2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represents Drexel University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by twelfth year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–11, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Delaware. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost to Hampton in the first round.

2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record20–11 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
2014–15 CAA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
James Madison171 .944294  .879
Drexel144 .7782011  .645
Hofstra117 .6112013  .606
Elon117 .6111913  .594
UNC Wilmington108 .5561416  .467
William & Mary99 .5001516  .484
Delaware810 .4441517  .469
Towson612 .3331121  .344
College of Charleston315 .167525  .167
Northeastern117 .056425  .138
2015 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Ashida Cooper 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoBensalem Bensalem, Pennsylvania
G 11 Florence Ouattara 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrLife Center Academy Tiassalé, Ivory Coast
G/F 14 Sara Woods 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrGood Counsel Olney, Maryland
G 15 Carrie Alexander 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBishop McNamara Bowie, Maryland
G 20 Jessie Pellechio 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrNorth Hunterdon Lebanon, New Jersey
G 21 Megan Marecic 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBethel Park Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
G 22 Meghan Creighton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrArchbishop Carroll West Chester, Pennsylvania
G 23 Alexis Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoCalvert Lusby, Maryland
G 24 Rachel Pearson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrArchbishop Carroll West Chester, Pennsylvania
F 25 Kelsi Lidge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrRegis Jesuit Aurora, Colorado
F 33 Sarah Curran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoArchbishop Carroll Media, Pennsylvania
F 41 Jamila Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrBarking Abbey London, England
F 42 Jackie Schluth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBishop Eustace Medford, New Jersey
F 53 April Henson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSouth County Lorton, Virginia
Head coach

Denise Dillon

Assistant coach(es)

Amy Mallon
Stacy McCullough
Michelle Baker


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
Cornell W 62–53  1–0
Daskalakis Athletic Center (757)
Philadelphia
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
at Princeton L 43–59  1–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (568)
Princeton, New Jersey
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm
Colgate W 59–51  2–1
Daskalakis Athletic Center (552)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 76–63  3–1
Daskalakis Athletic Center (607)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm
vs. St. Bonaventure
Brown Classic semifinals
L 32–43  3–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (174)
Providence, Rhode Island
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
vs. Sacred Heart
Brown Classic 3rd place game
W 61–54  4–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (153)
Providence, Rhode Island
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
at Pittsburgh L 53–72  4–3
Peterson Events Center (798)
Pittsburgh
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm
at Quinnipiac L 50–74  4–4
TD Bank Sports Center (292)
Hamden, Connecticut
12/20/2014*
2:00 pm
Penn
Battle of 33rd Street
W 67–58  5–4
Daskalakis Athletic Center (714)
Philadelphia
12/28/2014*
12:00 pm
vs. Miami (OH)
Holiday Inn University Area Cavalier Classic
W 71–54  6–4
John Paul Jones Arena (N/A)
Charlottesville, Virginia
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm
at Virginia
Holiday Inn University Area Cavalier Classic
L 66–72  6–5
John Paul Jones Arena (3,031)
Charlottesville, Virginia
01/04/2015
2:00 pm
Northeastern W 58–35  7–5 (1–0)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (602)
Philadelphia
01/06/2015
7:00 pm
at Elon W 57–47  8–5 (2–0)
Alumni Gym (346)
Elon, North Carolina
01/09/2015
7:00 pm
Hofstra L 52–53 OT 8–6 (2–1)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (676)
Philadelphia
01/11/2015
2:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 58–53  9–6 (3–1)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (596)
Philadelphia
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 49–46  10–6 (4–1)
Kaplan Arena (232)
Williamsburg, Virginia
01/18/2015
2:00 pm
at James Madison L 51–66  10–7 (4–2)
JMU Convocation Center (5,009)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/22/2015
12:00 pm
at Hofstra W 63–56  11–7 (5–2)
Hofstra Arena (1,864)
Hempstead, New York
01/25/2015
2:00 pm
Delaware W 61–56  12–7 (6–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,056)
Philadelphia
01/30/2015
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 64–47  13–7 (7–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (507)
Philadelphia
02/01/2015
1:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 61–44  14–7 (8–2)
Trask Coliseum (689)
Wilmington, North Carolina
02/06/2015
7:00 pm
William & Mary L 68–72 2OT 14–8 (8–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (562)
Philadelphia
02/08/2015
2:00 pm
James Madison L 54–73  14–9 (8–4)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,174)
Philadelphia
02/15/2015
2:00 pm
at Towson W 66–52  15–9 (9–4)
SECU Arena (357)
Towson, Maryland
02/19/2015
7:00 pm
at College of Charleston W 63–52  16–9 (10–4)
TD Arena (218)
Charleston, South Carolina
02/22/2015
2:00 pm
at Delaware W 67–64  17–9 (11–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,063)
Newark, Delaware
02/27/2015
7:00 pm
Elon W 54–51  18–9 (12–4)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (475)
Philadelphia
03/01/2015
3:00 pm, ASN
Towson W 50–45  19–9 (13–4)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (642)
Philadelphia
03/04/2015
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 58–42  20–9 (14–4)
Cabot Center (507)
Boston
CAA tournament
03/13/2015
5:00 pm, ASN
vs. Delaware
Quarterfinals
L 48–55  20–10
Show Place Arena (N/A)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
WNIT Tournament
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Hampton
First Round
L 42–45  20–11
Daskalakis Athletic Center (415)
Philadelphia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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