2025–26 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

2025–26 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
2025–26 Drexel Dragons women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	21–11 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach	Amy Mallon (6th season);
Associate head coach	Stacy Weiss
Assistant coaches	Kayla Bacon; Stephen Perretta; Mike Perretta;
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

2025–26 CAA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charleston †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	5	.844
Campbell	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
Stony Brook	12	–	6	.667	18	–	15	.545
Monmouth	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Elon	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Towson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
William & Mary	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
North Carolina A&T	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Hofstra	6	–	12	.333	11	–	22	.333
Hampton	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
Northeastern	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
UNC Wilmington	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226

† 2026 CAA tournament winner As of March 19, 2026

The 2025–26 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represents Drexel University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by sixth-year head coach Amy Mallon, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Dragons finished the 2024–25 season 17–13, 12–6 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for third place.^[1] They defeated Monmouth,^[2] before being upset by #9 seed and eventual tournament champions William & Mary in the semifinals of the CAA tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 2, 2025, the Coastal Athletic Association released their preseason poll. Drexel was picked to finish second in the conference, with two first-place votes.^[4]

Preseason rankings

CAA Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Charleston	139 (8)
2	Drexel	125 (2)
3	North Carolina A&T	124 (3)
4	Campbell	112
5	Elon	87
6	William & Mary	83
7	Towson	79
8	Monmouth	71
9	Hofstra	67
10	UNC Wilmington	39
11	Hampton	37
12	Stony Brook	33
13	Northeastern	18
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-CAA Teams

Preseason All-CAA Teams
Team	Name	Class	Position
First	Amaris Baker	Graduate Student	Guard

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	2	Mariah Watkins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Webster Schroeder High School	Rochester, New York
G	3	Amaris Baker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Harcum College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	4	Jalyn McNeill	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Our Lady of Good Counsel High School	Damascus, Maryland
G	8	Julia Garcia Roig	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Xavier	Barcelona, Spain
G	10	Laine McGurk	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	West Chester Rustin High School	West Chester, Pennsylvania
F	11	Deja Evans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Albany	Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
G	12	Grace O'Neill	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Archbishop Carroll High School	West Chester, Pennsylvania
G	20	Molly Rullo	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Cardinal O'Hara High School	Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
G/F	23	Bria Watkins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Webster Schroeder High School	Rochester, New York
F	25	Iriona Gravley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Williamstown High School	Williamstown, New Jersey
G/F	33	Emilee Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Mansfield Timberview High School	Grand Prairie, Texas
F	55	Molly Lavin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	American	London, England

