DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's basketball team is nearing the start of its 10-day trip to Italy. Drake will have the last of the 10 allowable practices to prepare for the trip on Saturday morning before departing for Italy on Sunday night.
The Bulldogs will visit several Italian cities, including Rome, Florence, Venice and Como as well as microstate San Marino before returning to Des Moines on Aug. 17.
The extra practices allowed by the NCAA for teams taking overseas trips gave the Bulldogs opportunities to develop as a team before playing three games against foreign competition while in Italy.