2015–16 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represent Drexel University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by thirteenth year head coach Denise Dillon, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2015–16 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record19–14 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 17 1   .944 27 6   .818
Hofstra 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Drexel 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Elon 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Delaware 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Northeastern 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
William & Mary 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
College of Charleston 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
UNC Wilmington 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
Towson 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
2016 CAA tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost to Temple in the first round.

Roster

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2015–16 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 10 Eline Maesschalck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr KA Redingenhof Aalst, Belgium
G 11 Aubree Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Archbishop Wood Philadelphia
G/F 14 Sara Woods 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Good Counsel Olney, Maryland
G 15 Carrie Alexander 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Bishop McNamara Bowie, Maryland
G 20 Jessie Pellechio 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr North Hunterdon/VCU Lebanon, New Jersey
G 21 Megan Marecic   5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bethel Park Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
G 22 Meghan Creighton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Archbishop Carroll West Chester, Pennsylvania
G 23 Alexis Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Calvert Lusby, Maryland
G 24 Rachel Pearson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Archbishop Carroll West Chester, Pennsylvania
F 25 Kelsi Lidge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Regis Jesuit Aurora, Colorado
F 33 Sarah Curran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Archbishop Carroll Media, Pennsylvania
C 34 Tereza Kracikova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Gymnazium Pripotocni Prague, Czech Republic
F 53 April Henson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So South County Lorton, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: Sep 8, 2015

