VANCOUVER, Canada – The Drake University women's basketball team erased a 15-point deficit against Rutgers in a 69-59 victory Thursday, Nov. 22 night in the team's first game of the Vancouver Showcase.
The comeback win advanced Drake (5-0) to the tournament semifinals, where it will face No. 1 ranked and the defending national champions, Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0), Friday evening at 8 p.m. CST. It will be the first-ever meeting between the teams.
Drake, which trailed Rutgers (4-1) 20-6 after one quarter and 44-29 at halftime, was led in scoring by (Urbandale, Iowa) who poured in a game-high 23 points, with 15 coming after halftime, and added a team-high seven rebounds.