Drexel University Women's Basketball

Amy Mallon, a fixture on Drexel’s bench for the past 19 seasons, agreed to terms on Friday, March 27, 2020 to become the head women’s basketball coach at Drexel University. Mallon became just the sixth head coach since the school became a Division I member. Mallon coached the Dragons to it's 11th straight winning season after posting a 17-13 record, tying for third in the regular season in the Coastal Athletic Association with a 12-6 tab in conference play. Led by First Team All-CAA honoree Amaris Baker, Drexel clinched the fourth seed of the CAA Tournament and received a double-bye to the CAA Quarterfinals. Baker, who led the CAA in scoring with 17.1 points per game. Joining Baker in the conference’s postseason accolades was transfer Deja Evans, who was a defensive powerhouse for the Dragons. Evans finished the season with 66 blocks and propelled herself into the Drexel record book now ranked seventh all-time in blocks. The Dragons defeated La Salle on Nov. 13, 73-40 to earn the program its first victory as members of the Philadelphia Big 5. The home game was one of the 12 home games that Drexel won during the season, marking a 12-2 record inside the Daskalakis Athletic Center. In Drexel’s game against North Carolina A&T on January 17, Cara McCormack scored the 1000th point of her career. Academically, the Dragons finished with a 3.69 team GPA and had four Dragons finish with a 4.0 and a spot on the Dean’s List. Iriona Gravely, Molly Lavin, Laine McGurk and Mariah Watkins al

A former Drexel captain, Kayla Bacon begins her third year on staff and her second as an assistant coach with the Dragons. In 2023-24, Bacon helped guide the Dragons to their third CAA Title after completing a seven-game win streak to end the season. In part, Drexel pushed its postseason streak to 10 straight years. The Dragons completed its historic run by defeating No. 10 Delaware in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals, where they would have a postseason rematch, with the No. 2 Monmouth Hawks defeating them, 58-56, to earn a spot in the conference semifinals against Towson. In the semis, Drexel hit a buzzer-beater with three seconds remaining to down the Tigers and face the top-seeded Stony Brook. The Dragons defeated the Seawolves 68-60. Drexel entered the NCAA Tournament as the 16th seed and played the top-ranked Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas. In her first season on the Dragons’ bench, Drexel posted its sixth consecutive full season with 20 or more wins and went to their ninth consecutive national postseason tournament while multiple players earned All-Conference and national honors. A native of Owings Mills, Md., Bacon was a team captain for the Dragons and appeared in 101 games in her career from 2018-21. She scored in double figures three times as a senior and was a key member of the Dragons' run to the 2021 CAA Championship, averaging better than 27 minutes per game during the tournament. She was also a founding member of the Black Student-Athlete Unio

Mike Perretta was named assistant coach of the Drexel women's basketball team in October of 2025. As part of the women's basketball staff, Perretta will have...

Regan Gallagher joined the Drexel women's basketball team as the Director of Basketball Operations in June of 2025.Gallagher joins the Drexel staff after spe...

Coaching Drexel University Associate Head Coach (2020-present) Drexel University Recruiting Coordinator (2015-20) Drexel University Assistant Coach (2012-20)...

Stephen Perretta was named as Director of Basketball Operations in July of 2024. Perretta comes to Drexel after spending a season with the Iona Gaels. The 20...