2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represents the University of Delaware during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by sixteenth 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 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.

2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
CAA regular season & tournament champions
NCAA women's tournament, second round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 7
Record	31–2 (18–0 CAA)
Head coach	Tina Martin (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeanine Radice Tom Lochner Tiara Malcom
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 CAA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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]

Roster

2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Vanessa Kabongo (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Eastern Commerce Toronto, Ontario G 2 Jocelyn Bailey (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bullis School Kensington, Maryland G 3 Jaquetta May 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Delcastle Tech HS Wilmington, Delaware G 4 Meghan McLean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Upper St. Clair HS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 5 Nina Deal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Alain Fournier Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, France G 10 Kayla Miller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware F 11 Elena Delle Donne (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, Delaware F 12 Danielle Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Dulaney HS Phoenix, Maryland F 13 Kelsey Buchanan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Freedom HS South Riding, Virginia G 15 Akeema Richards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Western HS Baltimore, Maryland G 21 Trumae Lucas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Grimsley HS Greensboro, North Carolina G 22 Lauren Carra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dunmore HS Dunmore, Pennsylvania C 33 Stephanie Leon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Northport HS Northport, New York F 45 Chelsea Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wooton HS Rockville, Maryland C 51 Sarah Acker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Great Nanticoke HS Nanticoke, Pennsylvania	Head coach Tina Martin (Lock Haven) Assistant coach(es) Jeanine Radice (Fordham) Tom Lochner (Temple) Tiara Malcom (Delaware) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 17 March 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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)	Solomon Court (282) Boston, Massachusetts
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	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	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)	GSU Sports Arena (602) Atlanta, Georgia
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)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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

See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
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 Games in August 2011.
• Elena Delle Donne was a consensus 1st team All-American (AP, CSM, WBCA, Wooden, USBWA) and the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year.
• 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

1. "CAA Women's Basketball Standings - 2011-12". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
2. "2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
3. . www.bluehens.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017.
4. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Official website