MOLINE, Ill. – The Drake University women's basketball team used a big third quarter to help defeat Illinois State, 64-40, on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at the iWireless Center.
Top-seeded Drake (26-4) advanced to the tournament semifinals for the second-straight season, where it will play either No. 4 Southern Illinois or No. 5 Wichita State on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The Bulldogs' 26 wins this season is tied for the second-most single season victories in program history with the 1980-81 team which finished 26-7.
Senior Lizzy Wendell (Blue Springs, Mo.