SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drake University women's basketball team never trailed for the second-consecutive game in a 90-64 win at Missouri State on New Year's Day (Sunday, Jan. 1) in Missouri Valley Conference action.
Drake (9-4, 2-0 MVC) had five players score in double figures led by senior Lizzy Wendell (Blue Springs, Mo.) who finished with a game-high 22 points. It is the 62nd time in her outstanding career Wendell has scored 20 or more points in a game.
Rounding out the group was freshman Becca Hittner (Urbandale, Iowa) who was one point short of her career-high with 18 points, redshirt sophomore Becca Jonas (Independence, Mo.