# 2016–17 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by fourteenth 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 22–11, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Duquesne in the first round before losing to Villanova in the second round.

## Off season
### 2016 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bailey Greenberg W | North Wales, PA | Archbishop Wood High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | May 20, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| 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 4, 2017. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Penn State | W 83–60 | 1–0 | 30 – Pellechio | 6 – Lidge | 5 – Creighton | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,057) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 13, 2016* 2:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 69–44 | 2–0 | 18 – Curran | 8 – Pellechio | 7 – Curran | Daskalakis Athletic Center (678) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 16, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at Vanderbilt | L 63–73 | 2–1 | 19 – Curran | 5 – Tied | 8 – Creighton | Memorial Gymnasium (2,243) Nashville, TN |
| November 21, 2016* 7:00 pm | | No. 11 Syracuse | W 62–61 | 3–1 | 23 – Creighton | 6 – Pellechio | 6 – Lidge | Daskalakis Athletic Center (762) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 27, 2016* 2:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 66–78 | 3–2 | 19 – Curran | 6 – Kracikova | 5 – Creighton | Sojka Pavilion (454) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 3, 2016* 1:00 pm | | at Cornell | W 63–53 | 4–2 | 17 – Pellechio | 5 – Tied | 8 – Creighton | Newman Arena (319) Ithaca, NY |
| December 13, 2016* 5:00 pm | | Niagara | W 69–57 | 5–2 | 29 – Creighton | 12 – Greenberg | 6 – Lidge | Daskalakis Athletic Center (545) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 18, 2016* 2:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 60–49 | 6–2 | 18 – Ferariu | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (895) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 21, 2016* 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 81–39 | 7–2 | 14 – Pellechio | 6 – Brown | 4 – Curran | Kirby Sports Center (437) Easton, PA |
| December 27, 2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. George Mason FIU Holiday Tournament | W 82–71 | 8–2 | 29 – Curran | 7 – Greenberg | 5 – Creighton | FIU Arena (339) Miami, FL |
| December 28, 2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. Massachusetts FIU Holiday Tournament | W 65–47 | 9–2 | 20 – Curran | 5 – Tied | 4 – Lidge | FIU Arena (369) Miami, FL |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2017 2:00 pm | | Towson | W 58–48 | 10–2 (1–0) | 17 – Brown | 9 – Greenberg | 4 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| January 6, 2017 7:00 pm | | Elon | L 45–48 | 10–3 (1–1) | 15 – Curran | 9 – Lidge | 3 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (520) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 8, 2017 2:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 63–33 | 11–3 (2–1) | 20 – Pellechio | 10 – Woods | 6 – Curran | Cabot Center (312) Boston, MA |
| January 13, 2017 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 71–38 | 12–3 (3–1) | 17 – Curran | 6 – Greenberg | 3 – Tied | Trask Coliseum (551) Wilmington, NC |
| January 15, 2017 3:00 pm, ASN | | at Elon | L 65–75 | 12–4 (3–2) | 24 – Pellechio | 6 – Pellechio | 4 – Lidge | Alumni Gym (1,054) Elon, NC |
| January 20, 2017 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 70–57 | 13–4 (4–2) | 10 – Curran | 5 – Tied | 5 – Lidge | Daskalakis Athletic Center (397) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 22, 2017 2:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 63–43 | 14–4 (5–2) | 17 – Curran | 7 – Curran | 4 – Creighton | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,050) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 27, 2017 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 47–54 | 14–5 (5–3) | 12 – Curran | 7 – Curran | 4 – Creighton | JMU Convocation Center (3,082) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 29, 2017 2:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 74–51 | 15–5 (6–3) | 24 – Curran | 8 – Curran | 9 – Creighton | Daskalakis Athletic Center (785) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 3, 2017 6:30 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 75–79 | 15–6 (6–4) | 21 – Pellechio | 7 – Pellechio | 5 – Curran | TD Arena (377) Charleston, SC |
| February 5, 2017 2:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 54–44 | 16–6 (7–4) | 20 – Curran | 10 – Woods | 3 – Brown | Bob Carpenter Center (1,829) Newark, DE |
| February 10, 2017 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 65–48 | 17–6 (8–4) | 15 – Pellechio | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (340) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 12, 2017 1:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 76–51 | 18–6 (9–4) | 30 – Creighton | 6 – Greenberg | 4 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (505) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 17, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Towson | W 80–65 | 19–6 (10–4) | 19 – Curran | 6 – Brown | 4 – Tied | SECU Arena (387) Towson, MD |
| February 19, 2017 3:00 pm, ASN | | Delaware | W 53–49 | 20–6 (11–4) | 23 – Pellechio | 8 – Greenberg | 4 – Brown | Daskalakis Athletic Center (640) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 24, 2017 7:00 pm | | James Madison | L 64–74 | 20–7 (11–5) | 14 – Curran | 9 – Lidge | 9 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (808) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 26, 2017 2:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 53–58 | 20–8 (11–6) | 18 – Curran | 5 – Creighton | 3 – Curran | Hofstra Arena (417) Hempstead, NY |
| March 1, 2017 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 65–74 | 20–9 (11–7) | 15 – Pellechio | 6 – Curran | 6 – Creighton | Kaplan Arena (361) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2017 7:30 pm | (3) | vs. (6) Northeastern Quarterfinals | W 68–50 | 21–9 | 18 – Creighton | 9 – Curran | 5 – Creighton | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| March 10, 2017 7:00 pm, CSN | (3) | vs. (2) James Madison Semifinals | L 68–76 | 21–10 | 22 – Curran | 7 – Woods | 4 – Tied | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 17, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Duquesne First Round | W 70–47 | 22–10 | 24 – Curran | 9 – Lidge | 6 – Brown | Daskalakis Athletic Center (417) Philadelphia |
| March 19, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Villanova Second Round | L 51–56 | 22–11 | 20 – Curran | 8 – Brown | 6 – Creighton | Daskalakis Athletic Center (599) Philadelphia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||