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
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record27–7 (17–1 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Knapp Center
Seasons
  2017–18
2019–20  
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drake 171 .944277  .794
Missouri State162 .8892510  .714
Northern Iowa 126 .6672013  .606
Illinois State 117 .6111912  .613
Bradley 108 .5562010  .667
Southern Illinois 810 .4441515  .500
Loyola–Chicago 612 .3331318  .419
Indiana State 513 .2781119  .367
Valparaiso 315 .167824  .250
Evansville 216 .111426  .133
2019 MVC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

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

Contents

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 2Maddie Monahan5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)So Glencoe-Silver Lake Silver Lake, MN
G 5Becca Hittner6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Jr Dowling Catholic Urbandale, IA
G 11Kierra Collier  Redshirt.svg 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)So Truman
Washington
Kansas City, MO
G/F 12Brenni Rose6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Jr Shawnee Mission Northwest Shawnee, KS
F 15Allie Wooldridge6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Fr Center Point-Urbana Center Point, IA
G 20Maddy Dean5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)RS Sr Jordan Jordan, MN
G 21Sammie Bachrodt5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Sr Kapaun Mt. Carmel Wichita, KS
G 22Hannah Fuller5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)So Valley West Des Moines, IA
G 23Maggie Negaard5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Fr Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI
G 24Nicole Miller5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Sr North Linn Walker, IA
G 30Katie Van Scyoc6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)So Lourdes Academy Green Lake, WI
F 31Monica Burich6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)RS Jr Roseville
Colorado
Roseville, MN
F/C 35Becca Jonas6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)RS Sr Truman Independence, MO
F/C 40Mya Mertz6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)RS So Blue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS
F 43Grace Berg  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Fr Indianola
Missouri
Indianola, IA
F 50Sara Rhine6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)RS Jr Eldon Eldon, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 9, 2024

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
APRVRVRV2421RVRVNRNRRVRVRVRVRVRV24232321N/A
CoachesRVRV^RV242125RVNRNRNRRVRVRVRVRV24232321RV

^ No week 2 poll released

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
Dubuque W 117–33 
Knapp Center  (1,993)
Des Moines, IA
November 3, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
Pittsburg State W 92–55 
Knapp Center (2,059)
Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018*
7:00 p.m.,  BTN Plus
at  Nebraska W 83–77 1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena  (3,738)
Lincoln, NE
November 10, 2018*
4:30 p.m.
at  Western Illinois W 98–71 2–0
Western Hall  (681)
Macomb, IL
November 15, 2018*
6:00 p.m.,  MC22/ESPN3
South Dakota W 76–64 3–0
Knapp Center (5,511)
Des Moines, IA
November 18, 2018*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge W 73–63 4–0
Knapp Center (2,345)
Des Moines, IA
November 22, 2018*
3:30 p.m.
vs.  Rutgers
Vancouver Showcase quarterfinals
W 69–59 5–0
Vancouver Convention Centre  (383)
Vancouver, BC
November 23, 2018*
9:00 p.m.
vs. No. 1  Notre Dame
Vancouver Showcase semifinals
L 64–82 5–1
Vancouver Convention Centre (1,156)
Boulder, CO
November 24, 2018*
9:30 p.m.
vs. No. 13  South Carolina
Vancouver Showcase 3rd-place game
W 90–85 OT6–1
Vancouver Convention Centre (1,866)
Boulder, CO
November 28, 2018*
12:00 p.m.
No. 24 Creighton W 85–69 7–1
D. J. Sokol Arena  (1,535)
Omaha, NE
December 4, 2018*
11:00 a.m., ESPN3
No. 21 Clarke W 91–43 8–1
Knapp Center (6,031)
Des Moines, IA
December 8, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
No. 21 at  South Dakota State L 71–80 8–2
Frost Arena  (1,711)
Brookings, SD
December 16, 2018*
12:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV
at  Iowa State L 81–86 8–3
Hilton Coliseum  (10,923)
Ames, IA
December 21, 2018*
6:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN+
No. 16  Iowa L 82–91 8–4
Knapp Center (6,107)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
January 4, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at  Bradley W 92–63 9–4
(1–0)
Renaissance Coliseum  (737)
Peoria, IL
January 6, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at  Illinois State W 82–64 10–4
(2–0)
Redbird Arena  (592)
Normal, IL
January 11, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola–Chicago W 69–60 11–4
(2–1)
Knapp Center (2,786)
Des Moines, IA
January 13, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Valparaiso W 84–53 12–4
(4–0)
Knapp Center (3,121)
Des Moines, IA
January 18, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at  Northern Iowa W 88–64 13–4
(5–0)
McLeod Center  (1,458)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 25, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at  Indiana State W 70–68 14–4
(6–0)
Hulman Center  (1,408)
Terre Haute, IN
January 27, 2019
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at  Evansville W 78–47 15–4
(7–0)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (233)
Evansville, IN
February 1, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State L 79–85 15–5
(7–1)
Knapp Center (3,101)
Des Moines, IA
February 3, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 94–66 16–5
(8–1)
Knapp Center (3,683)
Des Moines, IA
February 8, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at ValparaisoW 88–62 17–5
(9–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center  (328)
Valparaiso, IN
February 10, 2019
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola–ChicagoW 83–55 18–5
(10–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena  (264)
Chicago, IL
February 15, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Northern IowaW 76–61 19–5
(11–1)
Knapp Center (3,401)
Des Moines, IA
February 22, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 24 EvansvilleW 66–39 20–5
(12–1)
Knapp Center (3,463)
Des Moines, IA
February 24, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 24 Indiana StateW 96–77 21–5
(13–1)
Knapp Center (2,878)
Des Moines, IA
March 1, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 at Southern IllinoisW 71–64 22–5
(14–1)
SIU Arena  (415)
Carbondale, IL
March 3, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 at Missouri StateW 70–61 23–5
(15–1)
JQH Arena  (3,827)
Springfield, MO
March 6, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 Illinois StateW 88–61 24–5
(16–1)
Knapp Center (3,555)
Des Moines, IA
March 9, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 BradleyW 95–53 25–5
(17–1)
Knapp Center (3,257)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley women's tournament
March 15, 2019
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 21 vs. (9) Valparaiso
Quarterfinals
W 86–58 25–5
TaxSlayer Center  (1,509)
Moline, IL
March 16, 2019
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 21 vs. (4) Illinois State
Semifinals
W 65–54 27–5
TaxSlayer Center (2,254)
Moline, IL
March 17, 2019
2:00 p.m., 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
March 22, 2019*
3:30 p.m.,  ESPN2
(10 G) vs. (7 G)  Missouri
First round
L 76–77 OT27–7
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.

Source: [3]

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