After going through regular seasons that included some tough moments and some brilliant ones, Drake and Northern Iowa women's basketball teams hope to find a postseason spark this week at Hoops in the Heartland.
Winning the Missouri Valley Conference tournament is the only way the Panthers (20-9) and Bulldogs (17-12) will make it to the NCAA Tournament. But recent success both bring to the TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Illinois, suggests such a title run is certainly possible for either team.
A tiebreaker loss has Drake as the No. 7 seed and puts the Bulldogs in Thursday's opening round, where they'll face No.