2018–19 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

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).

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
Seasons
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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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

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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 Glencoe-Silver Lake 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-Urbana 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 North Linn 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 Indianola
Missouri
Indianola, IA
F 50 Sara Rhine 6 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

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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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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 OT 6–1
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 Valparaiso W 88–62  17–5
(9–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (328)
Valparaiso, IN
February 10, 2019
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola–Chicago W 83–55  18–5
(10–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (264)
Chicago, IL
February 15, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Northern Iowa W 76–61  19–5
(11–1)
Knapp Center (3,401)
Des Moines, IA
February 22, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 24 Evansville W 66–39  20–5
(12–1)
Knapp Center (3,463)
Des Moines, IA
February 24, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 24 Indiana State W 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 Illinois W 71–64  22–5
(14–1)
SIU Arena (415)
Carbondale, IL
March 3, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 at Missouri State W 70–61  23–5
(15–1)
JQH Arena (3,827)
Springfield, MO
March 6, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 Illinois State W 88–61  24–5
(16–1)
Knapp Center (3,555)
Des Moines, IA
March 9, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 Bradley W 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 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.

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hefferman, Todd (March 11, 2018). "Drake women win MVC Tournament over Northern Iowa, 75-63". Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Cessna, Robert (March 16, 2018). "Drake women shoot, pass well but ultimately fall to Texas A&M in NCAA Tournament's first round". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.