Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley (22-9, 14-4)
Big Wins: 11/22 North Dakota (73-63), 11/24 Creighton (81-72), 1/8 at Missouri State (82-75)
Bad Losses: 12/19 at Northern Illinois (73-87), 1/1 Southern Illinois (67-77), 2/14 at Indiana State (53-68)
Coach: Jennie Baranczyk
Probable Starters:
Caitlin Ingle, Junior, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 6.9 apg
Maddy Dean, Sophomore, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 2.6 apg, 7.0 rpg
Sammie Bachrodt, Freshman, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 1.7 apg, 5.1 rpg
Lizzy Wendell, Junior, Forward, 19.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.1 spg
Emma Donahue, Senior, Center, 5.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.8 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Paige Greiner, Sophomore, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 1.0 apg
Nicole Miller, Freshman, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 1.2 apg
Sara Rhine, Freshman, Forward, 13.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg
Cortni Rush, Junior, Guard, 2.3 ppg, 1.3 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.5 (8th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.4 (264, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.9 (8, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.1 (63, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (34, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.0 (89, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.1 (26, 2)
Rebound Margin: 6.9 (37, 1)
Assists Per Game: 18.8 (6, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.3 (239, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2015 NIT First Round loss to Eastern Michigan
2012 NIT First Round loss to South Dakota
2008 NIT First Round win over Green Bay
2008 NIT Second Round loss to Illinois
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Tennessee
2006 NIT First Round loss to Nebraska
2004 NIT First Round loss to Nebraska
2002 NCAA Round of 64 win over Syracuse
2002 NCAA Round of 32 win over Baylor
2002 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to South Carolina
*all team stats through 3/3
