2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
2011–12 Colonial Athletic Association | |
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 31–2 (18–0 CAA) |
Head coach | (16th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Bob Carpenter Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Delaware† | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 2 | .939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion |
7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1][2] |
The 2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represents the
Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 31–2, going 18-0 in CAA play to win their second CAA regular season championship. They won the 2012 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament, defeating Drexel in the finals to win their first CAA title. A #3 seed in the Des Moines region of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
, the Blue Hens defeated #14 seed Arkansas-Little Rock for the first Delaware NCAA Basketball tournament win, men's or women's, before falling to #11 seed Kansas in the second round.
Roster
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Roster |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2011* 7:00 pm |
Rhode Island | W 89-53 | 1-0 |
Bob Carpenter Center (3,211) Newark, Delaware | |||||||
11/17/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 11 Penn State | W 80-71 | 2-0 |
Bob Carpenter Center (3,352) Newark, Delaware | |||||||
11/22/2011* 7:00 pm |
at Villanova | W 64-56 | 3-0 |
The Pavilion (1,517) Villanova, Pennsylvania | |||||||
11/27/2011* 1:00 pm |
at St. Bonaventure | W 61-49 | 4-0 |
Reilly Center (417) St. Bonaventure, New York | |||||||
12/01/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 24 | at Princeton | W 81-70 | 5-0 |
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,824) Princeton, New Jersey | ||||||
12/04/2011 2:00 pm |
No. 24 | William & Mary | W 73-57 | 6-0 (1-0) |
Bob Carpenter Center (3,365) Newark, Delaware | ||||||
12/05/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 22 | Yale | W 77-45 | 7-0 |
Bob Carpenter Center (2,439) Newark, Delaware | ||||||
12/11/2011* 2:00 pm |
No. 22 | at Wake Forest | W 70-57 | 8-0 |
Joel Coliseum (507) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||
12/19/2011* 7:05 pm |
No. 19 | at Providence | W 68-47 | 9-0 |
Alumni Hall (187) Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
12/28/2011* 2:30 pm |
No. 19 | vs. East Carolina Terrapin Classic at Maryland |
W 60-40 | 10-0 |
Comcast Center (4,795) College Park, Maryland | ||||||
12/29/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 19 | at No. 5 Maryland Terrapin Classic at Maryland |
L 76-85 | 10-1 |
Comcast Center (8,733) College Park, Maryland | ||||||
01/05/2012 7:00 pm |
No. 21 | Towson | W 74-51 | 11-1 (2-0) |
Bob Carpenter Center (3,804) Newark, Delaware | ||||||
01/08/2012 2:00 pm |
No. 21 | George Mason | W 66-54 | 12-1 (3-0) |
Patriot Center (670) Fairfax, Virginia | ||||||
01/12/2012 7:00 pm |
No. 20 | UNC Wilmington | W 69-37 | 13-1 (4-0) |
Bob Carpenter Center (3,552) Newark, Delaware | ||||||
01/15/2012 2:00 pm |
No. 20 | at Northeastern | W 70-54 | 14-1 (5-0) |
Boston, Massachusetts
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01/19/2012 7:00 pm |
No. 16 | at Towson | W 65-46 | 15-1 (6-0) |
Towson Center (1,041) Towson, Maryland | ||||||
01/22/2012 3:30 pm, CSN
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No. 16 | at Drexel | W 60-49 | 16-1 (7-0) |
Bob Carpenter Center (5,021) Newark, Delaware | ||||||
01/26/2012 7:00 pm |
No. 15 | Hofstra | W 84-66 | 17-1 (8-0) |
Bob Carpenter Center (3,510) Newark, Delaware | ||||||
01/29/2012 7:00 pm, CSN |
No. 15 | at James Madison | W 72–65 | 18-1 (9-0) |
JMU Convocation Center (4,637)
Harrisonburg, Virginia | ||||||
02/02/2012 7:00 pm |
No. 12 | at UNC Wilmington | W 62-53 | 19-1 (10-0) |
Trask Coliseum (1,253) Wilmington, North Carolina | ||||||
02/05/2012 2:00 pm |
No. 12 | Virginia Commonwealth | W 68-49 | 20-1 (11-0) |
Bob Carpenter Center (4,646) Newark, Delaware | ||||||
02/09/2012 7:00 pm |
No. 12 | Old Dominion
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W 76-63 | 21-1 (12-0) |
Bob Carpenter Center (4,111) Newark, Delaware | ||||||
02/12/2012 2:00 pm |
No. 12 | at Georgia State | W 94-56 | 22-1 (13-0) |
Atlanta, Georgia
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02/16/2012 7:00 pm |
No. 10 | at Hofstra | W 89-79 | 23-1 (14-0) |
Mack Sports Complex (1,194)
Hempstead, New York | ||||||
02/19/2012 2:00 pm |
No. 10 | at Drexel | W 40-39 | 24-1 (15-0) |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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02/23/2012 7:00 pm |
No. 9 | George Mason | W 71-53 | 25-1 (16-0) |
Bob Carpenter Center (4,824) Newark, Delaware | ||||||
02/26/2012 2:00 pm |
No. 9 | Northeastern | W 89-71 | 26-1 (17-0) |
Bob Carpenter Center (5,043) Newark, Delaware | ||||||
02/29/2012 7:00 pm |
No. 8 | at William & Mary | W 79-53 | 27-1 (18-0) |
Kaplan Arena (953) Williamsburg, Virginia | ||||||
CAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/09/2012 12:00 pm |
No. 7 | vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals |
W 74-54 | 28-1 |
Show Place Arena (2,401) Upper Marlboro, Maryland | ||||||
03/10/2012 12:00 pm, CSN |
No. 7 | vs. UNC Wilmington Semifinals |
W 66-39 | 29-1 |
Show Place Arena (1,926) Upper Marlboro, Maryland | ||||||
03/11/2012 12:30 pm, CSN |
No. 7 | vs. Drexel CAA Championship |
W 59-43 | 30-1 |
Show Place Arena (2,223) Upper Marlboro, Maryland | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/18/2015* 4:20 pm, ESPN2 |
(3) No. 7 | at (14) Arkansas-Little Rock First Round |
W 73-42 | 31-1 |
Jack Stephens Center (3,466) Little Rock, Arkansas | ||||||
03/20/2012* 8:40 pm, ESPN2 |
(3) No. 7 | vs. (11) Kansas Second Round |
L 60-70 | 31-2 |
Jack Stephens Center (2,744) Little Rock, Arkansas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .All times are in Eastern Time |
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Post | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | N/A |
Coaches | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Awards and honors
- Elena Delle Donne won a gold medal representing Team USA in the 2011 World University Gamesin August 2011.
- Elena Delle Donne was a consensus 1st team .
- Elena Delle Donne received CAA Player of the Year, first team All-CAA selection, and CAA All-Defensive team, while Lauren Carra was selected to the third team All-CAA.[4]
References
- ^ "CAA Women's Basketball Standings - 2011-12". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ "2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ "Women's Basketball - Schedule - BlueHens.com - UD Athletics". www.bluehens.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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