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The Drexel Dragons women's basketball program represents intercollegiate women's basketball at Drexel University. The team currently competes in the Coastal Athletic Association in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and play home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
History
Drexel women's basketball began in 1887, and the first officially organised team began playing in 1909. The first intercollegiate season began in 1921, playing their first game against Swarthmore College. The first games were played at the 33rd Street Armory. The Dragons joined Division I in 1982. In the 1980s, the team nickname changed from the Dragonettes to the Dragons.
Drexel accomplished two consecutive undefeated seasons in 1965–66 and 1966–67. Both teams finished with a record of 8–0.
Drexel has received three bids to the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament, occurring in 2009, 2021, and 2024. Drexel's women's basketball team won their first national title in 2013, winning the NIT Tournament.
On February 22, 2007, Drexel defeated Northeastern 98–90 in an NCAA Division I record five overtimes.
Die Frauen von Drexel haben vier CAA-Turniermeisterschaften (2009, 2013, 2019, 2022) und einen regulären Saisontitel der CAA (2019) gewonnen. Sie nahmen bisher 10 Mal am NCAA-Turnier teil und erreichten 2013 das Sweet 16.
Zu den bemerkenswerten Spielerinnen von Drexel gehören:
* Hollie Mershon (Naismith College Player of the Year 1990)
* Sarah Curran (CAA-Spielerin des Jahres 2009)
* Gabriela Marginean (CAA-Spielerin des Jahres 2013)
* Meghan Creighton (CAA-Spielerin des Jahres 2019)
* Keishana Washington (CAA-Turnierspielerin des Jahres 2022)
Der aktuelle Cheftrainer von Drexel ist Amy Mallon, die seit 2019 im Amt ist.