# 2020–21 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first-year head coach Amy Mallon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| AJ Davis | 3 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Baltimore, MD | |
| Maria Ferariu | 5 | G | 6'0" | RS Freshman | Brașov, Romania | |
| Aubree Brown | 11 | G | 5'11" | RS Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Bailey Greenberg | 23 | F | 5'11" | Senior | North Wales, PA | Graduated |
| Niki Metzel | 24 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Princeton, NJ | Graduated |
| Ana Ferariu | 50 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Brașov, Romania | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tori Hyduke G | Fair Haven, NJ | George Washington University | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A | Jun 12, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Drexel 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020. ||||||

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Erin Sweeney SG/SF | Radnor, PA | Archbishop John Carroll HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | Apr 8, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Elizabeth Dufrane SG | McLean, VA | McLean HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Aug 28, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jasmine Valentine PF | Millersville, MD | Old Mill HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | Mar 23, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Chloe Hodges W | | | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Apr 15, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Drexel 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 28, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | W 62–49 | 1–0 | 22 – Nihill | 9 – Saatman | 4 – Washington | Alumni Gymnasium (0) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, NBCS+ | | Saint Joseph's | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | W 61–50 | 2–0 | 18 – Nihill | 9 – Connolly | 8 – Hendrixson | OceanFirst Bank Center (0) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm | | at Villanova | L 46–48 | 2–1 | 16 – Washington | 9 – Washington | 3 – Washington | Finneran Pavilion (0) Villanova, PA |
| December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| December 20, 2020* 2:00 pm | | Old Dominion | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| December 22, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2021 1:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 76–63 | 3–1 (1–0) | 18 – Nihill | 10 – Leonard | 5 – Nihill | Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC |
| January 3, 2021 1:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 61–34 | 4–1 (2–0) | 13 – Nihill | 7 – Leonard | 6 – Hendrixson | Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC |
| January 9, 2021 | | Charleston | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| January 9, 2021* 2:00 pm, NBCSPHI+ | | Delaware State | W 70–47 | 5–1 | 15 – Leonard | 6 – Connolly | 6 – Nihill | Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 10, 2021 | | Charleston | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| January 13, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | L 55–58 | 5–2 | 16 – Washington | 7 – Leonard | 6 – Nihill | Tom Gola Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 16, 2021 2:00 pm | | at William & Mary | W 64–58 | 6–2 (3–0) | 17 – Leonard | 11 – Leonard | 6 – Nihill | Kaplan Arena (0) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 17, 2021 2:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 53–69 | 6–3 (3–1) | 18 – Nihill | 7 – Tied | 5 – Hendrixson | Kaplan Arena (0) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 23, 2021 1:00 pm | | Elon | L 57–59 | 6–4 (3–2) | 16 – Tied | 9 – Leonard | 7 – Hendrixson | Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 24, 2021 1:00 pm | | Elon | W 55–44 | 7–4 (4–2) | 22 – Nihill | 7 – Leonard | 5 – Hendrixson | Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 30, 2021 12:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 79–64 | 8–4 (5–2) | 21 – Nihill | 6 – Bacon | 8 – Washington | Cabot Center (0) Boston, MA |
| January 31, 2021 12:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 58–56 | 9–4 (6–2) | 19 – Nihill | 6 – Leonard | 6 – Hendrixson | Cabot Center (0) Boston, MA |
| February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, NBCSPHI | | Hofstra | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| February 7, 2021 1:00 pm | | Hofstra | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| February 12, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 60–68 | 9–5 (6–3) | 32 – Nihill | 10 – Leonard | 5 – Hendrixson | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| February 14, 2021 1:00 pm, NBCSPHI | | Delaware | L 55–65 | 9–6 (6–4) | 23 – Washington | 7 – Bacon | 7 – Nihill | Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 20, 2021 2:00 pm | | at Towson | W 71–55 | 10–6 (7–4) | 19 – Washington | 7 – Hendrixson | 5 – Nihill | SECU Arena (0) Towson, MD |
| February 21, 2021 2:00 pm | | at Towson | L 62–77 | 10–7 (7–5) | 17 – Washington | 3 – 4 Tied | 3 – Washington | SECU Arena (0) Towson, MD |
| February 27, 2021 1:00 pm | | James Madison | W 51–48 | 11–7 (8–5) | 20 – Nihill | 7 – Leonard | 6 – Nihill | Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 28, 2021 1:00 pm | | James Madison | L 51–61 | 11–8 (8–6) | 16 – Washington | 7 – Tied | 3 – Bacon | Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| CAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2021 9:30 pm | (3) | at (6) Elon Quarterfinals | W 65–59 | 12–8 | 24 – Nihill | 6 – Tied | 5 – Nihill | Schar Center (200) Elon, NC |
| March 12, 2021 6:00 pm | (3) | vs. (2) James Madison Semifinals | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 | 35 – Washington | 8 – Connolly | 3 – Nihill | Schar Center (200) Elon, NC |
| March 13, 2021 5:00 pm | (3) | vs. (1) Delaware Championship | W 63–52 | 14–8 | 30 – Washington | 6 – Nihill | 3 – Tied | Schar Center (200) Elon, NC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (14 A) | vs. (3 A) No. 10 Georgia First round | L 53–67 | 14–9 | 22 – Nihill | 8 – Leonard | 5 – Washington | Bill Greehey Arena San Antonio, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Awards
### Kate Connolly

* CAA All-Tournament Team

### Hannah Nihill

* CAA Defensive Player of the Year
* CAA All-Conference First Team
* CAA All-Defensive Team
* CAA Dean Ehlers Leadership Award
* CAA All-Tournament Team

### Keishana Washington

* CAA All-Conference Third Team
* CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
* CAA All-Tournament Team