Drake Bulldogs women's basketball

The Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. Drake competes in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Record By year

School Season Record (Conf. Record) Postseason Total 48 years 946–539 (480–238) 27 Postseason bids

Totals updated through the end of the 2022–23 regular season.

Drake was awarded a forfeit victory over Valparaiso during the 1995–96 season due to Valparaiso's use of an ineligible player. Drake originally lost that game 79–80.

Postseason

NCAA tournament history The Bulldogs have a 6–15 tournament record. 1982 No. 4 First roundRegional semifinalsElite Eight No. 5 Ohio State No. 1 Long Beach StateNo. 2 Maryland W 90–79W 91–78L 78–89 1984 No. 7 First round No. 10 Texas L 60–96 1986 No. 10 First round Second round No. 7 KentuckyNo. 2 Ole Miss W 73–70L 71–84 1995 No. 5 First roundSecond round No. 12 Ole MissNo. 4 George Washington W 87–81 (OT)L 93–96 (OT) 1997 No. 13 First round No. 4 Illinois L 62–79 1998 No. 5 First round No. 12 Colorado State L 75–81 2000 No. 8 First round No. 9 Clemson L 50–64 2001 No. 12 First round No. 5 Villanova L 58–66 2002 No. 7 First roundSecond round Sweet Sixteen No. 10 SyracuseNo. 2 BaylorNo. 3 South Carolina W 87–69W 76–72L 65–79 2007 No. 16 First round No. 1 Tennessee L 37–76 2017 No. 10 First round No. 7 Kansas State L 54–67 2018 No. 13 First round No. 4 Texas A&M L 76–89 2019 No. 10 First round No. 7 Missouri L 76–77 (OT) 2023 No. 12 First round No. 5 Louisville L 81–83 2024 No. 12 First round No. 5 Colorado L 72–86

Women's National Invitation Tournament 1978 QuarterfinalsConsolationFifth Place Long Beach State Fort Valley (GA)Kansas L 71–81W 96–68W 60–59 1979 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship Utah Northern KentuckySouth Carolina W 88–67W 78–73L 71–74 1980 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsThird-place game Clemson VirginiaOregon State W 88–85L 63–76W 67–55 1981 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsThird-place game Cincinnati California Arizona State W 84–76L 86–90W 86–74 1985 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsThird-place game West Texas StateFloridaTexas Tech W 96–90L 80–87L 74–96 1999 First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals Utah Colorado New MexicoArkansas W 70–62W 82–66W 73–60L 56–80 2004 First round Nebraska L 63–70 2006 First round Nebraska L 59–62 2008 Second round Wisconsin-Green BayIllinois W 65–56L 44–48 2012 First round South Dakota L 53–61 2015 First round Eastern Michigan L 70–80 2016 First roundSecond round Sacred HeartNorthern Iowa W 95–84L 58–64 2021 First roundConsolation Round 1Consolation Round 1 Milwaukee DePaulBowling Green L 46–84W 100–91W 78–68 2022 Round 1Round 2Round 3 MissouriNorthern IowaSouth Dakota State W 83–78 (OT)W 100–91L 66–84

MVC All-Centennial team In 2006–07, the Missouri Valley Conference celebrated its centennial as the nation's second-oldest NCAA Division I conference. As part of the celebration, The Valley named All-Centennial teams for each of the sponsored sports. Six of the 35 women's basketball players named were from Drake's program.

Player No. Position Years Lorri Bauman 55 Forward 1980–1984 Wanda Ford 33 Forward 1982–1986 Jan Jensen 13 Forward 1987–1991 Tricia Wakely 45 Forward 1992–1996 Tammi Blackstone 4 Center 1996–2000 Carla Bennett 54 Center 1999–2003

Retired numbers Drake Bulldogs retired numbers No.PlayerCareerYear 13 Jan Jensen 1987–1991 33 Wanda Ford 1982–1986 55 Lorri Bauman 1980–1984 2007

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