By HANNAH COHEN
Your now No. 22 Drake women’s basketball took a 70-61 win over 2nd place MVC Missouri State to capture the third consecutive first seed placement and first place in the MVC for Hoops in the Heartland March 14-17.
Drake took an early lead in the first five minutes when guard Maddy Dean, put a jumper up to the glass. Foward Sara Rhine, and guard Becca Hittner put up eight more points to hold Missouri State to two until six minutes were left in the first. The Bulldogs kept up a lead throughout the first and went into the second quarter doubling the Lady Bear’s score 22-11.