DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's basketball team closes the regular season Friday and Saturday against Valparaiso at the Knapp Center. Tipoff Friday is scheduled for 5 p.m. while Saturday is set for 3 p.m.
Drake (13-10, 11-5 MVC) clinches the No. 2 seed for next week's Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Moline, Ill. with a sweep of Valpo (11-10, 7-7 MVC). The Bulldogs are one game ahead of third place Illinois State (13-6, 10-6 MVC), which swept Drake, and the Redbirds end their season at Loyola (10-10, 8-8 MVC). The Bulldogs can finish no lower than third in the league standings.