DES MOINES, Iowa – Bradley trailed 16-14 after the first quarter, but Drake made 11-of-14 from the field in the second quarter to pull away as the Bulldogs topped the Braves 78-45 Sunday afternoon at the Knapp Center.
Sophomore Tamya Sims (Milwaukee, Wis./Oak Creek) scored a team-high 12 points on 5-for-9 shooting and also had two assists, one block and two steals to lead the Braves. After a 14-point first quarter, Bradley made 11-of-48 over the final 30 minutes and shot 27 percent for the game.
Bradley held a 17-16 lead in the opening seconds of the second quarter on a Kat Yelle (Geneva, Ill.