VERMILLION, S.D. – The Drake University women's basketball team will play its third-straight 2019 NCAA Tournament team Wednesday night when it visits South Dakota. Tipoff in Vermillion is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.
Drake (2-0) and South Dakota (2-0) resumed their rivalry last season as the Bulldogs claimed a 76-64 win at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs and Coyotes were picked No. 1 and 2, respectively, in this season's first espnW Mid-Major poll.
Drake has a pair of home wins over South Dakota State and Iowa State while South Dakota collected two hard-fought road victories at Northeastern and Green Bay.