A few years ago I had a conversation with Drexel coach Denise Dillon about the importance of the WNIT (which starts today!), and I've been following the Dragons ever since. What a ride it's been: Women's basketball chosen to repeat

In their wildest dreams, none of the players on the Drexel women's basketball team would ever have imagined a season as marvelous as the one they enjoyed in 2008-09.

The Dragons won a program-record 24 games, the first-ever Colonial Athletic Association title in any sport in University history and advanced to their first-ever NCAA Tournament in program history.

Ultimately, Drexel fell 68-44 in the first round to Kansas State. But coming off a historic campaign, the Dragons have high hopes in 2009-10.