Men's Basketball
The men’s basketball team had another solid year, winning 18 games under Zach Spiker. The Dragons finished the campaign with an 18-15 record and were 9-9 in CAA play. It was the fifth straight winning season, the first time that has happened since 1996-97. The Dragons came on late in the season and won four straight games entering the postseason. One of those wins came against Delaware, which gave Drexel its third consecutive season sweep of its long-time rival. The Dragons have now won six in a row against UD, their longest winning streak against Delaware in 39 years.
Drexel defeated Elon at the CAA Championships before falling to top-seeded Towson in a tightly contested game in Washington, D.C. Shane Blakeney, who will be back in the Blue and Gold next season, had the best offensive game of his career against the Tigers. He scored a career-high 24 points and was 9-for-11 from the floor. He also drained five of his six long-range attempts and kept the Dragons in the game.
Kobe MaGee and Cole Hargrove each received postseason accolades from both the Big 5 and the CAA. MaGee was a was a Second Team All-Big 5 selection and a Third-Team All-CAA performer. He led the Dragons with 14 points per game and 82 3-pointers. MaGee shot 47 percent from the floor and drained 44 percent of his shots from behind the three-point stripe. Hargrove was an Honorable Mention All-Big 5 selection and was named the named the Big 5’s Most Improved Player. The Big 5 slate was highlighted by the Dragons defeating cross-town rival Penn, 60-47, in the Big 5 Classic at Wells Fargo Center.
Women's Basketball
The Drexel women’s basketball team, under the leadership of fifth-year head coach Amy Mallon, finished 17-13 overall and 12-6 in the CAA, posting the programs 11th straight winning season. 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, scored double-digits in 25 of Drexel’s 28 games in the regular season.
Joining Baker with conference 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. She is now ranked seventh all-time in blocks. In Drexel’s game versus Temple, Evans tied a single-game school record for blocks after rejecting nine shots. The sophomore came one block short of a triple-double, finishing the game with 18 points and 11 rebounds in 39 minutes of play.
The Dragons defeated La Salle on Nov. 13, 73-40, to earn the program's first victory as members of the Philadelphia Big 5. Overall, the Dragons were 12-2 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center during the 24-25 season. This mark also included a late-season game against William & Mary in which the Dragons took down the Tribe in overtime after Chloe Hodges was fouled beyond the three-point line with time expiring. Hodges sank all three attempts to lift the Dragons past the Tribe, 59-58.
Field Hockey
The field hockey team had an outstanding season and finished the year with a 14-5 overall record. The Dragons were the CAA regular season champions and ended the regular season undefeated in CAA play (6-0), earning the top seed in the postseason for the first time since 2010.
Head Coach Denise Zelenak led the team to its second straight 14-win season. It was the third straight year the Dragons won at least 10 games. Zelenak, who picked up her 300th career win against Wagner, was named the CAA Coach of the Year for the second time in her career.
Sophomore Valentine Van Hellemont became the first Drexel player to win CAA Player of the Year since 2010. Van Hellemont finished second in the CAA in goals per game and fourth in points per game. Pien Elsen was named the CAA Defensive Player of the year. It was the first time a Drexel player won that award since 2009. Elsen was the leader of the Drexel defense that led the CAA and was ranked 17th in the nation in scoring defense. Both Van Hellmont and Elsen were First Team All-CAA selections. Joining them on that team was graduate student Anna Castaldo, who finished sixth in the league in points per game. Goalie Alana Poole was named to the CAA’s Second Team and was an All-Rookie selection. She was fourth in the nation in both win-loss percentage and goals against average.
Golf
The golf team made a memorable run in the CAA Championships and narrowly missed taking home the school’s first CAA title in the sport. Drexel rallied late and when Griffin Mitchell drained an eagle putt on the 54th and final hole of the tournament, the Dragons forced a playoff with Elon for the championship. The Dragons came up just short as they concluded the season with their best finish in the Championship in Ben Feld’s final season leading the program.
The Dragons picked up their second straight Temple Invitational victory early in the season. Drexel posted a second-place finish at the Golden Horseshoe Invitational in Williamsburg, Va. and placed third in both the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate and the Peoples Championship in St. Simons Island, Ga.
Mitchell and Drue Nicholas were named Second Team All-CAA in 2025. Mitchell was named to the team for the second straight season. He finished second overall at the CAA Championship and was named to the All-Tournament team. Nicholas leaves Drexel as one of its most decorated golfers. He was honored by the CAA in each of his four seasons, once as a First Team All-CAA selection and three times as a Second Team pick. He earned eight career CAA Player of the Week awards and four career tournament victories. Brockton English and Andrew Wallace, who were each key contributors in 2025, also graduated in June.
