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.
The team's current coach is Jennie Baranczyk.

2018–19 roster

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Record By Year

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.
SchoolSeasonRecordPostseason
Total46 years886–50325 Postseason bids

NCAA Tournament History

The Bulldogs have a 6–13 tournament record.
1982No. 4First Round
Regional Semifinals
Elite Eight		No. 5 Ohio State
No. 1 Long Beach State
No. 2 Maryland		W 90–79
W 91–78
L 78–89
1984No. 7First RoundNo. 10 TexasL 60–96
1986No. 10First Round
Second Round		No. 7 Kentucky
No. 2 Ole Miss		W 73–70
L 71–84
1995No. 5First Round
Second Round		No. 12 Ole Miss
No. 4 George Washington		W 87–81
L 93–96
1997No. 13First RoundNo. 4 IllinoisL 62–79
1998No. 5First RoundNo. 12 Colorado StateL 75–81
2000No. 8First RoundNo. 9 ClemsonL 50–64
2001No. 12First RoundNo. 5 VillanovaL 58–66
2002No. 7First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		No. 10 Syracuse
No. 2 Baylor
No. 3 South Carolina		W 87–69
W 76–72
L 65–79
2007No. 16First RoundNo. 1 TennesseeL 37–76
2017No. 10First RoundNo. 7 Kansas StateL 54–67
2018No. 13First RoundNo. 4 Texas A&ML 76–89
2019No. 10First RoundNo. 7 MissouriL 76–77

Women's National Invitation Tournament

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.
PlayerNo.PositionYears
Lorri Bauman55Forward1980–1984
Wanda Ford33Forward1982–1986
Jan Jensen13Forward1987–1991
Tricia Wakely45Forward1992–1996
Tammi Blackstone4Center1996–2000
Carla Bennett54Center1999–2003