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Drake takes overtime thriller from Illinois State women's basketball

NORMAL — Drake University’s Maddie Monahan, the Missouri Valley Conference leader in 3-point shooting, missed all five of her shots from beyond the arc Friday at Redbird Arena.

Instead, Monahan made her mark much closer to the basket

A Hannah Fuller steal that robbed Illinois State of a potential go-ahead possession set up Monahan’s critical layup with 17 seconds left, and Drake finished off a 69-67 MVC thriller before a Pride Night crowd of 906.

“Maddie continues to do some really big things,” Bulldogs coach Jennie Baranczyk said. “She doesn’t just make big plays. She stays steady and makes big plays because of it.