2018–19 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

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2018–19 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
Drake Bulldogs "D" logo.svg
MVC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2018–19 record27–7 (17–1 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKnapp Center
Seasons
← 2017–18
 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 17 – 1   .944 27 – 7   .794
Missouri State † 16 – 2   .889 25 – 10   .714
Northern Iowa 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
Illinois State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Bradley 10 – 8   .556 20 – 10   .667
Southern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
Loyola–Chicago 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Indiana State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
Valparaiso 3 – 15   .167 8 – 24   .250
Evansville 2 – 16   .111 4 – 26   .133
† 2019 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Maddie Monahan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Silver Lake, MN
G 5 Becca Hittner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Dowling Catholic Urbandale, IA
G 11 Kierra Collier Current redshirt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Truman
Washington 		Kansas City, MO
G/F 12 Brenni Rose 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Shawnee Mission Northwest Shawnee, KS
F 15 Allie Wooldridge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Center Point, IA
G 20 Maddy Dean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Jordan Jordan, MN
G 21 Sammie Bachrodt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Kapaun Mt. Carmel Wichita, KS
G 22 Hannah Fuller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Valley West Des Moines, IA
G 23 Maggie Negaard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI
G 24 Nicole Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Walker, IA
G 30 Katie Van Scyoc 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lourdes Academy Green Lake, WI
F 31 Monica Burich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Roseville
Colorado 		Roseville, MN
F/C 35 Becca Jonas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Truman Independence, MO
F/C 40 Mya Mertz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Blue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS
F 43 Grace Berg Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr
Missouri 		Indianola, IA
F 50 Sara Rhine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr 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[]

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV = Received votes. NR = Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
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+ 		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[]

  1. ^ Drake women win MVC Tournament over Northern Iowa, 75-63
  2. ^ Drake women shoot, pass well but ultimately fall to Texas A&M in NCAA Tournament's first round
  3. ^ Drake women's basketball schedule
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