LINCOLN, Neb. – The Drake University women's basketball team opens the 2018-19 season at Nebraska Wednesday night. Tipoff at Pinnacle Bank Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. The opener will be broadcast on the radio on 1350 ESPN Des Moines with Hunter Phillips and Randy Mauro calling the action. The game will be streamed on BTN Plus (subscription required).
Drake cruised to a pair of exhibition wins in the preseason. The Bulldogs defeated Dubuque, 117-33 and Pittsburg State, 92-55. Junior Becca Hittner (Urbandale, Iowa) and redshirt junior Sara Rhine (Eldon, Mo.) averaged 15.