Men's Lacrosse
Under the leadership of first-year head coach Steve Boyle, the Drexel men’s lacrosse team earned its sixth straight appearance in the CAA Championship and advanced all the way to the conference title game. The Dragons were 4-3 in CAA play, which gave them the third seed. Drexel thrashed 16th-ranked Fairfield in the CAA semis, 14-6, and narrowly missed winning a CAA title. The Dragons fell to 15th-ranked Towson, 13-10, in the finals and closed the season at 8-8 overall.
Collin Gucwa, Jack Joyner and Max Semple were each named to the CAA’s Second Team. Gucwa, a senior, was named Second Team All-CAA in back-to-back seasons. The native of Pottstown, Pa., was a starter on Drexel's defense for the last three seasons. This year, the Dragons led the CAA in scoring defense in league games. Joyner started 15 games this season at midfield. He scored 15 goals, handed out 12 assists and was fourth on the team with 27 points. Semple, an attackman, led the Dragons with 41 goals. It marked just the 10th time in Drexel history a player has scored at least 40 goals in a season and the first since 2019 (Reid Bowering). Semple finished his career third all-time at Drexel with 129 career goals.
Women's Lacrosse
Women's Lacrosse posted the most wins in program history, finishing with a 14-4 record, including a single-season record 10 consecutive wins. It tied for the longest win streak by a CAA team since the turn of the century. In addition, the program finished the year ranked 24th in the IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse final polls.
Jenika Cuocco was named CAA Goalkeeper of the Year for the third consecutive season. She became the first player in CAA history to earn three straight major postseason awards and to win four overall. She was named an All-American Honorable Mention by both USA Lacrosse and Inside Lacrosse.
Seven Dragons were named to the CAA All-Conference teams with Cuocco and Allison Drake being named to the First Team. Anna Maria Gragnani, Kate Quinn, and Camryn Ryan earned Second Team honors as Emma Nikolic and Teagan Quinn received All-Rookie Team recognition. Drake led the team with 55 tallies and had 40 goals in back-to-back seasons. She was one of the most consistent strikers in the country, finishing with a .625 shot percentage, the fifth best in the NCAA. Bea Buckley set a new single-season program record with 44 assists, while Gragnani broke a program record with 15 draw controls in the win against William & Mary.
Men’s Rowing
The Dragons won the men’s points title for the fourth consecutive year at the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta and Drexel captured the overall championship in back-to-back seasons. The third varsity 8+ and varsity 4+ each won gold as six boats finished on the podium. The varsity 8+ team, which included six freshmen, rowed to a bronze medal finish.
The Dragons found themselves on the podium multiple times throughout the spring. The second varsity 8+ took down UC San Diego and Oregon State, while also capturing two first place finishes at the Schuylkill Invitational. The third varsity 8+ won gold at both the Bergen and Kerr Cups. The varsity 4+ boat finished the season with a 12th place finish at the IRA National Championships.
Andrew Manns was named to the 2025 IRCA Athlete Watchlist to begin the season. Manns and Head Coach Matt Weaver were selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Under 23 World Championships in St. Catharines, Canada.
Women’s Rowing
The women’s rowing team placed second overall at the CAA Championships as three boats placed in the top-three on the Cooper River. The varsity 4+ team captured gold, giving Drexel its first CAA Championship win since 2022. The V4+ win was the first in the event since 2019 and handed Northeastern its first loss at the Championships in three years.
Drexel’s varsity 8+ took home gold at the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta for the second straight season. All five of Drexel’s boats qualified for Grand Finals, as Drexel saw the 2V8+ boat win gold. The team combined with the men’s program to win the overall team points trophy, taking home the championship in back-to-back seasons.
Earlier in the year the varsity 8+ raised the Lela H. Kerr Cup for the seventh consecutive season. Drexel has now won the V8+ race in 17 of the last 22 years competing in the event. Overall, four of the five boats were victorious. The V8+ team also captured the Kelly Cup on Boathouse Row for the third time in four seasons.
Individually, Jaelyn Walsh, Fiona Steele, Baylor Henry, Taylor Powell and Ellen McCallin were all named to the All-CAA Team.
Men’s Soccer
David Castellanos, in his first year as head coach, led the Dragons to a 9-6-2 overall record and a 5-2-1 mark in conference play. Behind the offensive production of Dominick Bachstein and Patrick Short, who were both named to the CAA First Team, Drexel finished second in the conference, punched its fifth straight ticket to the conference tournament and hosted the quarterfinals and semifinals at Vidas Field. Earlier in the season, the Dragons defeated No. 14 Hofstra, 5-4 at Vidas Field. It was the first time that the program has defeated a ranked opponent since 2012.
