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
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	20–11 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach	Denise Dillon (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Amy Mallon Stacy McCullough Michelle Baker
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

2014–15 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison†	17	–	1		.944			29	–	4		.879
Drexel	14	–	4		.778			20	–	11		.645
Hofstra	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Elon	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
UNC Wilmington	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
William & Mary	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Delaware	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Towson	6	–	12		.333			11	–	21		.344
College of Charleston	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
Northeastern	1	–	17		.056			4	–	25		.138
† 2015 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Ashida Cooper 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Bensalem Bensalem, Pennsylvania G 11 Florence Ouattara 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Life Center Academy Tiassalé, Ivory Coast G/F 14 Sara Woods 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Good Counsel Olney, Maryland G 15 Carrie Alexander 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bishop McNamara Bowie, Maryland G 20 Jessie Pellechio 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr North Hunterdon Lebanon, New Jersey G 21 Megan Marecic 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bethel Park Bethel Park, Pennsylvania G 22 Meghan Creighton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Archbishop Carroll West Chester, Pennsylvania G 23 Alexis Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Calvert Lusby, Maryland G 24 Rachel Pearson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Archbishop Carroll West Chester, Pennsylvania F 25 Kelsi Lidge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Regis Jesuit Aurora, Colorado F 33 Sarah Curran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Archbishop Carroll Media, Pennsylvania F 41 Jamila Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Barking Abbey London, England F 42 Jackie Schluth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bishop Eustace Medford, New Jersey F 53 April Henson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr South 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 Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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.

See also

• 2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team