NORMAL, Ill. – The Drake University women's basketball team visits Illinois State on Friday night in the first of five remaining road games for the Bulldogs to close the regular season. Drake and Illinois State will tipoff at 7 p.m. Friday night with the contest broadcast via On The Valley On ESPN3.
In its last game on Sunday, Drake (16-6, 9-2 MVC) raced past Missouri State by a score of 95-72 to take sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bulldogs used a dominating 21-2 scoring run in the second quarter to break open a close game as the team finished with the most points scored all season versus an MVC opponent.