DES MOINES, Iowa – A big second-half surge and career highs from Abbie Aalsma and Grace Knutson weren't quite enough as the Drake women's basketball team lost for the first time this season, 83-74 to Creighton at the Knapp Center on Sunday.
Trailing by as many as 14 points, the Bulldogs (1-1) twice got to within four in the fourth quarter, but Creighton (1-1) countered each time to keep it from getting any closer.
Aalsma and Knutson did what they could to get the Bulldogs over the hump.
Aalsma is taking on a much bigger role this season following the graduation of Katie Dinnebier, Anna Miller and Courtney Becker and has responded in a big way.