2018–19 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Drake University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by seventh-year head coach Jennie Baranczyk, play their home games at Knapp Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2018–19 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
MVC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record27–7 (17–1 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKnapp Center
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drake171 .944277  .794
Missouri State162 .8892510  .714
Northern Iowa126 .6672013  .606
Illinois State117 .6111912  .613
Bradley108 .5562010  .667
Southern Illinois810 .4441515  .500
Loyola–Chicago612 .3331318  .419
Indiana State513 .2781119  .367
Valparaiso315 .167824  .250
Evansville216 .111426  .133
2019 MVC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 26–8, 18–0 in MVC play to win the MVC regular season championship. They defeated Valparaiso, Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa to become champions of the Missouri Valley women's tournament.[1] They earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.[2]

Roster

2018–19 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Maddie Monahan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoGlencoe-Silver Lake Silver Lake, MN
G 5 Becca Hittner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrDowling Catholic Urbandale, IA
G 11 Kierra Collier Current redshirt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoTruman
Washington
Kansas City, MO
G/F 12 Brenni Rose 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrShawnee Mission Northwest Shawnee, KS
F 15 Allie Wooldridge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCenter Point-Urbana Center Point, IA
G 20 Maddy Dean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrJordan Jordan, MN
G 21 Sammie Bachrodt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrKapaun Mt. Carmel Wichita, KS
G 22 Hannah Fuller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoValley West Des Moines, IA
G 23 Maggie Negaard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrStevens Point Stevens Point, WI
G 24 Nicole Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrNorth Linn Walker, IA
G 30 Katie Van Scyoc 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLourdes Academy Green Lake, WI
F 31 Monica Burich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrRoseville
Colorado
Roseville, MN
F/C 35 Becca Jonas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrTruman Independence, MO
F/C 40 Mya Mertz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoBlue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS
F 43 Grace Berg Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrIndianola
Missouri
Indianola, IA
F 50 Sara Rhine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrEldon Eldon, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 28, 2019

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV = Received votes. NR = Not ranked.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP RV RV RV 24 21 RV RV NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 23 23 21 N/A
Coaches RV RV^ RV 24 21 25 RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 24 23 23 21 RV

^ No Week 2 poll released.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2018*
2:00 pm
Dubuque W 117–33 
Knapp Center (1,993)
Des Moines, IA
11/03/2018*
5:00 pm
Pittsburg State W 92–55 
Knapp Center (2,059)
Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/07/2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Nebraska W 83–77  1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,738)
Lincoln, NE
11/10/2018*
4:30 pm
at Western Illinois W 98–71  2–0
Western Hall (681)
Macomb, IL
11/15/2018*
6:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3
South Dakota W 76–64  3–0
Knapp Center (5,511)
Des Moines, IA
11/18/2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Northridge W 73–63  4–0
Knapp Center (2,345)
Des Moines, IA
11/22/2018*
3:30 pm
vs. Rutgers
Vancouver Showcase quarterfinals
W 69–59  5–0
Vancouver Convention Centre (383)
Vancouver, BC
11/23/2018*
9:00 pm
vs. No. 1 Notre Dame
Vancouver Showcase semifinals
L 64–82  5–1
Vancouver Convention Centre (1,156)
Boulder, CO
11/24/2018*
9:30 pm
vs. No. 13 South Carolina
Vancouver Showcase 3rd place game
W 90–85 OT 6–1
Vancouver Convention Centre (1,866)
Boulder, CO
11/28/2018*
12:00 pm
No. 24 Creighton W 85–69  7–1
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,535)
Omaha, NE
12/04/2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3
No. 21 Clarke W 91–43  8–1
Knapp Center (6,031)
Des Moines, IA
12/08/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 21 at South Dakota State L 71–80  8–2
Frost Arena (1,711)
Brookings, SD
12/16/2018*
12:00 pm, Cyclones.TV
at Iowa State L 81–86  8–3
Hilton Coliseum (10,923)
Ames, IA
12/21/2018*
6:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
No. 16 Iowa L 82–91  8–4
Knapp Center (6,107)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
1/04/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley W 92–63  9–4
(1–0)
Renaissance Coliseum (737)
Peoria, IL
1/06/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State W 82–64  10–4
(2–0)
Redbird Arena (592)
Normal, IL
1/11/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola–Chicago W 69–60  11–4
(2–1)
Knapp Center (2,786)
Des Moines, IA
1/13/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 84–53  12–4
(4–0)
Knapp Center (3,121)
Des Moines, IA
1/18/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa W 88–64  13–4
(5–0)
McLeod Center (1,458)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/25/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 70–68  14–4
(6–0)
Hulman Center (1,408)
Terre Haute, IN
1/27/2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 78–47  15–4
(7–0)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (233)
Evansville, IN
2/01/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State L 79–85  15–5
(7–1)
Knapp Center (3,101)
Des Moines, IA
2/03/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 94–66  16–5
(8–1)
Knapp Center (3,683)
Des Moines, IA
2/08/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 88–62  17–5
(9–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (328)
Valparaiso, IN
2/10/2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola–Chicago W 83–55  18–5
(10–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (264)
Chicago, IL
2/15/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa W 76–61  19–5
(11–1)
Knapp Center (3,401)
Des Moines, IA
2/22/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 24 Evansville W 66–39  20–5
(12–1)
Knapp Center (3,463)
Des Moines, IA
2/24/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 24 Indiana State W 96–77  21–5
(13–1)
Knapp Center (2,878)
Des Moines, IA
3/01/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 23 at Southern Illinois W 71–64  22–5
(14–1)
SIU Arena (415)
Carbondale, IL
3/03/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 23 at Missouri State W 70–61  23–5
(15–1)
JQH Arena (3,827)
Springfield, MO
3/06/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 23 Illinois State W 88–61  24–5
(16–1)
Knapp Center (3,555)
Des Moines, IA
3/09/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 23 Bradley W 95–53  25–5
(17–1)
Knapp Center (3,257)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
3/15/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) No. 21 vs. (9) Valparaiso
Quarterfinals
W 86–58  25–5
TaxSlayer Center (1,509)
Moline, IL
3/16/2018
1:30 pm, ESPN+
(1) No. 21 vs. (4) Illinois State
Semifinals
W 65–54  27–5
TaxSlayer Center (2,254)
Moline, IL
3/17/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) No. 21 vs. (2) Missouri State
Championship Game
L 79–94  27–6
TaxSlayer Center (1,558)
Moline, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(10 G) vs. (7 G) Missouri
First Round
L 76–77 OT 27–7
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,220)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro Region.
All times are in Central Time.
[3]

References

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