2024–25 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

2024–25 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
2024–25 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	9–8 (5–2 CAA)
Head coach	Amy Mallon (5th season);
Associate head coach	Stacy Weiss
Assistant coaches	Belle Koclanes; Kayla Bacon; Stephen Perretta;
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

2024–25 CAA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina A&T	15	–	3	.833	19	–	12	.613
Charleston	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Campbell	12	–	6	.667	22	–	13	.629
	12	–	6	.667	17	–	13	.567
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Elon	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Delaware	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Hofstra	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
William & Mary †	8	–	10	.444	16	–	19	.457
UNC Wilmington	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Towson	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Stony Brook	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Hampton	3	–	15	.167	8	–	23	.258
Northeastern	2	–	16	.111	3	–	25	.107

† 2025 CAA tournament winner

The 2024–25 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represents Drexel University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by fifth-year head coach Amy Mallon, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Dragons finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in seventh place.^[1] They defeated Delaware,^[2] Monmouth,^[3] Towson,^[4] and upset top-seeded Stony Brook to win the CAA tournament championship, and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[5] They received the #16 seed in the Portland Regional 4,^[6] where they would fall to the top region seed Texas in the first round.^[7]

Roster

2024–25 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	2	Mariah Watkins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Webster Schroeder High School	Rochester, New York
G	3	Amaris Baker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Harcum College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	4	Jalyn McNeill	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Our Lady of Good Counsel High School	Damascus, Maryland
F	5	Chloe Hodges	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	St Michael's College	Adelaide, Australia
F	11	Deja Evans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Albany	Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
G	12	Grace O'Neill	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Archbishop Carroll High School	West Chester, Pennsylvania
G	15	Cara McCormack	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	GS	Holy Cross	Smithtown, New York
F	22	Clara Bergeron	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Cégep de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Montreal, Quebec
F	25	Iriona Gravley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Williamstown High School	Williamstown, New Jersey
G/F	33	Emilee Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Mansfield Timberview High School	Grand Prairie, Texas
G	41	Laine McGurk	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	West Chester Rustin High School	West Chester, Pennsylvania
F	55	Molly Lavin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	American	London, England

Head coach

Amy Mallon (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Stacy Weiss (Drexel)
Belle Koclanes (Richmond)
Kayla Bacon (Drexel)
Stephen Perretta (Villanova)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Marist	W 64–53	1–0	21 – Baker	6 – Lavin	4 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (728) Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2024* 6:00 pm, NBCSP/FloHoops	at La Salle Big 5 Classic Pod 1	W 73–40	2–0	22 – Baker	10 – O'Neill	7 – O'Neill	John Glaser Arena (652) Philadelphia, PA
November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, FloHoops	UC Irvine	L 47–57	2–1	20 – Baker	8 – Hodges	4 – Hodges	Daskalakis Athletic Center (430) Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Temple Big 5 Classic Pod 1	L 43–52	2–2	18 – Evans	11 – Evans	3 – Lavin	Liacouras Center (1,453) Philadelphia, PA
November 27, 2024* 1:00 pm, B1G+	at Penn State	L 78–86 ^OT	2–3	20 – Tied	7 – Hodges	8 – McCormack	Bryce Jordan Center (1,888) University Park, PA
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, NBCSP/FloHoops	Lehigh	W 53–44	3–3	18 – Baker	8 – Evans	8 – Hodges	Daskalakis Athletic Center (359) Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2024* 5:45 pm, NBCSP	vs. Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic 3rd Place Game	L 47–69	3–4	16 – Baker	6 – O'Neill	6 – Hodges	Finneran Pavilion (1,526) Villanova, PA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX	at Florida State	L 51–101	3–5	20 – Baker	6 – Tied	3 – O'Neill	Donald L. Tucker Center (1,163) Tallahassee, FL
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm	at Norfolk State	L 56–68	3–6	19 – Baker	8 – O'Neill	6 – Hodges	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (500) Norfolk, VA
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Lebanon Valley	W 71–30	4–6	20 – McCormack	7 – Tied	5 – O'Neill	Daskalakis Athletic Center (414) Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season
January 3, 2025 6:00 pm, NBCSP/FloHoops	Delaware	W 65–59	5–6 (1–0)	13 – McCormack	6 – Baker	3 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (438) Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Northeastern	W 70–55	6–6 (2–0)	24 – Baker	8 – Tied	6 – Baker	Daskalakis Athletic Center (442) Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Hofstra	L 53–60	6–7 (2–1)	14 – Baker	5 – Baker	4 – Tied	Mack Sports Complex (739) Hempstead, NY
January 17, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at North Carolina A&T	L 57–64	6–8 (2–2)	33 – Baker	6 – O'Neill	6 – Hodges	Corbett Sports Center (939) Greensboro, NC
January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Hampton	W 59–58	7–8 (3–2)	22 – Baker	9 – Evans	6 – O'Neill	Hampton Convocation Center (527) Hampton, VA
January 24, 2025 6:00 pm, FloHoops	Charleston	W 58–56	8–8 (4–2)	19 – Baker	5 – Tied	6 – Hodges	Daskalakis Athletic Center (574) Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops	Elon	W 64–37	9–8 (5–2)	24 – Baker	12 – O'Neill	10 – Hodges	Daskalakis Athletic Center (396) Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2025 3:00 pm, FloHoops	at Northeastern						Cabot Center Boston, MA
February 2, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Towson						Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Monmouth						OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
February 9, 2025 1:00 pm, NBCSP/FloHoops	UNC Wilmington						Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2025 6:00 pm, FloHoops	William & Mary						Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Campbell						Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 23, 2025 1:00 pm, FloHoops	at Elon						Schar Center Elon, NC
February 28, 2025 6:00 pm, NBCSP/FloHoops	Monmouth						Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, NBCSP/FloHoops	Campbell						Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
March 6, 2025 6:30 pm, FloHoops	at Delaware						Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
March 8, 2025 12:00 pm, FloHoops	at Stony Brook						Stony Brook Arena Stony Brook, NY
CAA tournament
March 12–16, 2025 FloHoops	vs.						Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 27, 2025.
^ "Women's Basketball Concludes Season at CAA Tournament Second Round". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
^ "Monmouth Falls to Drexel in CAA Quarterfinals". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
^ "Women's Basketball's Comeback Falls Short against Drexel in the CAA Semifinals". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
^ "Stony Brook women's basketball upset by Drexel in 2024 CAA championship game". The Statesman. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
^ "No.1 Texas women's basketball dominates Drexel in first round of NCAA tournament". The Daily Texan. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drexel University Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
^ "Drexel Dragons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[2] "Women's Basketball Concludes Season at CAA Tournament Second Round". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[3] "Monmouth Falls to Drexel in CAA Quarterfinals". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[4] "Women's Basketball's Comeback Falls Short against Drexel in the CAA Semifinals". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[5] "Stony Brook women's basketball upset by Drexel in 2024 CAA championship game". The Statesman. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[6] "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[7] "No.1 Texas women's basketball dominates Drexel in first round of NCAA tournament". The Daily Texan. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[8] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drexel University Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[9] "Drexel Dragons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

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