DREXEL 2016-17 Game Notes WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2009 CAA Champions • 2013 WNIT Champions • 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 WNIT DRexel MeDIA RelATIoNs 2016-17 Schedule Associate Director/WBB Contact: Sam Angell • [email protected] Date Opponent .....................................Time/Result O: 215-895-6895 • F: 215-895-2038 November 3141 Chestnut Street, Daskalakis Athletic Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104 11 PENN STATE ........................................7:00 p.m. www.DrexelDragons.com 13 DELAWARE STATE .............................2:00 p.m. 16 at Vanderbilt ...............................8:00 p.m. EST Tonight’s Game: 21 SYRACUSE ...........................................7:00 p.m. Drexel Dragons vs. Penn state lady lions 27 at Bucknell ..........................................2:00 p.m. Friday, November 11, 2016 • 7:00 p.m. December 3 at Cornell .............................................1:00 p.m. John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,509) 13 NIAGARA .............................................7:00 p.m. 18 SAINT JOSEPH’S .................................2:00 p.m. 21 at Lafayette .........................................2:00 p.m. 27 vs. George Mason# ............................2:00 p.m. The Dragons open the 28 vs. Massachusetts# ......................... 12:00 p.m. 2016-17 season at home January against Penn State, the 2 TOWSON* ............................................2:00 p.m. first time the teams have 6 ELON* ...................................................7:00 p.m. met at the DAC since 8 at Northeastern* ................................2:00 p.m. Nov. 13, 2009. 13 at UNCW* .............................................7:00 p.m. 15 at Elon* ................................................3:00 p.m. 20 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON* ...........7:00 p.m. 22 HOFSTRA* ...........................................2:00 p.m. Drexel Probable Starters 27 at James Madison* .............................7:00 p.m. 29 NORTHEASTERN* ..............................2:00 p.m. No. Name (Yr., Pos., Hgt.; Hometown) PPG* RPG* Other* February 12 Bailey Greenberg (Fr., F, 5-11; Philadelphia, Pa.) -- -- -- 3 at College of Charleston* .................6:30 p.m. Expected to start in her first collegiate game 5 at Delaware* .......................................2:00 p.m. 22 Meghan Creighton (sr., G, 5-7; West Chester, Pa.) 6.8 4.3 5.6 APG 10 WILLIAM & MARY*............................7:00 p.m. By season’s end, could be first Dragon ever with 1,000 points and 500 assists 12 UNCW* .................................................1:00 p.m. 23 Jessica Pellechio (sr., G, 5-6; lebanon, N.J.) 9.0 2.6 .326 3FG% 17 at Towson* ..........................................7:00 p.m. Needs 162 points to reach 1,000 for her career between VCU and Drexel 19 DELAWARE* ........................................3:00 p.m. 25 Kelsi lidge (Jr., F, 5-8; Aurora, Colo.) 3.3 2.8 1.0 APG Has made five career starts including four last year, expected to start tonight 24 JAMES MADISON* ..............................7:00 p.m. 33 Sarah Curran (sr., F, 5-11; Media, Pa.) 15.2 5.1 .451 3FG% 27 at Hofstra* ..........................................2:00 p.m. Two-time First Team All-CAA, chosen as a Preseason First Teamer this year March 1 at William & Mary*.............................7:00 p.m. Drexel Reserves 8 CAA First Round^ .......................................TBA 10 Eline Maesschalck (so., F, 5-11; Aalst, Belgium) 0.8 0.6 3.9 MPG 9 CAA Quarterfinals^ ....................................TBA Made eight appearances as a freshman last year 10 CAA Semifinals^ .........................................TBA 11 Aubree Brown (R-Fr., G, 5-11; Philadelphia, Pa.) -- -- -- 11 CAA Championship Game^ ......................TBA Redshirted for 2015-16 season as a true freshman 14 Sara Woods (Jr., G/F, 5-10; Bowie, Md.) 1.4 1.1 .442 FG% *CAA Game Named the team’s Most Improved Player for 2015-16 after her 28 appearances # FIU Holiday Tournament 21 Megan Marecic (R-so., G, 5-11; Pittsburgh, Pa.) 1.1 0.6 .400 3FG% ^CAA Championships, JMU Convocation Center Took a medical redshirt in 2015-16 after appearing in just seven games Harrisonburg, Va. 24 Niki Metzel (Fr., F, 6-2; Princeton, N.J.) -- -- -- Home Games in ALL CAPS Multi-sport athlete who led Rutgers Prep to a New Jersey state title last year All dates and times are subject to change. 