2017-18 DRAKE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON WNIT | LIBERTY AT DRAKE I FRIDAY, NOV. 17, 2017 I KNAPP CENTER (DES MOINES, IOWA) I 7 P.M. I THE VALLEY ON ESPN3 The Drake University women’s basketball 2017-18 COMPARISON 2017-18 SCHEDULE team closes its 2017 Preseason WNIT November appearance with a consolation home game 1 Grand View! W, 118-43 against Liberty on Friday. Tipoff in the first- 5 Truman State! W, 90-50 ever meeting between the teams is set for 7 10 Milwaukee@ W, 77-73 Drake Team Liberty 12 at No. 11 Oregon@ L, 110-77 1-1 2017-18 Record 1-1 p.m. at the Knapp Center. The game will be 17 Liberty@ 7 p.m. Conference Record broadcast on The Valley on ESPN3. 21 at Wyoming 7:30 p.m. Bulldogs Nickname Lady Flames 24 vs. George Mason# 3:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Big South Drake (RV) lost at 2017 Elite 8 participant 25 TBA# TBA Des Moines, Iowa Location Lynchburg, Va. and No. 10 Oregon, 110-77 on Sunday to 30 Iowa State 7 p.m. Jennie Baranczyk Head Coach Carey Green 100-62/6 seasons Record at School 417-159/19 seasons send the Bulldogs to the consolation bracket. December Same Career Record Same The Bulldogs trailed by single digits early 3 Creighton 2 p.m. 77.0 Points/Game 56.5 in the third quarter, but the Ducks ripped off 5 Iowa Wesleyan 11 a.m. 91.5 Opp. Points/Game 64.5 a 13-2 scoring run to pull away for the win 9 Nebraska 2 p.m. -14.5 Scoring Margin -8.0 17 South Dakota State 2 p.m. and send them to the semifinals, where they 21 at Iowa 7 p.m. .448 FG% .416 will play at Texas A&M on Thursday. Drake .481 Opp. FG% .500 29 Valparaiso* 7 p.m. was led in scoring for the second-straight 31 Loyola* 2 p.m. .280 3FG% .351 .404 Opp. 3FG% .343 game by redshirt sophomore Sara Rhine who scored 14 points. Freshman January .609 FT% .533 Katie Van 5 at Missouri State* 7 p.m. 25.0 Rebounds/Game 29.0 Scyoc came off the bench and added a 7 at Southern Illinois* 2 p.m. 46.5 Opp. Rebounds/Game 29.0 career-high 11 points behind a career-best 12 Indiana State* 7 p.m. -21.5 Rebounding Margin +0.0 three three-pointers. Sophomores Becca 14 Evansville* 2 p.m. 21.5 Assists/Game 11.5 Hittner and Brenni Rose each finished with 19 UNI* 7 p.m. 16.5 Turnovers/Game 18.0 26 at Illinois State* 7 p.m. +2.5 Turnover Margin +0.0 10 points while junior Sammie Bachrodt just 28 at Bradley* 2 p.m. 10.0 Steals/Game 6.0 missed double figures with nine points to go 2.0 Blocks/Game 3.5 with four assists. February THE SERIES 2 Southern Illinois* 7 p.m. Liberty is a member of the Big South 4 Missouri State* 2 p.m. Overall First Meeting Conference. The Lady Flames are coming off 9 at Evansville* 7 p.m. Last 10 Meetings 11 at Indiana State* 1 p.m. In Des Moines, Iowa a 74-50 loss at No. 24 Michigan on Sunday. 16 at UNI* 7 p.m. In Lynchburg, Va. Liberty defeated Old Dominion 63-55 in its 23 Bradley* 6 or 7 p.m. Neutral Site season opener. Friday’s game against Drake 25 Illinois State* 2 p.m. Last Drake Win is the third of five-straight road games to Last Liberty Win March First Meeting start the season for the Lady Flames. Liberty 1 at Loyola* 7 p.m. Last Meeting is led in scoring by the 2017 Big South 3 at Valparaiso* 3 p.m. Most Drake Points Freshman of the Year, Keyen Green, with a 8-11 TBA% TBA Most Liberty Points team-leading 9.5 points and 6.5 rebounds All Times Central Fewest Drake Points averages. @ Preseason WNIT Fewest Liberty Points # Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic (Boulder, Colo.) Current Streak * Missouri Valley Conference Game Following Friday’s game, Drake hits the road % MVC Tournament (Moline, Ill.) GAMEDAYRADIO/WEB INFORMATION INFORMATION for three-consecutive road games. Up first Radio: Praise 940 for the Bulldogs is a trip to Laramie, Wyo. to Radio Link: NA play Wyoming. Drake closes the week with TV: The Valley on ESPN3 two games at the Rocky Mountain Hoops TV Link: Classic hosted by Colorado, Nov. 24-25. Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/drake/wbball/ In-Game Updates: @DrakeWBB (Twitter) Postgame Recap: www.GoDrakeBulldogs.com DRAKE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Women’s Basketball Contact John Meyer Office 515-271-3740 Mobile 515-770-4190 Drake Press Row Phone 515-271-4878 Email [email protected] Website GoDrakeBulldogs.com Facebook Drake University Women’s Basketball Instagram DrakeWBB Twitter DrakeWBB 2017-18 DRAKE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2017-18 DRAKEWOMEN’S BASKETBALLGAME NOTES 2017 Women's National Produced by Invitation Tournament PRESEASON WNIT CONSOLATION BRACKET CONSOLATION ROUND 1 (Round 1 Losers) November 17 CONSOLATION ROUND 3 4XDUWHU¿QDO/RVHUV CONSOLATION ROUND 2 CONSOLATION ROUND 2 Nov. 16 or 17 or 18 Southeast Missouri (home) November 18 November 18 GAME 1 12 pm ET Fri. Nov. 17 (visitor) at George Mason (visitor) Drake (home) St. Francis PA (visitor) SITE A At GEORGE MASON University Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner 12pm or 2:30pm 11/18; George Mason 12pm/2:30pm 11/18; George Mason 7 pm CT Fri. Nov. 17 at Drake will play in 2:30 pm game George Mason (home) will play in 2:30 pm game GAME 2 2:30 pm ET Fri. Nov. 17 (home) at George Mason (home) Liberty (visitor) Old Dominion (visitor) Milwaukee (home) Toledo (home) GAME 1 5 pm CT Fri. Nov. 17 (visitor) at New Orleans (visitor) SITE B Houston (visitor) 2 pm ET Sat. Nov. 18 at Toledo At University of NEW ORLEANS Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner 2/4:30pm 11/18; New Orleans 2/4:30pm 11/18; New Orleans will play in 4:30 pm game New Orleans (home) will play in 4:30 pm game Louisiana (visitor) GAME 2 7:30 pm CT Fri. Nov. 17 (home) at New Orleans (home) CSUN (visitor) $OOJDPHWLPHVDUHDFFRUGLQJWRKRVWVFKRRO¶VWLPH]RQH DRAKE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES AROUND THE VALLEY Previewing the Bulldogs Friday, Nov. 17 Last season, sophomore r was the fourth straight Indiana State at IUPUI ............................6 p.m. Becca Hittne Liberty at Drake ................................... 7 p.m. Bulldog freshman to be named the MVC Freshman of the Year to go with being named to the All-MVC First Team. Hittner averaged 12.4 Saturday, Nov. 18 Youngstown State at Loyola ...................1 p.m. points, 6.0 rebounds while shooting a league-high 52.6 percent from Evansville at Eastern Illinois ...................1 p.m. the three-point line and 53.2 percent from the floor. JuniorsSammie Bradley at Illinois .....................................2 p.m Bachrodt and Becca Jonas each earned their first All-MVC honors Sunday, Nov. 19 as both garnered honorable mention accolades. Bachrodt averaged Missouri at Missouri State ..................... 2 p.m. 10.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while Jonas added 8.3 Southern Illinois at Memphis ................. 2 p.m. points and 5.4 rebounds. Also, back for the Bulldogs are Maddy Monday, Nov. 20 Dean and Sara Rhine who each missed all or most of the 2016- Florida Atlantic at Indiana State ............. 6 p.m. 17 season due to injury. Dean missed the entire season and Rhine played in eight games. Dean and Rhine were the 2015 and 2016 MVC Freshmen of the Year, respectively. Paige Greiner, Nicole Miller, Mya Mertz and Brenni Rose round out the group of returning 2017-18 MVC STANDINGS (AS OF 11/15) letterwinners. Greiner and Miller played in every game and were TEAM MVC Overall three-point specialists off the bench with a combined 55. Mertz and Bradley 0-0 2-0 Rose played every game in their first seasons. Mertz led the team Drake 0-0 1-1 in blocks with 20 and Rose averaged 7.0 points and 3.4 rebounds Southern Illinois 0-0 1-1 Evansville 0-0 1-1 per game. Mertz will miss the 2017-18 season due to injury. The Loyola 0-0 0-2 experienced and talented group will all help fill the void in production Missouri State 0-0 1-1 left by two of the program’s all-time bests in Caitlin Ingle and Lizzy Valparaiso 0-0 0-0 Illinois State 0-0 1-1 Wendell, who concluded stellar careers last season leading the Indiana State 0-0 0-1 Bulldogs to their historic season. UNI 0-0 1-1 Three freshmen, Hannah Fuller, Maddie Monahan and Katie Van 2017-18 MVC PRESEASON MVC POLL Scyoc, are set for their first seasons as Bulldogs. Fuller is a local School (1st-Place Votes) Points 1. Drake (31) 356 product from West Des Moines Valley, who helped the Tigers win 2. Missouri State (7) 323 the 2017 Iowa Class 5A title. Monahan is from Silver Lake, Minn., 3. UNI (2) 311 where she was a multi-sport standout for Glencoe-Silver Lake. On 4. Southern Illinois 256 5. Indiana State 231 the basketball court, she graduated as the school recorder holder in 6. Bradley 216 points, assists and steals. Rounding out the freshman class is Van 7.