Prior to the start of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, members of the Drexel Dragons women’s basketball team received well-deserved honors at the conference’s awards banquet March 13 in Upper Marlboro, Md. Senior guard Hollie Mershon was honored twice on the evening. Mershon was named First Team All-CAA for her efforts. She leads the Dragons [...]
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Hofstra snaps Dragons 3-game winning streak
The Drexel women’s basketball team saw its three-game winning streak come to an end Feb. 14 as they lost on the road to Hofstra University. Before facing Hofstra, head coach Denise Dillon’s team avenged a loss to Old Dominion University. It was an up-and-down week for the women’s team, but that is to be expected, [...]
W. bball win two straight over Georgia State, Towson
After losing two consecutive games for the first time this season, the Drexel University women’s basketball team got back to its winning ways by defeating Georgia State University Feb. 3 and Towson University Feb. 5. It was an all-around effort for the Dragons as they defeated Georgia State 79-55 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Head [...]
Dragons lose consecutive games to Delaware, ODU
After riding a six-game winning streak to begin Colonial Athletic Association play, the Drexel women’s basketball team cooled off by losing two very close games. Their first loss in CAA competition came at the hands of the conference rival University of Delaware at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Coming off that loss, the Dragons went on [...]
Women’s basketball stays hot with sixth straight win
The Drexel women’s basketball team heads into one of its biggest games of the season in tremendous form. The Dragons will face the University of Delaware Jan. 27 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in what is expected to be the premier matchup of the Colonial Athletic Association season. The match will feature the two teams [...]
Wootton named CLEAR player of the week
Drexel Athletics named women’s basketball forward Taylor Wootton one of the CLEAR Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 21. The announcement came following two big games from Wootton against Colonial Athletic Association rivals Hofstra University and The College of William & Mary. Wootton, who shares the honors with men’s guard Frantz Massenat, [...]
Women’s basketball defeats Towson, JMU
Coming off a 20-day break from competition, head coach Denise Dillon and the Drexel women’s basketball team had three more out-of-conference games before beginning competition against Colonial Athletic Association teams. The Dragons started off with a 77-50 victory against the city rival University of Pennsylvania Dec. 21 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Following the match [...]
Dragons claim TD Bank Classic
The Drexel women’s basketball team continued its hot start to the season by winning the TD Bank Classic Dec. 1. The win came after a close three-point overtime loss to the 24th ranked University of South Carolina, and head coach Denise Dillon and her team were looking to get back on the winning track and [...]
Freshman guard fills graduates’ void
A few months ago, the women’s basketball team was staring at a few holes left by their four graduated seniors. Tyler Hale, Marisa Crane, Ayana Lee and All-Colonial Athletic Association first-teamer Kamile Nacickaite were Dragons for four winning seasons, including being part of the team’s only conference championship in program history. While they still had [...]
Dragons win LIU Turkey Classic in dominating form
Coming off a tough two-point loss against local rival Saint Joseph’s University, Drexel women’s basketball head coach Denise Dillon knew they would again be tested against another local school: La Salle University. The game against La Salle would prove to be a launching point for the women’s team for their Thanksgiving tournament: the Long Island [...]
Mershon fills role of vocal leader for Dragons
Every successful basketball team has leadership at the helm of its squad, be it a couple seniors who have been around the block or the best player on the team taking up the cause. For the Drexel women’s basketball team, it’s no different, and senior Hollie Mershon has answered the call after Kamile Nacickaite and [...]
Women’s basketball bests Bloomsburg in exhibition
The Drexel University women’s basketball team took to the court Oct. 28 for an exhibition game that was open to the public against the Bloomsburg University Huskies at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The scrimmage served as a final warm-up for the Dragons before they kick off their regular season against the Providence College Friars Nov. [...]
Senior Spotlight: Hollie Mershon, jack-of-all-trades
Senior year is always a special year for those who have the privilege to play sports. It’s a time to look back and reflect on what has been done and what more could have been done. However, it also represents one last opportunity for an athlete to leave a lasting legacy on a team and [...]
W. basketball introduces 2012-13 schedule
The Drexel women’s basketball team has announced its schedule for the 2012-13 regular season. The Dragons are scheduled for at least 29 games this upcoming season, with the possibility for many more. The Dragons will open the season on the road for only the second time in the past five years, as they are set [...]
Women’s basketball team welcomes five newcomers
As the first official practice of the 2012-13 season nears, the Drexel University women’s basketball team welcomes its new members and prepares to initiate them into its lineup. The Dragons, who boasted a 19-14 overall and 12-6 Colonial Athletic Association record in 2011-12, will add five new athletes this year. Four seniors graduated in the [...]
W. basketball acquires five players
The Drexel women’s basketball team was tasked this offseason with replacing four key members, three of whom were starters. Tyler Hale, Marisa Crane, Ayana Lee and Kamile Nacickaite made up a quartet that helped lead the Dragons to four straight winning seasons. With such big shoes to fill, the coaching staff pulled together to pursue [...]
New asst. coach
The Drexel University women’s basketball team just welcomed a familiar face to the newly vacant assistant coach position. After four years as the team’s coordinator of basketball operations, head coach Denise Dillon and her squad announced that Stacy McCullough will fill that spot, effective immediately. McCullough succeeds James Clark, who contributed as an assistant coach [...]
The Dragons bid farewell to their beloved seniors
As the Drexel women’s basketball season comes to a close, so do the collegiate careers of four seniors: Kamile Nacickaite, Tyler Hale, Marisa Crane and Ayana Lee. Over the course of their tenure at Drexel, these four talented women made their mark on the court. Starting with the dominating guard, Nacickaite has earned her fair [...]
W. bball No. 3 in tourney
The Drexel women’s basketball team will head to this year’s Colonial Athletic Association Tournament March 9-11 in Upper Marlboro, Md. With three straight wins against The College of William & Mary, Towson University and Virginia Commonwealth University, Drexel finished the regular season with a 16-12 overall record (12-6 CAA). In addition to the successful momentum [...]
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Women’s basketball aims for the top of the CAA
Were you anxious for the beginning of college basketball season, amped to see if the men’s basketball team could avenge last year’s March Madness snub with a season of destiny? If so, you’re probably quite disappointed at this point. But pout not, for the cream of the Colonial Athletic Association crop this winter can still [...]