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2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

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2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
CAA regular season & tournament champions
NCAA women's tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
Record32–4 (18–0 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
Seasons
2012–13 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Delaware 18 0   1.000 32 4   .889
James Madison 15 3   .833 25 11   .694
Drexel 13 5   .722 28 10   .737
Northeastern 10 8   .556 17 13   .567
Old Dominion 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Hofstra 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Towson 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
William & Mary 6 12   .333 8 22   .267
Georgia State 5 13   .278 13 16   .448
George Mason 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
UNC Wilmington 3 15   .167 5 26   .161
2013 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by seventeenth year head coach Tina Martin, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 32–4, 18-0 CAA play to finish in first place for the second consecutive season. They won the 2013 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament for the second year in a row, defeating Drexel once again in the finals. A #6 seed in the Bridgeport region of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, the Blue Hens defeated West Virginia and North Carolina at home to advance to their first ever Sweet Sixteen, where they fell to Kentucky.

Roster

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2012–13 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Courtni Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Millbrook HS Winchester, Virginia
G 3 Jaquetta May 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Delcastle Tech HS Wilmington, Delaware
G 4 Jodi Salyer Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Staunton River HS Roanoke, Virginia
G 10 Kayla Miller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 11 Elena Delle Donne (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware
F 12 Danielle Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Dulaney HS Phoenix, Maryland
F 13 Kelsey Buchanan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Freedom HS South Riding, Virginia
F 14 Alecia Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Woodside HS Newport News, Virginia
G 15 Akeema Richards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Western HS Baltimore, Maryland
G 21 Trumae Lucas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Grimsley HS Greensboro, North Carolina
G 22 Lauren Carra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Dunmore HS Dunmore, Pennsylvania
G 23 Jade Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. John's College HS Ashburn, Virginia
F 24 Joy Caracciolo (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Stonewall Jackson HS Manassas, Virginia
C 33 Stephanie Leon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Northport HS Northport, New York
F 45 Chelsea Craig (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Wooton HS Rockville, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 16 March 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/9/2012*
8:00 pm
No. 11 Sam Houston State
Preseason NIT
W 63-31  1-0
Bob Carpenter Center (1,872)
Newark, Delaware
11/11/2012*
2:00 pm
No. 11 Georgetown
Preseason NIT
L 56-62  1–1
Bob Carpenter Center (859)
Newark, Delaware
11/14/2012*
7:00 pm
No. 17 at Duquesne L 47-51  1–2
Palumbo Center (1,126)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm
Providence W 64-46  2-2
Bob Carpenter Center (3,390)
Newark, Delaware
11/28/2012*
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 68–58  3-2
Bob Carpenter Center (3,596)
Newark, Delaware
12/05/2012*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Rhode Island W 57–40  4-2
Ryan Center (689)
Kingston, Rhode Island
12/09/2012*
2:00 pm
Princeton W 59-58  5-2
Bob Carpenter Center (4,029)
Newark, Delaware
12/20/2012*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Maryland L 53-69  5-3
Bob Carpenter Center (5,089)
Newark, Delaware
12/22/2012*
3:00 pm
at Monmouth W 82-53  6-3
The MAC (710)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
12/29/2012*
5:00 pm
vs. Villanova
Dartmouth Blue Sky Classic
W 59–45  7-3
Leede Arena (843)
Hanover, New Hampshire
12/30/2012*
7:00 pm
vs. Duquesne
Dartmouth Blue Sky Classic
W 60–45  8-3
Leede Arena (748)
Hanover, New Hampshire
01/02/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint John's W 60-59 OT 9-3
Carnesecca Arena (829)
Queens, New York
01/10/2013
7:00 pm
George Mason W 62-27  10-3 (1-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,212)
Newark, Delaware
01/13/2013
2:00 pm
at Old Dominion W 63-46  11-3 (2-0)
Constant Center (2,739)
Norfolk, Virginia
01/15/2013
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 76-51  12-3 (3-0)
Solomon Court (429)
Boston, Massachusetts
01/20/2013
2:00 pm
Towson W 76-44  13-3 (4-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,738)
Newark, Delaware
01/24/2013
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 67-39  14-3 (5-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,151)
Newark, Delaware
01/27/2013
2:00 pm
at Drexel W 65-56  15-3 (6-0)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
01/29/2013
7:00 pm
No. 25 Northeastern L 56–61  16-3 (7-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,583)
Newark, Delaware
01/31/2013
7:00 pm
No. 25 at Georgia State W 70-38  17-3 (8-0)
GSU Sports Arena (738)
Atlanta, Georgia
02/03/2013
2:00 pm
No. 25 Hofstra W 79-63  18-3 (9-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,005)
Newark, Delaware
02/07/2013
7:00 pm
No. 20 at Towson W 77-55  19-3 (10-0)
Towson Center (835)
Towson, Maryland
02/10/2013
2:00 pm
No. 20 at James Madison W 71-64  20-3 (11-0)
JMU Convocation Center (3,787)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/14/2013
7:00 pm
No. 20 Old Dominion W 86-62  21-3 (12-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,382)
Newark, Delaware
02/17/2013
2:00 pm
No. 20 at William & Mary W 66-44  22-3 (13-0)
Kaplan Arena (680)
Williamsburg, Virginia
02/19/2013
7:00 pm
No. 18 at George Mason W 69-55  23–3 (14-0)
Patriot Center (1,349)
Fairfax, Virginia
02/24/2013
4:30 pm, CSN
No. 18 James Madison W 61-60  24-3 (15-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,098)
Newark, Delaware
02/28/2013
7:00 pm
No. 18 at Hofstra W 79-50  25-3 (16-0)
Mack Sports Complex (506)
Hempstead, New York
03/03/2013
3:30 pm, CSN
No. 18 Drexel W 62-57  26-3 (17-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,094)
Newark, Delaware
03/06/2013
7:00 pm
No. 16 at Georgia State W 86-58  27-3 (18-0)
Bob Carpenter Center (5,092)
Newark, Delaware
CAA tournament
03/15/2013
12:00 pm
No. 15 vs. UNC Wilmington
Quarterfinals
W 51-43  28-3
Show Place Arena (2,396)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/16/2013
2:00 pm, CSN
No. 15 vs. Hofstra
Semifinals
W 75-54  29-3
Show Place Arena (2,296)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/17/2015
2:00 pm, CSN
No. 15 vs. Drexel
CAA Championship
W 59-56  30-3
Show Place Arena (2,160)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
NCAA tournament
03/24/2015
12:15 pm, ESPN2
(6) No. 15 (11) West Virginia
First Round
W 66-53  31-3
Bob Carpenter Center (4,532)
Newark, Delaware
03/26/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(6) No. 15 (3) No. 13 North Carolina
Second Round
W 78-69  32-3
Bob Carpenter Center (4,653)
Newark, Delaware
03/30/2013
2:00 pm, ESPN
(6) No. 15 vs. (2) No. 7 Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen
L 62-69  32-4
Webster Bank Arena (8,596)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

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Round Pick Player WNBA Club
1 2 Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky

References

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  1. ^ "CAA Women's Basketball Standings - 2012-13". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball".
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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