2008-09 Drexel Women’ s Basketball Drexel vs. Saint Joseph’s 7:00 p.m. Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pa. 2008-09 Schedule Tip-Off Date Team Time Teams: Drexel (0-1) vs. Saint Joseph’s (1-1) November Media: www.drexeldragons.com 16 at American L, 65-74 www.sjuhawks.cstv.com 19 Saint Joseph’s 7:00 22 at La Salle 1:00 SID Contacts: Drexel: Britt Faulstick ([email protected]) 25 at Bucknell 5:00 University of Colorado Coors Classic Saint Joseph’s: Jack Jumper ([email protected]) 28 vs Minnesota 7:00 EST 29 TBA 7/9:30 EST All-Time Series: Saint Joseph’s leads 6-1 December 5 Army 4:00 Last Meeting: 11/19/08, Saint Joseph’s won 49-40 19 at Penn 12:00 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 65.0 37.0 19.0 7.0 42.1 35.0 83.3 19.0 January Team Leaders: Marginean (31.0 ppg); Peterson, Crane (4.0 apg); Marginean (8.0 rpg); 4 at Delaware* 1:00 Marginean (52.0 FG%); Marginean (66.7 3FG%); Peterson, Marginean (100 FT%) 8 at William & Mary* 7:00 Drexel is coming off a 74-65 loss in its season opener at American on 11 Hofstra* 12:00 CN8 15 Georgia State* 7:00 Sunday. Gabriela Marginean scored a game-high 31 points, which was 18 at James Madison* 2:00 the second most she has scored in a game behind her 47 point output 22 Northeastern* 7:00 on Feb. 22, 2007 which is a Drexel single-game record. The Dragons fell 25 Towson* 1:00 CN8 to the Hawks on Nov. 14 lasts season The 49-40 Saint Joseph’s win was 29 at Hofstra* 7:00 plagued with poor shooting by both teams. Drexel shot just 27 percent February but was in the game until the end when Jenna Loschiavo hit three treys Drexel University Dragons 1 at UNC Wilmington* 2:00 to help the Hawks pull away. Marginean had 18 pts. and 11 rebounds. 5 at George Mason* 7:00 8 William & Mary* 1:00 Saint Joseph’s Capsule 12 Old Dominion* 7:00 PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% TO/G 15 at Georgia State* 2:00 65.0 30.0 15.0 6.5 42.4 41.0 73.2 19.5 19 Delaware* 7:00 Team Leaders: Logue (12.5 ppg); McDade (5.5 apg); Logue (7.0 rpg); 22 at Northeastern* 2:00 McDade (50.0 FG%); McDade (75.0 3FG%); McDade (80.0 FT%) 26 Virginia Commonwealth* 7:00 March Saint Joseph’s got its first win of the season on Sunday against Lehigh, 1 George Mason* 1:00 71-63. The Hawks let a 15-point first-half lead slip away before launch- 4 at Towson* 7:00 ing on a 16-1 run to reclaim the lead and pull out the victory. Brittany Home games in bold Ford scored nine of her team high 19 points during the run. Ashley Dates and times subject to change Logue and Mary Kate McDade chipped in 14 points apiece. The Hawks sophomore Sarah Acker was picked for the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team after leading the Hawks in scoring, rebounds and blocks. Acker ranked fifth in the NCAA in field goal percentage last season. Probable Starters Drexel Saint Joseph’s No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. 2 Andrea Peterson G Sr. 5-6 4.0 3.0 4 5 Mary Kate McDade G Sr. 5-8 9.5 3.0 11 5 Jasmina Rosseel G So. 5-8 9.0 6.0 3 21 Brittany Ford F Jr. 6-1 11.5 5.5 5 14 Jennifer Stjarnstrom F Jr. 6-2 1.0 0.0 0 25 Jenna Loschiavo G Sr. 5-7 10.5 4.0 3 24 Nicole Hester F Sr. 5-10 0.0 3.0 1 33 Ashley Logue F Jr. 6-3 12.5 7.0 2 44 Gabriela Marginean F Sr. 6-1 31.0 8.0 1 51 Sarah Acker C So. 6-3 0.0 1.0 0 Reserves Reserves 11 Mariame Djouara G Jr. 5-7 3.5 1.0 1 3 Tyler Hale F Fr. 6-0 6.0 5.0 1 14 Dominique Bryant F So. 6-0 3.5 2.0 1 4 Silvia Jankova G RFr. 5-8 - - - 15 Katie Kuester G Fr. 5-10 4.0 0.0 4 11 Alison Lupariello G Jr. 5-6 0.0 1.0 0 22 Michelle Baker G Fr. 5-9 4.5 1.5 2 12 Marisa Crane G Fr. 5-5 3.0 2.0 4 24 Kelly Cavallo F Fr. 6-1 0.0 1.0 0 41 Brooke Cornish F Sr. 6-4 0.0 3.0 0 30 Amy Gillespie G Jr. 6-0 5.5 1.5 1 22 Ayana Lee F Fr. 5-7 - - - 23 Kamile Nacickaite G Fr. 5-11 11.0 3.0 1 2008-09 Drexel Women’ s Basketball Quick Facts Denise Dillon Head Coach Villanova ‘96 University Information Sixth Season Location Philadelphia, Pa. Career Record: 72-76 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 72-76, 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.