NORMAL — The Drake University women’s basketball team has won 13 consecutive games over Illinois State, the second longest current streak among Missouri Valley Conference programs.
Yet did the Redbirds learn enough from a near miss with the Bulldogs in last season’s MVC Tournament to end that skein in Friday’s 7 p.m. contest at Redbird Arena?
“We’re going back and seeing what plays worked well against their zone, what spots were open and what passes were there,” ISU senior forward Megan Talbot said of a 65-54 loss in Moline during which the Redbirds led by six in the third quarter.