Drexel Women's Basketball Is In The 2024 NCAA Tournament: 5 things To Know
Drexel Women's Basketball Is In The 2024 NCAA Tournament: 5 things To Know
Drexel Women's Basketball won the 2024 CAA Championship and later learned its matchup for the NCAA Tournament. Here's what to know.
Drexel Women's Basketball punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament following the Dragons' upset win over No.1 Stony Brook in the CAA Women's Basketball Championship. After beating a No.1 seed the Dragons learned they will face No.1 seed Texas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Drexel is the Cinderella story of the CAA this year earning a conference championship after coming into the tournament as the No.7 seed.
Here's what to know as Drexel heads Into the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
Drexel Women's Basketball NCAA Tournament 2024 Preview
Here's a look at five things to know as Drexel heads into the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament this year.
1. Drexel NCAA Tournament History
The Dragons earned their trip to the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and learned they are the 16th seed set to face No.1 Texas in the first round. Here's a look at Drexel's performance in the tournament in previous years.
Year Seed Round Opponent Result
- 2009 #12 First Round #5 Kansas State L 44–68
- 2021 #14 First Round #3 Georgia L 53–67
2. Drexel Women's Basketball has momentum
Drexel Women's Basketball won its third CAA Tournament title on March 17, with a 68-60 win over No.1 Stony Brook. In the CAA Championship Game, Drexel shot 50% from FG and 57% from the 3-point FG.
One of their best shooting performances as a team came on day four of the tournament after having to win in each round as the No.7 seed.
This is the second consecutive time the No.7 seed has won the CAA Women's tournament. Coming off a great shooting night against No.1 Stony Brook will aid in their preparation for No. 1 Texas
3. Drexel's Amaris Baker Is Leading The Way In March.
Amaris Baker, who was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2024 Championship, led the charge with a game high 19 points points and four three-pointers . Baker has led the Dragons in scoring over the past four contents peaking at the right time in March Madness.
Baker averaged 19.8 points per game during the Dragons four-day run in the CAA Tournament.
On the season, Baker is averaging 11.8 ppg while shooting 46% from the field and 34% from 3-point FG. In the Championship game she contributed four three-pointers, Brooke Mullin also hit four three-pointers and has played a major part in the Dragon's run as well.
4.Drexel's Stat Leaders
Here's a look at Drexel's current stat leaders heading into the NCAA Tournament.
Points
Name GP Pts Pts/G
- #03 Baker, Amaris 33 388 11.8
- #15 Mullin, Brooke 33 340 10.3
- #05 Hodges, Chloe 33 287 8.7
Three-Point Field Goals
Name GP 3PM 3PA 3P% 3PM/G 3PA/G
- #15 Mullin, Brooke 33 52 164 .317 1.6 5.0
- #03 Baker, Amaris 33 26 75 .347 0.8 2.3
- #41 McGurk, Laine 28 20 74 .270 0.7 2.6
Rebounds
Name GP REB AVG/G OFF OFF/G DEF DEF/G
- #12 O'Neill, Grace 32 171 5.3 47 1.5 124 3.9
- #05 Hodges, Chloe 33 166 5.0 50 1.5 116 3.5
- #03 Baker, Amaris 33 140 4.2 50 1.5 90 2.7
Assists
Name GP AST AST/G
- #15 Mullin, Brooke 33 123 3.7
- #05 Hodges, Chloe 33 116 3.5
- #12 O'Neill, Grace 32 100 3.1
5. Drexel Women's Basketball Roster
Here's the 2023-2024 team roster
NAME POS HT CLASS BIRTHPLACE
- Sira Ba2 #4 F 5' 11" JR Montreal, Canada
- Clara Bergeron #22 F 6' 2" FR Montreal, Canada
- Chloe Hodges #5 F 6' 0" SR Adelaide, Australia
- Hetta Saatman #2 F 6' 2" SR Lancaster, PA
- Jasmine Valentine #21 F 5' 11" SR Odenton, MD
- Amaris Baker #3 G 5' 8" JR Philadelphia, PA
- Erin Doherty #25 G 5' 7" SR Havertown, PA
- Momo LaClair #23 G 5' 10" JR Syracuse, NY
- Jennifer Martin #20 G 5' 10" SO Westford, MA
- Laine McGurk #41 G 5' 10" FR West Chester, PA
- Jalyn McNeil #l4 G 5' 9" SO Damascus, MD
- Brooke Mullin #15 G 5' 11" SR Langhorne, PA
- Grace O'Neill #12 G 5' 7" SO West Chester, PA
- Erin Sweeney #13 G 5' 10" SR Havertown, PA
Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket
The bracket was announced on March 17.
THE. BRACKET. 😍
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Drexel Women's Basketball Games In 2023-2024
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Who Does Drexel play in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament?
Drexel is the 16th seed and will face off vs No.1 Texas in the first round
When Does Drexel play in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament?
The contest between Drexel vs. Texas will tip off on March 22.
Time: TBD
When Does The 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Start?
The tournament will begin with Selection Sunday on March 17, followed by the First Four on March 20-21.
After the opening round is complete, the field will be set with the top 64 teams and the first round will start on March 22-23.
What Is Selection Sunday?
Selection Sunday is the day the NCAA committee releases the full tournament bracket initial seeding of all 68 teams.
Thirty-two teams will automatically qualify for the tournament by winning their conference tournament.
That leaves 36 other teams fighting for an at-large bid from the selection committee, which is considered through multiple stats and rankings to determine who receives the at-large bid.
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