DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's basketball closes its short homestand Wednesday night when Northern Illinois visits the Knapp Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on The Valley On ESPN3.
Drake (2-2) welcomes Northern Illinois (4-1) after defeating Wyoming, 63-50, Sunday afternoon in the team's home opener. The Bulldogs led by eight points at the start of the fourth quarter but the Cowgirls rallied to pull within one point at 50-49 with 5:41 to play. However, Drake answered with a 13-1 run to close the game and pull away for the win.