2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Allison Pohlman, played their home games at Knapp Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
MVC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–10 (14–6 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nicci Hays Fort
  • Whitney Moia
  • Kelli Greenway
Home arenaKnapp Center
Seasons
2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 17 3   .850 24 9   .727
Belmont 17 3   .850 23 12   .657
Northern Iowa 16 4   .800 23 10   .697
Missouri State 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Drake 14 6   .700 22 9   .710
UIC 9 11   .450 19 17   .528
Southern Illinois 8 12   .400 12 19   .387
Murray State 7 13   .350 15 16   .484
Evansville 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Indiana State 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Valparaiso 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Bradley 1 19   .050 4 28   .125
2023 MVC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2023

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 20–14, 9–9 in MVC play to finished in a tie for sixth place. They as a 7th seed in the MVC women's tournament where they defeated Bradley in the first before losing to Missouri State in the quarterfinals. They were received an invitation to WNIT where they defeated Missouri in the first round and MVC member Northern Iowa in the second round before losing to South Dakota State in the third round.

Roster

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2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Hannah Nilges 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO
G 3 Taylor McAulay 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Centennial Lino Lakes, MN
G 10 Katie Dinnebier 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Waukee West Des Moines, IA
G 11 Megan Meyer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mason City Mason City, IA
F 12 Ashley Iiams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Ames Ames, IA
F 14 Anna Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Rochester Mayo Rochester, MN
G 21 Ava Hawthorne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Gilbert Ames, IA
F 30 Taedyn Gray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Shawnee Mission West Lenexa, KS
F 32 Courtney Becker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr La Cross Aquinas Fountain City, WI
G 34 Sarah Beth Gueldner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Olathe Northwest Olathe, KS
F 42 Maggie Bair 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Glenbard South Glen Ellyn, IL
F 43 Grace Berg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Indianola
Missouri
Indianola, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022*
2:00 p.m.
Northwest Missouri State W 84–41 
Knapp Center (1,820)
Des Moines, IA
December 18, 2022*
2:00 p.m.
Southwest Baptist W 96–40 
Knapp Center (1,549)
Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Green Bay W 80–67  1–0
Knapp Center (1,814)
Des Moines, IA
November 13, 2022*
2:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN+
No. 4 Iowa L 86–92 OT 1–1
Knapp Center (6,424)
Des Moines, IA
November 19, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 22 Nebraska W 80–62  2–1
Knapp Center (2,487)
Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2022*
1:00 p.m.
vs. Massachusetts
FIU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
L 83–100 OT 2–2
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (175)
Miami, FL
November 26, 2022*
10:00 a.m.
vs. Howard
FIU Thanksgiving Classic consolation
W 97–60  3–2
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (183)
Miami, FL
December 1, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Lindenwood W 87–60  4–2
Knapp Center (4,971)
Des Moines, IA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., MidcoSN+
at South Dakota W 83–54  5–2
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,588)
Vermillion, SD
December 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at No. 18 Creighton L 71–75  5–3
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,083)
Omaha, NE
December 22, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 14 Iowa State Canceled due to severe weather[1] Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
MVC regular season
December 30, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Illinois State L 76–87  5–4
(0–1)
Redbird Arena (1,132)
Normal, IL
January 1, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bradley W 87–58  6–4
(1–1)
Renaissance Coliseum (398)
Peoria, IL
January 6, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Belmont W 94–63  7–4
(2–1)
Knapp Center (1,978)
Des Moines, IA
January 8, 2023
2:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN+
Murray State W 80–67  8–4
(3–1)
Knapp Center (2,189)
Des Moines, IA
January 11, 2023
6:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN+
Northern Iowa L 69–70  8–5
(3–2)
Knapp Center (2,563)
Des Moines, IA
January 14, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Indiana State W 86–65  9–5
(4–2)
Hulman Center (1,487)
Terre Haute, IN
January 19, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UIC W 63–51  10–5
(5–2)
Knapp Center (1,801)
Des Moines, IA
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Valparaiso W 84–51  11–5
(6–2)
Knapp Center (2,130)
Des Moines, IA
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Illinois W 87–73  12–5
(7–2)
Banterra Center (488)
Carbondale, IL
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State L 54–64  12–6
(7–3)
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,174)
Springfield, MO
February 1, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Iowa L 47–49  12–7
(7–4)
McLeod Center (2,757)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Evansville W 87–48  13–7
(8–4)
Knapp Center (2,655)
Des Moines, IA
February 10, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 71–54  14–7
(9–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,655)
Valparaiso, IN
February 12, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UIC L 52–54  14–8
(9–5)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,098)
Chicago, IL
February 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bradley W 81–49  15–8
(10–5)
Knapp Center (1,719)
Des Moines, IA
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN3
Illinois State W 83–67  16–8
(11–5)
Knapp Center (2,623)
Des Moines, IA
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Murray State W 97–71  17–8
(12–5)
CFSB Center (1,298)
Murray, KY
February 25, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Belmont L 77–83  17–9
(12–6)
Curb Event Center (1,198)
Nashville, TN
March 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Missouri State W 83–63  18–9
(13–6)
Knapp Center (2,173)
Des Moines, IA
March 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 91–68  19–9
(14–6)
Knapp Center (2,345)
Des Moines, IA
MVC Women's Tournament
March 10, 2023
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Missouri State
Quarterfinals
W 73–70  20–9
Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,241)
Moline, IL
March 11, 2023
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) Illinois State
Semifinals
W 74–54  21–9
Vibrant Arena at The MARK 
Moline, IL
March 12, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
(4) vs. (2) Belmont
Championship
W 89–71  22–9
Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,208)
Moline, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
(10 G) vs. (5 S4) Louisville
First Round
L 81–83  22–10
Moody Center 
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S4=Seattle 4.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—*RVRVNot released
Coaches—*—^RV

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Hoops Contest at Iowa State Canceled". godrakebulldogs.com. December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Drake women's basketball schedule