ST. LOUIS – The Drake University women's basketball team has been tabbed as the favorite in the Missouri Valley Conference's annual preseason poll, and for the second-straight year senior Lizzy Wendell (Blue Springs, Mo.) has been picked the MVC Preseason Player of the Year, the league office announced Tuesday morning prior to the start of the league's annual basketball media day held at the St. Louis City Center Hotel.
For the third-consecutive season, Wendell is on the preseason All-MVC First Team. She is joined this year by senior point guard Caitlin Ingle (Runnells, Iowa).