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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.
El equipo está dirigido por la entrenadora Denise Dillon, que ha estado al frente del programa desde 2010. Dillon ha llevado a las Dragons a un récord general de 196-116 y a cuatro apariciones en el Torneo de la NCAA.
Las Dragons cuentan con una serie de jugadoras talentosas, incluidas la alero Sarah Curran, la base Keishana Washington y la pivot Bailey Greenberg. Curran es la máxima anotadora del equipo, con un promedio de 18,5 puntos por partido. Washington es la principal pasadora del equipo, con un promedio de 5,5 asistencias por partido. Greenberg es la principal reboteadora del equipo, con un promedio de 8 rebotes por partido.
Las Dragons son un equipo joven y talentoso que tiene el potencial de hacer una profunda carrera en el Torneo de la NCAA. Con una sólida combinación de experiencia y juventud, las Dragons son un equipo al que hay que tener en cuenta en la A-10.