CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Drake University softball team will play its first game at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament hosted by Southern Illinois Friday at 6:30 p.m. against the winner of Friday afternoon's quarterfinal action between Evansville or Illinois State versus UNI. The MVC Tournament schedule was adjusted to due rain Thursday morning that pushed all the games back. Every game of the MVC Tournament will be broadcast online via The Valley On ESPN3.
Drake (29-23, 17-8 MVC) won five of its final six regular season conference games to clinch the tournament's two seed.