# 2017–18 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by fifteenth year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in CAA play to share the CAA regular season title with James Madison. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to Elon. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Robert Morris in the first round before losing to Fordham in the second round.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Meghan Creighton | 22 | G | 5'7" | Senior | West Chester, PA | Graduated |
| Alexis Smith | 23 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Lusby, MD | Graduated |
| Sarah Curran | 33 | F | 5'11" | Senior | Media, PA | Graduated |

### 2017 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Hannah Nihill PG | Drexel Hill, PA | Cardinal O'Hara High School | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | N/A | Jul 16, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Hayley Wardwell G | Hanover, MA | Cardinal Spellman High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Aug 12, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Kayla Bacon G | Owings Mills, MD | Seton Keough High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | |
| 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 Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017. ||||||

### Class of 2018 early commitments

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Maura Hendrixson SG | Souderton, PA | Cardinal O'Hara HS (PA) | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Jul 30, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Kate Connolly SF | Souderton, PA | Souderton Area HS | N/A | N/A | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Keishana Washington PG | Pickering, Ontario | Durham Elite Prep | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | May 24, 2017 |
| 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 Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017. |||||||

### Class of 2019 early commitments

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brianne Borcky PF | Glen Mills, PA | Garnet Valley HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Aug 29, 2017 |
| 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 Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 28, 2017* 2:00 pm | | West Chester | W 69–56 | | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| November 4, 2017* 2:00 pm | | University of the Sciences | W 70–39 | | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 12, 2017* 1:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 70–84 | 0–1 | 16 – Brown | 6 – Tied | 6 – Brown | Bryce Jordan Center (2,504) University Park, PA |
| November 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | La Salle | W 79–54 | 1–1 | 14 – Ferariu | 6 – Tied | 8 – Lidge | Daskalakis Athletic Center (692) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 18, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 63–54 | 2–1 | 13 – Brown | 7 – Greenberg | 3 – Brown | Daskalakis Athletic Center (582) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 23, 2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Virginia Tech Paradise Jam First Round | L 67–79 | 2–2 | 18 – Brown | 7 – Lidge | 5 – Lidge | Titan Field House (674) Melbourne, FL |
| November 24, 2017* 3:30 pm | | vs. No. 11 West Virginia Paradise Jam Second Round | L 42–75 | 2–3 | 16 – Lidge | 5 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Titan Field House (369) Melbourne, FL |
| November 25, 2017* 3:30 pm | | vs. Butler Paradise Jam Third Round | W 76–62 | 3–3 | 15 – Tied | 5 – Brown | 9 – Brown | Titan Field House (276) Melbourne, FL |
| December 1, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 52–37 | 4–3 | 14 – Marecic | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (572) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 3, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Delaware State | W 73–52 | 5–3 | 17 – Lidge | 10 – Lidge | 9 – Brown | Memorial Hall (243) Dover, DE |
| December 7, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 66–65 | 6–3 | 23 – Lidge | 10 – Greenberg | 6 – Brown | Gallagher Center (350) Lewiston, NY |
| December 9, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at Syracuse | L 62–72 | 6–4 | 17 – Marecic | 6 – Lidge | 4 – Tied | Carrier Dome (1,471) Syracuse, NY |
