DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's basketball team defeated Illinois State, 80-64 Sunday afternoon in the regular season home finale at the Knapp Center.
With the win, Drake (21-7, 16-0 MVC) claimed its second-straight outright MVC regular season title. The last time the program won back-to-back outright MVC regular season titles was 1996-97 and 1997-98. The Bulldogs already locked up the No. 1 seed for the MVC Tournament, March 8-11, in Moline, Ill. Drake will play the winner of the No. 8 and No. 9 play-in game on March 9 at 12 p.m.
Sara Rhine (Eldon, Mo.