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
2018–19 record27–7 (17–1 The Valley)
Head coachJennie Baranczyk (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Allison Pohlman
  • Nicci Hays Fort
  • Markisha Wright
Home arenaKnapp Center
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drake17–1 .944  27–7  .794
Missouri State †16–2 .889  25–10  .714
Northern Iowa12–6 .667  20–13  .606
Illinois State11–7 .611  19–12  .613
Bradley10–8 .556  20–10  .667
Southern Illinois8–10 .444  15–15  .500
Loyola–Chicago6–12 .333  13–18  .419
Indiana State5–13 .278  11–19  .367
Valparaiso3–15 .167  8–24  .250
Evansville2–16 .111  4–26  .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  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  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
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.
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
  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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