| December 17, 2017* 1:30 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | W 65–58 | 7–4 | 20 – Marecic | 8 – Lidge | 2 – Tied | Hagan Arena (3,551) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 21, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Cornell | W 61–39 | 8–4 | 15 – Brown | 7 – Lidge | 4 – Brown | Daskalakis Athletic Center (524) Philadelphia, PA |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2017 4:00 pm | | Delaware | W 74–53 | 9–4 (1–0) | 16 – Lidge | 7 – Woods | 5 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (679) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 31, 2017 2:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 47–38 | 10–4 (2–0) | 14 – Woods | 10 – Woods | 4 – Woods | Daskalakis Athletic Center (502) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary Postponed to January 9 (Snow) | | | | | | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| January 7, 2018 2:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 48–56 | 10–5 (2–1) | 19 – Greenberg | 9 – Lidge | 5 – Brown | JMU Convocation Center (1,849) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 9, 2018 6:00 pm | | at William & Mary Rescheduled from January 5 | W 65–58 | 11–5 (3–1) | 17 – Woods | 13 – Lidge | 8 – Lidge | Kaplan Arena (561) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 14, 2018 2:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 68–42 | 12–5 (4–1) | 18 – Lidge | 8 – Brown | 5 – Lidge | Daskalakis Athletic Center (556) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 19, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 69–58 | 13–5 (5–1) | 21 – Lidge | 9 – Lidge | 5 – Tied | Cabot Center (816) Boston, MA |
| January 21, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 58–47 | 14–5 (6–1) | 15 – Greenberg | 8 – Greenberg | 7 – Brown | Hofstra Arena (233) Hempstead, NY |
| January 26, 2018 7:00 pm | | Elon | W 58–56 | 15–5 (7–1) | 17 – Lidge | 9 – Woods | 5 – Brown | Daskalakis Athletic Center (638) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2018 2:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 58–50 | 16–5 (8–1) | 11 – Tied | 6 – Nihill | 4 – Brown | Daskalakis Athletic Center (815) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 78–53 | 17–5 (9–1) | 18 – Woods | 8 – Nihill | 7 – Brown | Daskalakis Athletic Center (508) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 4, 2018 1:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 80–53 | 18–5 (10–1) | 16 – Greenberg | 10 – Brown | 11 – Brown | TD Arena (330) Charleston, SC |
| February 9, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Elon | L 58–70 | 18–6 (10–2) | 14 – Brown | 6 – Ferariu | 2 – Tied | Alumni Gym (787) Elon, NC |
| February 11, 2018 1:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 58–40 | 19–6 (11–2) | 11 – Lidge | 6 – Marecic | 9 – Lidge | Trask Coliseum (808) Wilmington, NC |
| February 18, 2018 2:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 54–34 | 20–6 (12–2) | 12 – Greenberg | 8 – Tied | 4 – Lidge | Daskalakis Athletic Center (802) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 23, 2018 7:00 pm | | James Madison | W 73–71 $^{2OT}$ | 21–6 (13–2) | 26 – Brown | 7 – Woods | 6 – Lidge | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,208) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Towson | W 62–54 | 22–6 (14–2) | 16 – Brown | 11 – Greenberg | 5 – Brown | SECU Arena (423) Towson, MD |
| March 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 72–53 | 23–6 (15–2) | 27 – Lidge | 8 – Woods | 4 – Lidge | Bob Carpenter Center (1,408) Newark, DE |
| March 3, 2018 1:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 71–57 | 24–6 (16–2) | 20 – Greenberg | 10 – Lidge | 5 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (614) Philadelphia, PA |
| CAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2018 12:00 pm | (1) | (8) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals | W 71–41 | 25–6 | 18 – Lidge | 7 – Woods | 6 – Brown | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| March 9, 2018 3:00 pm | (1) | (5) Delaware Semifinals | W 58–53 $^{OT}$ | 26–6 | 13 – Greenberg | 11 – Woods | 4 – Brown | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| March 10, 2018 1:00 pm, NBCSN | (1) | (3) Elon Championship | L 45–57 | 26–7 | 14 – Nihill | 4 – Brown | 3 – Greenberg | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,441) Philadelphia, PA |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 16, 2018 7:00 pm | | Robert Morris First round | W 57–44 | 27–7 | 14 – Greenberg | 6 – Lidge | 5 – Lidge | Daskalakis Athletic Center (479) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 18, 2018 4:00 pm | | Fordham Second round | L 60–63 | 27–8 | 20 – Greenberg | 6 – Greenberg | 7 – Brown | Daskalakis Athletic Center (505) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||