MOLINE, Ill. – The No. 1 seeded Drake University women's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament with a 68-59 win over No. 4 seed SIU in the semifinals Saturday, March 10, at the TaxSlayer Center. Drake will face the winner of the Missouri State/UNI game in the title tilt at 2 p.m. Sunday on ESPN3.
Drake (25-7) advanced behind 22 points from Maddy Dean (Jordan, Minn.) while MVC Player of the Year Becca Hittner (Urbandale, Iowa) added 15 points. Dean and Hittner combined to hit seven of the Bulldogs' 11 three-pointers to give the team a school record and Missouri Valley record 308 three-pointers this season.