DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's basketball team took to the court on Friday, July 1, for the first of 10 practices leading up to Drake's trip to Italy in mid-August.
The 10 summer practices allowed by the NCAA gives the Bulldogs opportunities to develop as a team before playing three games against foreign competition while in Italy. This will mark the first time in program history that Drake women's basketball has taken an international summer trip.
The trip will also include an educational aspect as starting July 11, the team will start a class Italy in a Global Economy that will be taught by Dr.