2022–23 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team explained

Year:2022–23
Team:Drexel Dragons
Sport:women's basketball
Conference:Colonial Athletic Association
Short Conf:CAA
Record:21–10
Conf Record:13–5
Head Coach:Amy Mallon
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Stacy Weiss
Ac1 Year:11th
Asst Coach2:Belle Koclanes
Ac2 Year:1st
Mvp:Keishana Washington
Mvp Year:2nd
Arena:Daskalakis Athletic Center
Champion:CAA regular season co-champions
Tourney:WNIT
Tourney Result:first round

The 2022–23 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by third-year head coach Amy Mallon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

On December 18, in a game against Penn State, Keishana Washington set the school record for most points scored in regulation with 42 points. On March 17, 2023, Washington again broke the record in the first round of the WNIT scoring 43 points.

On January 1, in a game against Towson, Maura Hendrixson set the school record for most assists in a single game with 14 assists.

Previous season

See main article: 2021–22 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team. The Dragons finished the 2021–22 season 28–6, 16–2 in CAA play to finish in first place. They lost to Delaware in the CAA tournament championship.[1] As conference regular season champions, the team earned an automatic bid to the 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they were defeated by Seton Hall in the third round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
3 6'1" Graduated
12 5'3" Graduated
20 6'1" Graduated
30 5'10" Graduated

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Preseason

In a poll of the league coaches at the CAA's media day, Drexel was picked to finish in first place in the CAA.[2] Keishana Washington was named to the Preseason All-CAA First Team, and also selected as the Preseason CAA Player of the Year.

Schedule and results

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Awards

Maura Hendrixson
Chloe Hodges
Kylie Lavelle
Grace O’Neill
Keishana Washington

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See main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dragons Rally Falls Just Short Against Delaware . DrexelDragons.com . 27 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220427140003/https://drexeldragons.com/news/2022/3/13/womens-basketball-dragons-rally-falls-just-short-against-delaware.aspx . 27 April 2022 . Philadelphia . English . Web . 13 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Peters . Hunter . Drexel Headlines CAA Women’s Basketball Preseason Honors . caasports.com . CAA . 25 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025132920/https://caasports.com/news/2022/10/18/drexel-headlines-caa-womens-basketball-preseason-honors.aspx . 25 October 2022 . Richmond, VA . English . Web . 20 October 2022.