Drake Bulldogs women's basketball

Drake Bulldogs
Drake Bulldogs
	2018–19 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
University	Drake University
Head coach	Allison Pohlman (1st season)
Conference	Missouri Valley
Location	Des Moines, Iowa
Arena	Knapp Center ; (Capacity: 7,002)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Blue and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	1982
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1982, 2002
NCAA Tournament Second round
	1982, 1986, 1995, 2002
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1982, 1984, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2017, 2018
Conference tournament champions
	Gateway; N/A Missouri Valley; 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2017, 2018
Conference regular season champions
	Gateway; 1984 Missouri Valley; 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019

The Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa, in NCAA Division I basketball competition.^[2] Drake competes in the Missouri Valley Conference.

2018–19 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	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	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

Jennie Baranczyk (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Allison Pohlman (Northern Iowa)
Nicci Hays Fort (Loyola (MD))
Markisha Wright (Notre Dame)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2018

Record By Year[]

Drake was awarded a forfeit victory over Valparaiso during the 1995–96 season due to Valparaiso's use of an ineligible player. Drake originally lost that game 79–80.^[3]

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Drake (Independent) (1974–1983)
1974–75		10–10
1975–76		10–16
1976–77		21–4
1977–78		23–9			WNIT, ?
1978–79		28–5			WNIT, Championship Game
1979–80		24–12			WNIT, Third Place
1980–81		26–7			WNIT, Third Place
1981–82		28–7			NCAA, Elite Eight
1982–83		20–8
Drake (Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1983–1993)
1983–84		22–7	16–2	1st	NCAA, First Round
1984–85		24–6	16–2	2nd	WNIT, Semifinals
1985–86		22–8	16–2	2nd	NCAA, Second Round
1986–87		9–18	9–9	6th
1987–88		15–13	12–6	T–4th
1988–89		17–11	12–6	3rd
1989–90		10–16	8–10	6th
1990–91	Lisa Bluder	13–17	10–8	4th
1991–92	Lisa Bluder	11–15	7–11	T–6th
1992–93	Lisa Bluder	15–13	8–8	T–4th
Drake (Missouri Valley Conference) (1993–present)
1993–94	Lisa Bluder	16–12	8–8	5th
1994��95	Lisa Bluder	25–6	13–5	T–2nd	NCAA, Second Round
1995–96	Lisa Bluder	16–13	10–8	T–4th
1996–97	Lisa Bluder	23–7	14–4	1st	NCAA, First Round
1997–98	Lisa Bluder	25–5	17–1	1st	NCAA, First Round
1998–99	Lisa Bluder	21–10	14��4	2nd	WNIT, Final Four
1999–00	Lisa Bluder	23–7	15–3	1st	NCAA, First Round
2000–01	Lisa Stone	23–7	16–2	T–1st	NCAA, First Round
2001–02	Lisa Stone	25–8	15–3	2nd	NCAA, Sweet Sixteen
2002–03	Lisa Stone	16–12	11–7	T–4th
2003–04		16–15	11–7	3rd	WNIT, First Round
2004–05		14–15	8–10	T–6th
2005–06		17–12	13–5	2nd	WNIT, First Round
2006–07		14–19	5–13	8th	NCAA, First Round
2007–08		23–11	13–5	T–1st	WNIT, Second Round
2008–09		19–12	12–6	3rd
2009–10		15–15	7–11	T–7th
2010–11		15–15	9–9	6th
2011–12		18–16	9–9	T–5th	WNIT, First Round
2012–13^[4]	Jennie Baranczyk	11–20	5–13	9th
2013–14^[5]	Jennie Baranczyk	17–15	9–9	5th
2014–15^[6]	Jennie Baranczyk	20–11	15–3	2nd	WNIT, First Round
2015–16^[7]	Jennie Baranczyk	23–10	14–4	T–2nd	WNIT, Second Round
2016–17^[8]	Jennie Baranczyk	28–5	18–0	1st	NCAA, First Round
2017–18	Jennie Baranczyk	26–8	18–0	1st	NCAA First Round
2018–19	Jennie Baranczyk	27–7	17–1	1st	NCAA First Round
	Jennie Baranczyk	22–8	14–4	2nd	Postseason cancelled.
	Jennie Baranczyk	18–12	13–5	2nd	WNIT 2–1
Total:		904–515
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

School	Season	Record	(Conf. Record)	Postseason
Total	46 years	904–515	(457–228)	25 Postseason bids

Totals updated through the end of the 2020–21 regular season.