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
August 21, 2015*
2:00 pm
at Biddenland W 77–49  1–0
 16  Pellechio   6  Pellechio   3  Creighton  De Driesprong 
Rotterdam, Netherlands
August 23, 2015*
11:00 am
at Waregem W 85–74  2–0
 21  Pellechio   8  Pellechio   5  Creighton  Sporthal De Treffer 
Waregem, Belgium
August 24, 2015*
2:00 pm
at Sparta Laarne W 96–45  3–0
 16  Pellechio         5  Alexander  Sporthal De Treffer 
Waregem, Belgium
August 27, 2015*
1:00 pm
at Franconville W 74–66  4–0
 29  Pellechio   7  Schluth   6  Smith  Franconville CSL 
Franconville, France
October 31, 2015*
12:00 pm
Bloomsburg W 63–41  5–0
 18  Schluth   6  Lidge   5  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
7:00 pm
Dartmouth
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 69–53  1–0
 21  Pearson   12  Schluth   8  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,143)
Philadelphia
November 15, 2015*
4:00 pm
at No. 20 South Florida
Preseason WNIT Second Round
L 58–73  1–1
 15  Tied   9  Kracikova   6  Creighton  USF Sun Dome (1,790)
Tampa, Florida
November 21, 2015*
5:00 pm
St. Bonaventure
Preseason WNIT consolation round
W 58–46  2–1
 23  Curran   7  Curran   5  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,479)
Philadelphia
November 28, 2015*
2:00 pm
vs. Villanova
Lehigh Christmas City Classic semifinals
L 55–67  2–2
 14  Pearson   9  Smith   6  Creighton  Stabler Arena (473)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
November 29, 2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Montana
Lehigh Christmas City Classic 3rd place
L 50–58  2–3
 13  Curran   6  Lidge   7  Crieghton  Stabler Arena (234)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
December 3, 2015*
7:00 pm
Vanderbilt L 64–74  2–4
 23  Curran   6  Lidge   8  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (539)
Philadelphia
December 5, 2015*
4:00 pm
Hampton W 57–36  3–4
 16  Pearson   9  Curran   7  Creighton  Hampton Convocation Center (1,011)
Hampton, Virginia
December 13, 2015*
2:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 46–53  3–5
 20  Pearson   7  Kracikova   3  Creighton  Hagan Arena (1,085)
Philadelphia
December 19, 2015*
12:00 pm
at Penn
Battle of 33rd Street
L 67–72  3–6
 17  Pearson   8  Lidge   5  Alexander  The Palestra (1,407)
Philadelphia
December 21, 2015*
2:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 62–49  4–6
 22  Curran   12  Curran   17  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (508)
Philadelphia
December 29, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Syracuse L 62–83  4–7
 22  Pearson   6  Schluth   8  Creighton  Carrier Dome (567)
Syracuse, New York
CAA regular season
January 3, 2016
2:00 pm
College of Charleston W 66–54  5–7
(1–0)
 28  Pearson   6  Tied   11  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (703)
Philadelphia
January 8, 2016
7:00 pm
Northeastern L 65–73  5–8
(1–1)
 15  Creighton   6  Creighton   5  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (570)
Philadelphia
January 10, 2016
2:00 pm
at William & Mary W 67–50  6–8
(2–1)
 31  Curran   9  Creighton   10  Creighton  Kaplan Arena (572)
Williamsburg, Virginia
January 15, 2016
7:00 pm
at James Madison L 56–67  6–9
(2–2)
 11  Tied   6  Kracikova   4  Creighton  JMU Convocation Center (2,495)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
January 17, 2016
2:00 pm
Elon W 74–31  7–9
(3–2)
 22  Curran   6  Curran   7  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (916)
Philadelphia
January 22, 2016
7:00 pm
at Delaware W 54–53  8–9
(4–2)
 21  Curran   7  Creighton   4  Creighton  Bob Carpenter Center (1,567)
Newark, Delaware
January 25, 2016
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 53–49  9–9
(5–2)
 17  Creighton   7  Curran   6  Curran  Cabot Center (319)
Boston
January 29, 2016
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 67–64  10–9
(6–2)
 16  Creighton   8  Schluth   8  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (521)
Philadelphia
January 31, 2016
5:00 pm, ASN
Delaware W 47–43  11–9
(7–2)
 16  Curran   5  Schluth   6  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (614)
Philadelphia
February 5, 2016
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 71–57  12–9
(8–2)
 21  Curran   8  Creighton   6  Creighton  Trask Coliseum (616)
Wilmington, North Carolina
February 7, 2016
2:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 46–49  12–10
(8–3)
 10  Creighton   6  Tied   7  Curran  TD Arena (239)
Charleston, South Carolina
February 12, 2016
7:00 pm
James Madison L 55–59  12–11
(8–4)
 22  Curran   11  Curran   4  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,016)
Philadelphia
February 14, 2016
2:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 66–60  13–11
(9–4)
 14  Pellechio   5  Creighton   8  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (506)
Philadelphia
February 19, 2016
7:00 pm
Towson W 56–40  14–11
(10–4)
 10  Schluth   6  Schluth   9  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (908)
Philadelphia
February 21, 2016
3:00 pm, ASN
at Elon W 54–47  15–11
(11–4)
 23  Curran   8  Curran   4  Creighton  Alumni Gym (527)
Elon, North Carolina
February 26, 2016
7:00 pm
at Hofstra L 54–61  15–12
(11–5)
 20  Pellechio   6  Tied   4  Pellechio  Hofstra Arena (258)
Hempstead, New York
February 28, 2016
2:00 pm
William & Mary W 69–53  16–12
(12–5)
 21  Pellechio   7  Tied   5  Pellechio  Daskalakis Athletic Center (903)
Philadelphia
March 2, 2016
7:00 pm
at Towson W 74–33  17–12
(13–5)
 13  Curran   9  Alexander   4  Schluth  SECU Arena (520)
Towson, Maryland
CAA Tournament
March 10, 2016
5:00 pm, ASN
(2) vs. (10) Towson
Quarterfinals
W 71–54  18–12
 17  Curran   5  Tied   5  Creighton  Show Place Arena (1,147)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
March 11, 2016
4:00 pm, CSN
(2) vs. (6) Northeastern
Semifinals
W 58–45  19–12
 14  Pellechio   6  Pellechio   4  Curran  Show Place Arena (1,216)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
March 12, 2016
4:00 pm, CSN
(2) vs. (1) James Madison
Championship
L 46–60  19–13
 8  Schluth   5  Tied   3  Tied  Show Place Arena (1,207)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
WNIT
March 18, 2016*
7:00 pm
Temple
First Round
L 66–74  19–14
 24  Curran   5  Smith   7  Creighton  Daskalakis Athletic Center (641)
Philadelphia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".