2016–17 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Drake University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Jennie Baranczyk, played their home games at Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–5, 18–0 in MVC play to win the MVC regular season championship. They defeated Illinois State, Wichita State and Northern Iowa to become champions of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2007, where they defeated by Kansas State in the first round.

2016–17 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
MVC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 20
2016–17 record28–5 (18–0 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Allison Pohlman
  • Nicci Hays Fort
  • Markisha Wright
Home arenaKnapp Center
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Drake180 1.000  284  .875
Northern Iowa153 .833  248  .750
Missouri State126 .667  1614  .533
Southern Illinois108 .556  1615  .516
Wichita State99 .500  1516  .484
Evansville810 .444  1417  .452
Bradley711 .389  1219  .387
Indiana State612 .333  1218  .400
Illinois State414 .222  823  .258
Loyola–Chicago117 .056  228  .067
2017 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 3 Lizzy Wendell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrBlue Springs Blue Springs, MO
G 5 Becca Hittner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDowling Catholic Urbandale, IA
G/F 12 Brenni Rose 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrShawnee Mission Northwest Shawnee, KS
G 15 Paige Greiner 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrWilliamsburg Williamsburg, IA
G 20 Maddy Dean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrJordan Jordan, MN
G 21 Sammie Bachrodt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoKapaun Mt. Carmel Wichita, KS
G 22 Caitlin Ingle 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrSoutheast Polk Runnells, IA
G 24 Nicole Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoNorth Linn Walker, IA
G 34 Cortni Rush 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrMason City
North Iowa Area
Mason City, IA
F/C 35 Becca Jonas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoTruman Independence, MO
F/C 40 Mya Mertz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBlue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS
F 50 Sara Rhine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoEldon Eldon, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Winona State W 74–63 
 22  Wendell  11  Rhine  8  Ingle  Knapp Center (1,836)
Des Moines, IA
11/05/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Simpson W 106–62 
 25  Wendell  11  Bachrodt  13  Ingle  Knapp Center (1,833)
Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
3:00 pm
at North Dakota W 99–91  1–0
 34  Wendell  9  Wendell  13  Ingle  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,362)
Grand Forks, ND
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
at Creighton L 77–80  1–1
 20  Ingle  7  Wendell  7  Wendell  D. J. Sokol Arena (847)
Omaha, NE
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
at Iowa State L 67–75  1–2
 20  Wendell  13  Rhine  6  Ingle  Hilton Coliseum (6,790)
Ames, IA
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Wyoming W 63–50  2–2
 18  Wendell  5  Miller, Rush  5  Wendell  Knapp Center (2,153)
Des Moines, IA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 95–86  3–2
 30  Wendell  8  Bachrodt  11  Ingle  Knapp Center (2,016)
Des Moines, IA
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 48–71  3–3
 12  Wendell, Bachrodt  7  Bachrodt  7  Ingle  Kress Events Center (2,299)
Green Bay, WI
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
at Nebraska W 84–70  4–3
 18  Wendell  7  Wendell  13  Ingle  Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,200)
Lincoln, NE
12/08/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3
Clarke W 118–43  5–3
 25  Wendell  7  Bachrodt  11  Ingle  Knapp Center (4,369)
Des Moines, IA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm, MC22
Iowa W 81–76  6–3
 20  Ingle  10  Hittner  7  Ingle  Knapp Center (3,307)
Des Moines, IA
12/21/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. Auburn
Tulane Classic semifinals
L 80–85  6–4
 25  Wendell  7  Wendell  4  Ingle, Hittner  Devlin Fieldhouse (439)
New Orleans, LA
12/22/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. Eastern Washington
Tulane Classic 3rd place game
W 93–78  7–4
 24  Jonas  9  Hittner  7  Ingle  Devlin Fieldhouse (529)
New Orleans, LA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State W 83–78  8–4
(1–0)
 32  Wendell  5  Wendell  8  Ingle  Charles Koch Arena (1,670)
Wichita, KS
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State W 90–64  9–4
(2–0)
 22  Wendell  10  Jonas  15  Ingle  JQH Arena (2,351)
Springfield, MO
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 82–65  10–4
(3–0)
 23  Wendell  8  Hittner, Jonas  6  Ingle  Knapp Center (2,106)
Des Moines, IA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 75–59  11–4
(4–0)
 24  Wendell  6  Hittner  6  Ingle  Knapp Center (2,252)
Des Moines, IA
01/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 93–60  12–4
(5–0)
 24  Wendell  8  Rose  12  Ingle  Renaissance Coliseum (610)
Peoria, IL
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 87–36  13–4
(6–0)
 17  Wendell  7  Jonas  5  Greiner, Ingle, Wendell  Redbird Arena (518)
Normal, IL
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 89–46  14–4
(7–0)
 25  Wendell  10  Hittner  6  Bachrodt  Knapp Center (2,129)
Des Moines, IA
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 76–62  15–4
(8–0)
 29  Wendell  9  Hittner  9  Ingle  Knapp Center (2,560)
Des Moines, IA
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa W 88–79 2OT 16–4
(9–0)
 18  Jonas  12  Jonas  8  Ingle  McLeod Center (4,027)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 71–60  17–4
(10–0)
 21  Windell  8  Jonas  5  Miller  SIU Arena (706)
Carbondale, IL
02/05/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 73–48  18–4
(11–0)
 13  Bachrodt  14  Jonas  6  Ingle  Ford Center (588)
Evansville, IN
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 101–49  19–4
(12–0)
 22  Wendell  7  Hittner  10  Ingle  Knapp Center (2,563)
Des Moines, IA
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 98–46  20–4
(13–0)
 20  Wendell  7  Miller  7  Ingle  Knapp Center (3,219)
Des Moines, IA
02/17/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25 at Indiana State W 64–45  21–4
(14–0)
 14  Rose  7  Jonas  4  Ingle  Hulman Center (1,777)
Terre Haute, IN
02/19/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25 at Loyola–Chicago W 86–42  22–4
(15–0)
 19  Wendell  10  Hittner  7  Wendell  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (298)
Chicago, IL
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 21 Northern Iowa W 70–57  23–4
(16–0)
 21  Wendell  6  Bachrodt, Ingle  8  Ingle  Knapp Center (6,456)
Des Moines, IA
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 Missouri State W 98–91  24–4
(17–0)
 22  Hittner  5  Hittner, Rose  8  Ingle, Wendell  Knapp Center (2,448)
Des Moines, IA
03/04/2017
2:00 pm, MC22
No. 22 Wichita State W 105–89  25–4
(18–0)
 25  Wendell  6  Hittner, Jonas  8  Ingle  Knapp Center (3,271)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/10/2017
12:05 pm, ESPN3
(1) No. 20 vs. (9) Illinois State
Quarterfinals
W 64–40  26–4
 17  Wendell  5  Ingle  6  Ingle  iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/11/2017
1:30 pm, ESPN3
(1) No. 20 vs. (5) Wichita State
Semifinals
W 86–68  27–4
 34  Wendell  7  Hittner, Wendell  11  Ingle  iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) No. 20 vs. (2) Northern Iowa
Championship Game
W 74–69 OT 28–4
 22  Ingle  11  Jonas  7  Ingle  iWireless Center (2,451)
Moline, IL
NCAA Tournament
03/18/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN2
(10 L) No. 20 at (7 L) No. 24 Kansas State
First Round
L 54–67  28–5
 17  Wendell  5  Bachrodt  7  Ingle  Bramlage Coliseum (4,005)
Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 25 21 22 20 20 N/A
Coaches RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 22 22 19 18 24
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

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