The 2022–23 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented

Drexel University Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist. Founded as Drexel Institute of Art, S ...

during the

2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship game ...

. The Dragons, led by third-year head coach

Amy Mallon Amy Mallon (born April 21, 1970) is the head women's basketball coach at Drexel. Career On March 27, 2020, it was announced that Mallon would become the head coach of Drexel's Women's Basketball team, taking the helm from coach Denise Dillon De ...

, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the

Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universi ...

. On December 18, in a game against Penn State, Keishana Washington set the school record for most points scored in regulation with 42 points. On March 17, 2023, Washington again broke the record in the first round of the WNIT scoring 43 points. On January 1, in a game against Towson, Maura Hendrixson set the school record for most assists in a single game with 14 assists.

Previous season

The Dragons finished the 2021–22 season 28–6, 16–2 in CAA play to finish in first place. They lost to Delaware in the CAA tournament championship. As conference regular season champions, the team earned an automatic bid to the

2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament The 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I Women's college basketball teams that were not selected for the field of the 2022 Women's NCAA tournament. The tournament committee announc ...

, where they were defeated by Seton Hall in the third round.

Offseason

Departures

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Preseason

In a poll of the league coaches at the CAA's media day, Drexel was picked to finish in first place in the CAA. Keishana Washington was named to the Preseason All-CAA First Team, and also selected as the Preseason CAA Player of the Year.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards

;Maura Hendrixson *Meghan Creighton Assist Award (team leader in assists) ;Chloe Hodges *Liz Berry Most Improved Award (team's most improved player) ;Kylie Lavelle *CAA All-Rookie Team *CAA Rookie of the Week (4) ;Grace O’Neill *CAA All-Rookie Team *CAA Rookie of the Week (2) *Team Defensive Player of the Year *Rebounding Award (team leader in rebounds) *Charge Leader Award (team leader in charges drawn) *Lil Haas Coaches Award ;Keishana Washington *CAA Player of the Year *CAA All-Conference First Team * AP All-American Honorable Mention * USBWA All-American Honorable Mention *Academic All-American *Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award Semifinalist *USBWA National Player of the Week *CAA Player of the Week (5) *Preseason CAA Player of the Year *Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team *Team Most Valuable Player *Mo Cronin Spirit & Leadership Award *Steven Sher Academic Award

Rankings

References

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