Short was named the CAA’s Co-Midfielder of the Year and was selected to the Academic All-America First Team. Bachstein paced the Dragons in goals, scoring 12, and assisted on six others to finish with 30 points. It was the most points for a Dragon in a season since the program joined the CAA in 2002. Short finished the season with five goals and 10 assists.
Defender Colin Davis earned Third Team All-CAA honors. Joining him on the backline was Drexel newcomer Gavin Carmichael, who earned a CAA All-Rookie nod. On the frontline, Omar Jallow scored three goals and picked up one assist, joining Carmichael on the CAA All-Rookie team.
Women’s Soccer
Women’s soccer finished with four wins and four draws in Ray Goons 28th season as Head Coach. The Dragons collected victories over Penn and defending-CAA Champion Towson. DU rallied from a four goal deficit to draw with Lehigh, 4-4. It was the biggest comeback in Drexel women’s soccer history.
Casey Touey was the team's leading scorer. The Rockledge, Pa., native recorded three goals and added four assists for 10 points. Touey has etched her name into Drexel’s record book. Touey finished her Drexel career fifth all-time in assists, eighth in points and ninth in goals.
Liv Brocious was second on the team with nine points in her sophomore campaign. She scored both of Drexel’s goals in the 2-1 victory over Penn. Madison Maxwell, who played every minute of every game, moved into fifth all-time in career games played with 77.
Off the field, six players were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team and the team was one of eight at Drexel to achieve 100 percent on the NCAA Graduate Success Rate. Additionally, 11 Dragons earned a 4.0 GPA.
Softball
The Drexel softball team concluded its 2025 campaign with a pair of victories against the Stony Brook Seawolves to win the three-game series. First-year performer Kylah Reading hit .325 and recorded 41 hits in her freshman campaign. She led the team in each category. Reading was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team. Mia Garza, who graduated in June, finished her senior season with 35 hits and 20 runs batted in. She also led the team in on-base plus slugging with a .868 mark. In her first year in a Drexel uniform, Madison Taylor led the Dragons in strikeouts, fanning 52 batters. The junior transfer finished the season with a pair of saves and eight complete games.
Lily Meunink and Taylor were each named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
Men’s Squash
Men’s squash finished the year ranked eighth in the nation with an 11–9 record. The Dragons repeated as Middle Atlantic Squash Conference (MASC) champions, edging out No. 5 Virginia in a thrilling 5–4 match to win the Holley Cup for the second straight year. Drexel recorded victories over four top-15 opponents during the season, including Cornell, Columbia, Franklin & Marshall and Virginia. The Dragons advanced to the quarterfinals of the Collegiate Squash Association National Championships, where they came up short against second-ranked Princeton.
Head coach John White was named MASC Coach of the Year for the second straight season. At the CSA Individual Championships, Haris Qasim advanced to the second round before falling to the tournament’s top overall seed. His performance earned him Collegiate Squash Association Second Team All-America recognition.
Four Drexel players earned All-MASC honors: Qasim, Guido Lindner and Youssef Bastawy were named to the First Team, while Yuri Pelbart was a Second Team selection. Qasim also earned additional academic distinction as a member of the 2024–25 Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Men’s At-Large Team.
Women’s Squash
Women’s Squash concluded the year ranked No. 10 nationally after earning 10 wins. Five of those victories came against teams ranked in the top 20 (Columbia, Tufts, Dartmouth and Georgetown twice). Drexel placed third at the Middle Atlantic Squash Conference (MASC) Championships with a dominant 8–1 win over Georgetown.
Moa Bonnemark earned First Team All-MASC honors and was named to the 2024–25 Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Women’s At-Large Team. Emma Bartley, Dina Rosli and Emi Falconi received All-MASC Second Team recognition. Rosli led the Dragons with 12 individual wins, including strong performances against Dartmouth and Columbia late in the season.
Falconi and Eveli Malk each reached double-digit wins, with Falconi notching key victories over Columbia, Dartmouth and Cornell. Lydia Robinson also hit double digits, finishing the year with 10 wins. Maddie Laine added eight victories, while freshman Ariyan Irani impressed with a 6–1 mark.
Men’s Swimming and Diving
The Men's Swimming and Diving team capped a perfect 8–0 regular season with a third-place finish at the 2025 CAA Championships. The Dragons collected 16 medals, set three CAA records and broke eight program records. They were ranked 25th among Division I Mid-Major programs following the dual meet season and were recognized as a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team after posting the second-highest team GPA in the nation during the winter term. Head Coach Nathan Lavery was named CAA Men’s Coach of the Year for the second time in his career.
