2007. Charged with forging Drexel’s defense, Mallon galvanized DU into a formidable defensive adversary for opponents, pushing the Dragons to become one of the best defensive programs in the country. Mallon played a significant part in seven 20-win campaigns during her time as a Drexel coach includ- ing five in the last six seasons. Drexel went 23-7 in 2019-20, capping off the conference schedule with a 16-2 record to claim the No.