2017–18 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Drake University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by sixth year head coach Jennie Baranczyk, play their home games at Knapp Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 18–0 in MVC play to win the MVC regular season championship. They defeated Valparaiso, Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa to become champions of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.

2017–18 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
MVC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record26–8 (18–0 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Allison Pohlman
  • Nicci Hays Fort
  • Markisha Wright
Home arenaKnapp Center
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drake180 1.000  268  .765
Missouri State153 .833  2112  .636
Northern Iowa135 .722  1914  .576
Southern Illinois117 .611  1714  .548
Indiana State99 .500  1119  .367
Illinois State810 .444  1416  .467
Bradley612 .333  1318  .419
Valparaiso513 .278  1318  .419
Loyola–Chicago513 .278  723  .233
Evansville018 .000  327  .100
2018 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018; 

Roster

2017–18 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Maddie Monahan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrGlencoe-Silver Lake Silver Lake, MN
G 5 Becca Hittner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoDowling Catholic Urbandale, IA
G/F 12 Brenni Rose 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoShawnee Mission Northwest Shawnee, KS
G 15 Paige Greiner 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrWilliamsburg Williamsburg, IA
G 20 Maddy Dean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrJordan Jordan, MN
G 21 Sammie Bachrodt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrKapaun Mt. Carmel Wichita, KS
G 22 Hannah Fuller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrValley West Des Moines, IA
G 24 Nicole Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrNorth Linn Walker, IA
G 30 Katie Van Scyoc 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLourdes Academy Green Lake, WI
F 31 Monica Burich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoRoseville
Colorado
Roseville, MN
F/C 35 Becca Jonas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrTruman Independence, MO
F/C 40 Mya Mertz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBlue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS
F 50 Sara Rhine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoEldon Eldon, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
7:00 pm
Grand View W 115–43 
Knapp Center (1,993)
Des Moines, IA
11/05/2017*
2:00 pm
Truman State W 90–50 
Knapp Center (2,059)
Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 77–73  1–0
Knapp Center (2,658)
Des Moines, IA
11/12/2017*
4:00 pm
at No. 11 Oregon
Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals
L 77–110  1–1
Matthew Knight Arena (2,658)
Eugene, OR
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm
Liberty
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round
W 96–68  2–1
Knapp Center (2,022)
Des Moines, IA
11/21/2017*
7:30 pm
at Wyoming L 61–75  2–2
Arena-Auditorium (2,453)
Laramie, WY
11/24/2017*
3:30 pm
vs. George Mason
Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic semifinals
L 75–87  2–3
Coors Events Center (1,486)
Boulder, CO
11/25/2017*
1:00 pm
vs. Mississippi Valley State
Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic 3rd place game
W 96–60  3–3
Coors Events Center (250)
Boulder, CO
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm, MC22
Iowa State W 83–80  4–3
Knapp Center (3,212)
Des Moines, IA
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm, MC22
Creighton L 100–108 4OT 4–4
Knapp Center (2,863)
Des Moines, IA
12/05/2017*
11:00 am, ESPN3
Iowa Wesleyan W 102–25  5–4
Knapp Center (4,615)
Des Moines, IA
12/09/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Nebraska L 84–89 2OT 5–5
Knapp Center (2,683)
Des Moines, IA
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota State L 78–85  5–6
Knapp Center (2,309)
Des Moines, IA
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm
at No. 25 Iowa L 66–79  5–7
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,847)
Iowa City, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 86–50  6–7 (1–0)
Knapp Center (2,310)
Des Moines, IA
12/31/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 72–46  7–7 (2–0)
Knapp Center (2,190)
Des Moines, IA
01/05/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State W 80–68  8–7 (3–0)
JQH Arena (2,204)
Springfield, MO
01/07/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 75–64  9–7 (4–0)
SIU Arena (706)
Carbondale, IL
01/12/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 85–64  10–7 (5–0)
Knapp Center (2,287)
Des Moines, IA
01/14/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 107–66  11–7 (6–0)
Knapp Center (2,520)
Des Moines, IA
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa W 81–64  12–7 (7–0)
Knapp Center (3,331)
Des Moines, IA
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 65–58  13–7 (8–0)
Redbird Arena (607)
Normal, IL
01/28/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 84–75  14–7 (9–0)
Renaissance Coliseum (733)
Peoria, IL
02/02/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 84–73  15–7 (10–0)
Knapp Center (2,714)
Des Moines, IA
02/04/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 84–65  16–7 (11–0)
Knapp Center (3,784)
Des Moines, IA
02/09/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 101–50  17–7 (12–0)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (361)
Evansville, IN
02/11/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 84–51  18–7 (13–0)
Hulman Center (1,657)
Terre Haute, IN
02/16/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa W 72–67  19–7 (14–0)
McLeod Center (1,966)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/23/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 77–71  20–7 (15–0)
Knapp Center (3,922)
Des Moines, IA
02/25/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 80–64  21–7 (16–0)
Knapp Center (3,152)
Des Moines, IA
03/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago W 97–53  22–7 (17–0)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (272)
Chicago, IL
03/03/2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 85–53  23–7 (18–0)
Athletics–Recreation Center (440)
Valparaiso, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (8) Valparaiso
Quarterfinals
W 89–40  24–7
TaxSlayer Center 
Moline, IL
03/10/2018
1:30 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) Southern Illinois
Semifinals
W 68–59  25–7
TaxSlayer Center 
Moline, IL
03/11/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (3) Northern Iowa
Championship Game
W 75–63  26–7
TaxSlayer Center (2,169)
Moline, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(13 S) at (4 S) No. 14 Texas A&M
First Round
L 76–89  26–8
Reed Arena (2,835)
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP N/A
Coaches RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2017–18 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

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