Coming off a banner season, Drexel releases its 2024-25 women’s hoops schedule
The Dragons open at home against Marist on Nov. 7, the same night they'll hang their CAA championship banner inside the Daskalaskis Athletic Center.
Six months after the Drexel women’s basketball team completed its memorable run to the NCAA women’s tournament and became champion of the Coastal Athletic Association, the team released its 2024-25 schedule.
After exhibition matches against Iona and Lafayette, the Dragons will open the season against Marist at the Daskalakis Athletic Center at 6 p.m. on Nov. 7. That night, Drexel will hoist its CAA championship banner to the rafters of the DAC. The Dragons then will host La Salle on Nov. 13, when they will play in their first game as a member of the Big 5.
Drexel then rounds out a series of home games against another conference champion, hosting reigning Big West champ UC Irvine on Nov. 20. Then it’s a short trip to the Liacouras Center to compete in Big 5 pod play against Temple on Nov. 23.
A trip to State College for a game against Penn State (Nov. 27) will find the Dragons looking for a statement win to bolster their tournament resumé early. The last time these two played, during the 2022-23 season, Drexel emerged with a win.
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After a home matchup against Lehigh (Dec. 4), coach Amy Mallon will lead the Dragons to Finneran Pavilion for the inaugural women’s Big 5 Classic. Next, it’s a two-game road trip at Florida State (Dec. 15), followed by reigning MEAC champion Norfolk State (Dec. 18).
Mallon’s team will end the nonconference portion of the schedule at home against Lebanon Valley, a Division III opponent, on Dec. 29.
As the calendar flips to 2025, Drexel begins the CAA portion of its schedule, opening with a home matchup against rival Delaware (Jan. 3). Other notable conference matchups at the DAC include a homecoming weekend matchup against College of Charleston (Jan. 24), Towson (Feb. 2), William & Mary (Feb. 14), and Monmouth (Feb. 28).
The Dragons will face their biggest CAA challengers on the road this season, first against North Carolina A&T on Jan. 17. The CAA tournament championship rematch against Stony Brook won’t arrive until the Dragons’ last regular season game on March 8.
Drexel will head to Washington for the CAA tournament, which begins March 12 and is at Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington.