CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – In a battle between the top two women's basketball teams in the Missouri Valley Conference on Friday, Jan. 27, the Drake University women's basketball team edged the UNI Panthers, 88-79, in a double-overtime thriller at the McLeod Center.
Drake improved to 16-4 overall and 9-0 in the MVC with the road victory to take sole possession of first place in the conference. UNI had an 11-game winning streak snapped with the loss and dropped to 15-5 overall and 9-1 in league play. The two overtimes are the most extra periods in the series since the two teams played a four-overtime thriller on Jan.