30 Mariah leonard (Fr., F, 5-10; Ashburn, Va.) -- -- -- Twice the Conference 14 Player of the Year while at Broad Run H.S. 34 Tereza Kracikova (so., C, 6-2; Prague, Czech Republic) 1.5 1.7 19 Blks Her 19 blocks were second on the team during her first season in University City 50 Ana Ferariu (Fr., G, 5-9; Brasov, Romania) -- -- -- Member of the Romanian national team program since 2013 Internet Video and Audio Coverage *Statistics for the 2015-16 season DrexelDragons.tv (streaming video at home) DrexelDragons.com (audio for home and road) Ari Bluestein, play-by-play 2016-17 Drexel Quick Facts About Penn State University Information The Penn State Lady Lions open their season looking to rebound after a Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19104 12-19 season in 2015-16, including a 6-12 mark in Big Ten play that left Founded: 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel them 11th in the league’s standings. Penn State was not picked in the top Enrollment: 25,500 three in the preseason Big Ten polls, but does feature Preseason All-Big Nickname: Dragons Ten selection Teniya Page. She was a unanimous selection to the Big Ten Colors: Navy Blue and Gold All-Freshman team last sea- President: John A. Fry son, and was a Second Team Director of Athletics: Dr. Eric Zillmer STATISTICAL All-Big Ten performer after Faculty Athletic Advisor: Dr. Kevin Gard COMPARISON being the only Big Ten rookie Athletic Department Phone: (215) 895-1999 2015-16 stats to average 15.0 points and Affiliation: NCAA Division I Drexel Category Penn state 4.0 assists per game. Page’s 15.3 points per Team Facts 60.1 ................... Points Per Game .......................69.9 game led the team, as did Home Venue: 55.8 ...............Opp. Points Per Game ..................63.3 her 4.2 assists a contest. John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,509) +4.3 .....................Scoring Margin ........................+6.6 The Lady Lions also return Division I Record: 503-483 (35th season) .394 ..................... Field Goal Pct. ....................... .389 Lindsey Spann, who put up Conference: Colonial Athletic Association .378 ................ Opp. Field Goal Pct. .................. .385 13.0 points per game as .352 .............. 3-Point Field Goal Pct. ................ .295 a sophomore last season. Coaching staff .283 ......... Opp. 3-Point Field Goal Pct. ........... .298 Spann is a sharpshooter with Head Coach: Denise Dillon 102 three-pointers made in Alma Mater: Villanova ‘96 8.0 .................... 3-Point Field Goals .......................5.8 two years, already 14th all- Career/Drexel Record: 233-176 (14th season) .786 .................... Free Throw Pct....................... .705 time in program history. Assoc. Head Coach: Amy Mallon (Saint Joseph’s ‘93) 32.5 ......................... Rebounds .............................41.5 A storied program, Penn Asst. Coach: Stacy McCullough (Drexel ‘08) 37.4 .................... Opp. Rebounds ........................40.5 State has 12 Big Ten titles Asst. Coach: Michelle Baker (Saint Joseph’s ‘12) -4.9...................Rebounding Margin ....................+1.0 and advanced to the Final Coord. Operations: Taylor Wootton (Drexel ‘13) 15.0 ............................Assists ...............................13.5 Four in 2000. 10.8 .........................Turnovers ............................15.0 2015-16 Review 13.8 .................... Opp. Turnovers .......................18.0 Overall Record: 19-14 Series History +3.0 ................... Turnover Margin ......................+3.0 CAA Record (Finish): 13-5 (2nd) 1.4 ................. Assist/Turnover Ratio ...................0.9 CAA Tournament: Def. Towson 71-54 in quarterfinals; last Meeting Def. Northeastern 58-45 in semifinals, Def. by James 6.1 ................................ Steals ..................................9.5 Kamile Nacickaite scored 27 Madison 60-46 in championship game. 2.8 ............................... Blocks ..................................4.2 points and Jasmina Ros- WNIT: Def by Temple 74-66 in first round. Team Leaders seel added 20, including the Curran (15.2) .............Scoring ..................Butts (15.2) 1,000th of her career, as Drexel upset Penn State in 2015-16 Award Winners Curran (5.1) ........... Rebounding .............. Covile (7.2) State College, 84-73. Hollie Sarah Curran: First Team All-CAA Creighton (5.6) ..........Assists ...........Fitzgerald (5.4) Rachel Pearson: Second Team All-CAA, Mershon added 14 points Creighton (1.0) ........... Steals .....................Butts (2.5) off the bench as the Dragons CAA All-Academic Schluth (1.5) ............... Blocks .............. Nwaigwe (1.5) Meghan Creighton: Dean Ehlers Award, CAA used a 13-0 run to open the Curran (6.1) ....................FG ........................Butts (5.4) second half and pull away All-Academic Curran (.455) ................FG% ............. Atkinson (.458) Kelsi Lidge: CAA All-Academic from the Lady Lions. Curran (1.5) .................... FT ...................... Covile (2.8) Curran (.877) ................FT% ...................Covile (.888) All-Time Follow the Dragons Pearson (2.1) .................3FG .......................Butts (2.2) Penn State leads, 3-1. The Curran (.451) ...............3FG% ....................Butts