DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's basketball team closes its two-game homestand Sunday evening when it hosts Southern Illinois. Tipoff at the Knapp Center is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be broadcast online via The Valley on ESPN3.
Drake defeated Evansville, 82-65, Friday evening in the Knapp Center in the team's Missouri Valley Conference home opener. The Bulldogs improved to 10-4 overall and 3-0 in the MVC with the comeback win.
Senior Lizzy Wendell (Blue Springs, Mo.) led Drake with a game-high of 23 points.