2021–22 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team explained

Sport:	Women's basketball
Year:	2021–22
Team:	Drexel Dragons
Conference:	Colonial Athletic Association
Short Conf:	CAA
Record:	28–6
Conf Record:	16–2
Head Coach:	Amy Mallon
Hc Year:	2nd
Asst Coach1:	Stacy Weiss
Ac1 Year:	10th
Asst Coach2:	Laura Kurz
Ac2 Year:	2nd
Asst Coach3:	Jillian Dunston
Ac3 Year:	2nd
Mvp:	Keishana Washington
Mvp Year:	1st
Arena:	Daskalakis Athletic Center
Champion:	CAA regular season champions
Tourney:	WNIT
Tourney Result:	Third Round

The 2021–22 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by second-year head coach Amy Mallon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

See main article: 2020–21 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team. The Dragons finished the 2020–21 season 14–9, 8–6 in CAA play to finish tied for third place. They defeated Delaware in the CAA tournament championship, and earned an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
	4		5'8"			Graduated
	14		5'8"			Transferred to University of Mary Washington

2021 recruiting class

Preseason

In a poll of the league coaches, media relations directors, and media members at the CAA's media day, Drexel was picked to finish in first place in the CAA.^[1] Hannah Nihill and Keishana Washington were named to the preseason All-CAA first team.

Schedule and results

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Awards

Brianne Borcky

• Steven Sher Academic Award

Tessa Brugler

• CAA All-Conference Second Team
• City of Basketball Love All–City 6 First Team
• CAA Player of the Week
• Rebounding Award (team leader in rebounds)
• Mo Cronin Spirit & Leadership Award

Maura Hendrixson

• Lil Haas Coaches Award

Mariah Leonard

• Charge Leader Award (team leader in charges drawn)

Amy Mallon

• CAA Coach of the Year

Hannah Nihill

• CAA All-Conference Second Team
• CAA All-Defensive Team
• City of Basketball Love All–City 6 Second Team
• Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team
• Meghan Creighton Assist Award (team leader in assists)
• Team Defensive Player of the Year

Hetta Saatman

• Steven Sher Academic Award

Jasmine Valentine

• Liz Berry Most Improved Award (team's most improved player)

Keishana Washington

• CAA All-Conference First Team
• City of Basketball Love All–City 6 First Team
• CAA Player of the Week (4)
• CAA All-Tournament Team
• CAA Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team
• Team Most Valuable Player^[3]
• Steven Sher Academic Award

Rankings

See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

+ Regular Season Polls	Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP														RV					N/A
Coaches													RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

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		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
RV		Received votes
NR		Not ranked
		Number of first place votes

See also

• 2021–22 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's Basketball Picked Atop the CAA In Conference Preseason Poll. drexeldragons.com. en. 2022-01-12.
2. Web site: 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule . drexeldragons.com . Drexel University . 18 January 2022.
3. Web site: Women's Basketball Announces End Of Season Team Awards . DrexelDragons.com . 12 May 2022 . Philadelphia, PA . English . Web . 12 April 2022.