Head coach

Amy Mallon (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Stacy Weiss (Drexel)
Kayla Bacon (Drexel)
Stephen Perretta (Villanova)
Mike Perretta (Villanova)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 10, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 6:00 pm, ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	W 68–60	1–0	33 – McGurk	16 – Evans	5 – O'Neill	Petersen Events Center (638) Pittsburgh, PA
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	W 71–61	2–0	27 – Baker	10 – Evans	2 – Tied	McCann Arena (731) Poughkeepsie, NY
November 12, 2025* 6:00 pm, NBCSP/FloCollege		Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 1	W 72–55	3–0	18 – Baker	10 – Lavin	6 – O'Neill	Daskalakis Athletic Center (808) Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, NBCSP/FloCollege		Loyola (MD)	W 66–57	4–0	20 – Baker	6 – O'Neill	8 – O'Neill	Daskalakis Athletic Center (553) Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	L 57−71	4−1	21 – Baker	10 – O'Neill	6 – O'Neill	Stabler Arena (412) Bethlehem, PA
November 22, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	L 66−73	4−2	35 – Baker	11 – Baker	4 – O'Neill	Wellness and Events Center (232) Newark, NJ
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, NBCSP		at Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 1	L 55–57	4–3	22 – Baker	7 – Tied	4 – O'Neill	Hagan Arena (1,009) Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, NBCSP/FloCollege		American	W 55–48	5–3	20 – Baker	9 – Lavin	4 – Garcia Roig	Daskalakis Athletic Center (479) Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2025* 2:15 pm, NBCSP		vs. Temple Big 5 Classic 3rd Place Game	W 59–52	6–3	22 – Rullo	7 – Evans	6 – McGurk	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 16, 2025* 3:30 pm, FloCollege		Chestnut Hill	W 95–38	7–3	26 – Baker	14 – M. Watkins	6 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (237) Philadelphia, PA
December 20, 2025* 12:00 pm, NBCSP/FloCollege		Vermont	L 59–69	7–4	33 – Baker	8 – O'Neill	7 – McGurk	Daskalakis Athletic Center (340) Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season
January 4, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege		Campbell	L 51−62	7−5 (0–1)	22 – Baker	7 – Evans	4 – Rullo	Daskalakis Athletic Center (404) Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 2026 6:30 pm, FloCollege		at Stony Brook	L 53–57	7–6 (0–2)	20 – Evans	8 – Evans	5 – O'Neill	Stony Brook Arena (552) Stony Brook, NY
January 11, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege		Hofstra	W 67–38	8–6 (1–2)	20 – Evans	7 – Evans	6 – O'Neill	Daskalakis Athletic Center (519) Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Charleston	L 64–74	8–7 (1–3)	17 – Baker	12 – Evans	4 – Rullo	TD Arena (437) Charleston, SC
January 18, 2026 1:00 pm, FloCollege		at UNC Wilmington	W 76–67	9–7 (2–3)	24 – Baker	9 – O'Neill	5 – O'Neill	Trask Coliseum (912) Wilmington, NC
January 23, 2026 6:00 pm, NBCSP/FloCollege		Stony Brook	W 49–41	10–7 (3–3)	13 – Evans	9 – Evans	4 – Rullo	Daskalakis Athletic Center (703) Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege		Towson	W 68–45	11–7 (4–3)	16 – Rullo	9 – McGurk	3 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (366) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Monmouth	W 56–53	12–7 (5–3)	18 – Baker	6 – Evans	3 – O'Neill	OceanFirst Bank Center (569) West Long Branch, NJ
February 1, 2026 1:00 pm, FloCollege		at Northeastern	W 65–56	13–7 (6–3)	24 – McGurk	8 – Evans	7 – Garcia Roig	Cabot Center (281) Boston, MA
February 6, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege		Hampton	W 75–42	14–7 (7–3)	24 – Baker	11 – Evans	5 – O'Neill	Daskalakis Athletic Center (697) Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2026 1:00 pm, FloCollege		Monmouth	L 60–62 ^2OT	14–8 (7–4)	25 – McGurk	9 – Evans	4 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (509) Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2026 6:00 pm, NBCSP/FloCollege		Elon	W 68–59	15–8 (8–4)	27 – Baker	7 – Evans	4 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (335) Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Hampton	W 50–47	16–8 (9–4)	15 – McGurk	8 – Baker	3 – M. Watkins	Hampton Convocation Center (517) Hampton, VA
February 22, 2026 12:00 pm, FloCollege		at William & Mary	W 63–61	17–8 (10–4)	16 – Tied	7 – Tied	5 – Garcia Roig	Kaplan Arena (1,012) Williamsburg, VA
February 27, 2026 6:00 pm, NBCSP/FloCollege		Northeastern	W 72–61	18–8 (11–4)	26 – McGurk	8 – M. Watkins	6 – O'Neill	Daskalakis Athletic Center (776) Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege		North Carolina A&T	W 65–63	19–8 (12–4)	25 – Baker	8 – Evans	4 – O'Neill	Daskalakis Athletic Center (843) Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege		at Hofstra	W 70–56	20–8 (13–4)	15 – McGurk	7 – Rullo	9 – O'Neill	Mack Sports Complex (399) Hempstead, NY
March 7, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege		at Towson	L 58–74	20–9 (13–5)	25 – Baker	5 – Tied	6 – Garcia Roig	TU Arena (576) Towson, MD
CAA tournament
March 13, 2026 8:30 pm, FloCollege	(3)	vs. (6) Elon Quarterfinals	W 68–53	21–9	16 – Baker	7 – Watkins	4 – Tied	CareFirst Arena (1,400) Washington, D.C.
March 14, 2026 4:30 pm, FloCollege	(3)	vs. (10) Hofstra Semifinals						CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved March 10, 2026.
^ "Monmouth's Season Ends in Overtime Versus Drexel". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
^ "Drexel women blown out of CAA tournament in semifinals with 76-54 loss to William & Mary". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Barbot Goes Back-To-Back As CAA Preseason Player of the Year; Charleston Headlines Coaches Poll". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved March 10, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drexel University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
^ "Drexel Dragons 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved March 10, 2026.

[2] "Monmouth's Season Ends in Overtime Versus Drexel". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2026.

[3] "Drexel women blown out of CAA tournament in semifinals with 76-54 loss to William & Mary". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 10, 2026.

[poll-4] "Barbot Goes Back-To-Back As CAA Preseason Player of the Year; Charleston Headlines Coaches Poll". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved March 10, 2026.

[5] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drexel University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2026.

[6] "Drexel Dragons 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2026.

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