Postseason[]

NCAA Tournament History[]

The Bulldogs have a 6–13 tournament record.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	No. 4	First Round Regional Semifinals Elite Eight	No. 5 Ohio State No. 1 Long Beach State No. 2 Maryland	W 90–79 W 91–78 L 78–89
1984	No. 7	First Round	No. 10 Texas	L 60–96
1986	No. 10	First Round Second Round	No. 7 Kentucky No. 2 Ole Miss	W 73–70 L 71–84
1995	No. 5	First Round Second Round	No. 12 Ole Miss No. 4 George Washington	W 87–81 (OT) L 93–96 (OT)
1997	No. 13	First Round	No. 4 Illinois	L 62–79
1998	No. 5	First Round	No. 12 Colorado State	L 75–81
2000	No. 8	First Round	No. 9 Clemson	L 50–64
2001	No. 12	First Round	No. 5 Villanova	L 58–66
2002	No. 7	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	No. 10 Syracuse No. 2 Baylor No. 3 South Carolina	W 87–69 W 76–72 L 65–79
2007	No. 16	First Round	No. 1 Tennessee	L 37–76
2017	No. 10	First Round	No. 7 Kansas State	L 54–67
2018	No. 13	First Round	No. 4 Texas A&M	L 76–89
2019	No. 10	First Round	No. 7 Missouri	L 76–77 (OT)

Women's National Invitation Tournament[]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	Quarterfinals Consolation Fifth Place	Long Beach State Fort Valley (GA) Kansas	L 71–81 W 96–68 W 60–59
1979	Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	Utah Northern Kentucky South Carolina	W 88–67 W 78–73 L 71–74
1980	Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Game	Clemson Virginia Oregon State	W 88–85 L 63–76 W 67–55
1981	Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Game	Cincinnati California Arizona State	W 84–76 L 86–90 W 86–74
1985	Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Game	West Texas State Florida Texas Tech	W 96–90 L 80–87 L 74–96
1999	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Utah Colorado New Mexico Arkansas	W 70–62 W 82–66 W 73–60 L 56–80
2004	First Round	Nebraska	L 63–70
2006	First Round	Nebraska	L 59–62
2008	Second Round	Wisconsin-Green Bay Illinois	W 65–56 L 44–48
2012	First Round	South Dakota	L 53–61
2015	First Round	Eastern Michigan	L 70–80
2016	First Round Second Round	Sacred Heart Northern Iowa	W 95–84 L 58–64
2021	First Round Consolation Round 1 Consolation Round 1	Milwaukee DePaul Bowling Green	L 46–59 W 100–91 W 78–68

MVC All-Centennial Team[]

In 2006–07, the Missouri Valley Conference celebrated its centennial as the nation's second-oldest NCAA Division I conference. As part of the celebration, The Valley named All-Centennial teams for each of the sponsored sports. Six of the 35 women's basketball players named were from Drake's program.^[9]

Player	No.	Position	Years
Lorri Bauman	55	Forward	1980–1984
Wanda Ford	33	Forward	1982–1986
Jan Jensen	13	Forward	1987–1991
Tricia Wakely	45	Forward	1992–1996
Tammi Blackstone	4	Center	1996–2000
Carla Bennett	54	Center	1999–2003

References[]

^ Drake University Brand Style Guide 2020 (PDF). Retrieved April 29, 2020.
^ "2007 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball media guide" (PDF). Drake University. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ "1995 96 BASKETBALL RECORD" (PDF). Web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
^ "Drake University Athletics – 2012–13 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drake University. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "Drake University Athletics – 2013–14 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drake University. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "Drake University Athletics – 2014–15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drake University. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "Drake University Athletics – 2015–16 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drake University. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "Drake University Athletics – 2016–17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drake University. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "MVC Women's Basketball '35 Greatest' Players" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

External links[]

Official website

[1] Drake University Brand Style Guide 2020 (PDF). Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[2] "2007 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball media guide" (PDF). Drake University. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

[3] "1995 96 BASKETBALL RECORD" (PDF). Web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

[4] "Drake University Athletics – 2012–13 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drake University. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[5] "Drake University Athletics – 2013–14 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drake University. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[6] "Drake University Athletics – 2014–15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drake University. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[7] "Drake University Athletics – 2015–16 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drake University. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[8] "Drake University Athletics – 2016–17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drake University. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[9] "MVC Women's Basketball '35 Greatest' Players" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

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v t Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
Venues	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (1974–1992) Knapp Center (1992–present)
Culture & lore	History
People
	1981–82 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

v t Drake University
Located in: Des Moines, Iowa
Colleges	Pharmacy and Health Sciences Law School
Campus	Drake University Campus Historic District Drake Stadium Knapp Center The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement
Athletics	Drake Bulldogs Drake Relays Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's Soccer
People	President: Earl F. "Marty" Martin Francis M. Drake Notable Alumni
Founded: 1881 Students: 3,164 Endowment: 211.0 million

v t Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball
Teams	Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Loyola Ramblers (leaving in 2022) Missouri State Lady Bears Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Valparaiso Beacons
Future teams	Belmont Bruins Murray State Racers (both joining in 2022)
Tournament & awards	Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Seasons