The 2022–23 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by third-year head coach Amy Mallon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
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, 2023, 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, where they were defeated by Seton Hall in the third round.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes 3 F 6'1" Nazareth, PA Graduated 12 G 5'3" Drexel Hill, PA Graduated 20 F 6'1" Harleysville, PA Graduated 30 F 5'10" Ashburn, VA Graduated
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
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP N/A Coaches RV RV + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week RV Received votes NR Not ranked ( ) Number of first place votes
See also 2022–23 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
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