DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's basketball team starts its February slate of games at the Knapp Center on Friday as Drake faces Wichita State. Tipoff with the Shockers is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will broadcast via The Valley On ESPN3.
Drake with a 14-6 overall record enters Friday night at 7-2 in Missouri Valley Conference play after the first time through the league's round-robin schedule. The Bulldogs are coming off an 81-65 win at Loyola on Sunday, where they rallied from an 11-point second-quarter deficit.
Drake went on a 15-2 scoring run to end the second period fueled by junior Lizzy Wendell (Blue Springs, Mo.