Graduate student Jakub Kwasny earned six All-CAA honors at the conference meet, highlighted by gold medals in the 100- and 200-butterfly. Kwasny also contributed to four record-setting relays, including two that were CAA records (the 400 free relay and the 400 medley relay). He was named to the 2024–25 Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Team.
Freshman Joshua Gratton was named the CAA Rookie Diver of the Year after an impressive debut season on the boards. Additional school records came from Sebastian Smith in the 50- and 100- free, as well as from the 800 free relay team of Alessio Gianni, Reds Rullis, Andrea Casini and Petar Pavalic. The Dragons medaled in all five relay events at the CAA Championships.
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Women’s Swimming and Diving closed out a strong campaign with a 6–1 dual meet record, highlighted by a 177–85 win at Monmouth in the season finale. The team earned seven medals and broke four program records at the CAA Championships, where they were led by standout freshman Brittany Corbett, who won two individual titles. The Dragons were also recognized as a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team after finishing with the 22nd-highest team GPA in the nation during the winter term.
Corbett captured gold in both the 500 free and the 1650 free. She was also part of the school-record-setting 800 free relay alongside Federica Nocera, Jessie Rothrock and Harper Barrowman. Nocera earned silver in the 200 back and bronze in the 100 back, while Megan Ehrnfeldt took silver in the 200 fly and broke a program record in the 100 fly. Mari Alencar added a bronze in the 100 free, and the 400 free relay team of Nocera, Rothrock, Ehrnfeldt, and Alencar also won bronze while setting a new school mark. Ehrnfeldt and Corbett both finished the season ranked in the top 15 in the CAA in individual points, placing 8th and 13th, respectively.
Men’s Tennis
The Dragons had a solid season and reached as high as No. 73 in the national ITA rankings during the campaign. Drexel earned its first-ever win over William & Mary and once again qualified for the CAA Championship. Drexel posted 10 victories on the season and defeated local rivals Temple, Villanova and Saint Joseph’s to sweep its matches against fellow Philadelphia schools.
Will Burridge led the team in singles play, earning Third Team All-CAA honors after recording a team-high 17 singles wins. He competed mainly at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Alex De Sousa, who played exclusively at the top of the ladder, also earned Third Team All-CAA Singles recognition in his final year with 11 victories. De Sousa paired with Roman Lafond at No. 1 doubles, and the duo finished the season with 10 wins to earn Second Team All-CAA Doubles honors.
Off the court, Burridge, De Sousa and Lafond were each named to the CSC Academic All-District Team, recognizing their achievements both academically and athletically.
Women’s Tennis
The Women's Tennis team finished the season with a 7–9 overall record. Drexel was riddled by injuries all year and played without three starters for the majority of the spring. Despite that, they picked up wins against Saint Joseph’s, Villanova, Monmouth and Hofstra.
Elisa Rigazio earned Second Team All-CAA Singles honors after compiling a 14–8 record overall. She was 10–5 in dual play and also earned recognition on the 2024–25 CSC Academic All-District Team. Freshman Sofiya Snitko led the team in overall singles wins a 17–8 record, earning All-CAA Third Team honors. Snitko and Rigazio paired at the top of the doubles lineup, finishing with a team-best seven wins to earn Second Team All-CAA Doubles accolades.
Freshman Anastasia Kavounov also had a standout debut season, finishing 16–10 in singles play with most of her victories coming at the No. 3 and No. 4 positions. Kavounov teamed with Rebecca Fiedler for 11 wins at No. 2 doubles, giving Drexel one of its most consistent pairings of the season.
Wrestling
Drexel won the EIWA Independence Division Championship as Mert ‘67 and Joanne ‘69 Hill Head Coach Matt Azevedo was named EIWA Coach of the Year. The Dragons ended with a 6-1 mark in the conference (11-10 overall), going a perfect 4-0 in the division. DU defeated a pair of nationally-ranked opponents in CSU Bakersfield and Cal Poly.
All 10 Dragons placed at the EIWA Championships as Drexel finished second overall. Luke Nichter and Kyle Waterman were the first Drexel wrestlers to reach a final since 2022. Mickey O’Malley, Jordan Soriano and Jasiah Queen all qualified for the NCAA DI Wrestling Championships that Drexel hosted at Wells Fargo Center.
O’Malley was a national qualifier for the fifth time in his career. He is now third all-time at the school with 29 pins in his career. Queen punched his ticket to NCAAs for the first time and became the first freshman to do so at Drexel since 2021. Soriano, a junior, also competed in his first NCAA Championships. He had 12 wins in the regular season and finished third at EIWAs.
The Dragons also excelled in the classroom with the eighth-best GPA in Division I at 3.562. Giuseppe Hoose, O’Malley, Desmond Pleasant and Kyle Waterman were named Scholar All-Americans.