Drexel University Athletics
2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 5
Maria Ferariu
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Brasov, Romania
- High School:
- Roland Park (Md.)
2019-20 / Freshman
Played in three games as a reserve…part of the team that earned the No. 1 seed in the CAA Championship and a share of the regular-season conference title…the conference and NCAA tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…made her first collegiate appearance at DePaul (Nov. 11) while also seeing time in the wins over La Salle (Dec. 17) and Maine (Dec. 30)…played a season- and career-high four minutes vs. Maine…part of the team’s 13 game winning-streak during the conference slate from Jan. 5 to Feb. 23 for the third-longest winning streak in program history…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll member.
Background
Attended Johannes Honterus in her native Romania before transferring to Roland Park in Baltimore...was a Second Team All-Metro performer in Baltimore County...helped her club team to national championships in Romania in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016...named to the national Best Five team four times (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) and the Most Valuable Player once (2016)...took second place at the U16 European Championship Division B in 2016, earning All-Star Five honors...helped her team to a championship at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona in 2018...led Romania to a 12th place 3x3 Team finish at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games.
Personal
Daughter of Horatiu and Ioana...sister, Ana, played at Drexel from 2016-20...philosophy, politics and economics major.
Played in three games as a reserve…part of the team that earned the No. 1 seed in the CAA Championship and a share of the regular-season conference title…the conference and NCAA tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…made her first collegiate appearance at DePaul (Nov. 11) while also seeing time in the wins over La Salle (Dec. 17) and Maine (Dec. 30)…played a season- and career-high four minutes vs. Maine…part of the team’s 13 game winning-streak during the conference slate from Jan. 5 to Feb. 23 for the third-longest winning streak in program history…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll member.
Background
Attended Johannes Honterus in her native Romania before transferring to Roland Park in Baltimore...was a Second Team All-Metro performer in Baltimore County...helped her club team to national championships in Romania in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016...named to the national Best Five team four times (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) and the Most Valuable Player once (2016)...took second place at the U16 European Championship Division B in 2016, earning All-Star Five honors...helped her team to a championship at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona in 2018...led Romania to a 12th place 3x3 Team finish at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games.
Personal
Daughter of Horatiu and Ioana...sister, Ana, played at Drexel from 2016-20...philosophy, politics and economics major.
Drexel Women's Basketball vs Campbell Game Melt 3-2-25
Sunday, March 02
Drexel Women's Basketball vs Monmouth Game Melt 2-28-25
Friday, February 28
Drexel Women's Basketball vs William & Mary Game Melt 2-14-25
Friday, February 14
Drexel Women's Basketball vs Towson Game Melt 2-2-22
Sunday, February 02