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2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6-5 (0-0 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Whitney Moia
  • Kelli Greenway
  • Cortni Rush
Home arenaKnapp Center
Seasons← 2023–242025–26 →
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri State 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727
Murray State 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667
Bradley 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Illinois State 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Drake 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
Belmont 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455
Northern Iowa 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455
Evansville 0 – 0   – 4 – 6   .400
Valparaiso 0 – 0   – 4 – 6   .400
Southern Illinois 0 – 0   – 2 – 6   .250
UIC 0 – 0   – 2 – 6   .250
Indiana State 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200
† 2025 MVC tournament winner
As of December 20, 2024

The 2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Drake University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Allison Pohlman, play their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 29–6, 19–1 in MVC play, to finish in first place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Indiana State in the quarterfinals, Northern Iowa in the semifinals, and Missouri State to win the MVC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. They received the #12 seed in the Albany Regional 2, where they would lose to #5 region seed Colorado in the first round.

Roster

2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Grace Knutson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
G 3 Abbie Aalsma 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Illinois State Waupun, WI
G 4 Shannon Fornshell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Wayzata Plymouth, MN
G 10 Katie Dinnebier 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Waukee West Des Moines, IA
G 11 Peyton McCabe 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Skutt Catholic Blair, NE
F 12 Ashley Iiams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Ames Ames, IA
F 14 Anna Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Rochester Mayo Rochester, MN
F 15 Maggie Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hill City Rapid City, SD
G 20 Emily Christenson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So East Ridge Woodbury, MN
G 21 Ava Hawthorne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Gilbert Ames, IA
G 22 Brooklin Dailey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Southeast Polk Pleasant Hill, IA
F 30 Taedyn Gray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Shawnee Mission West Lenexa, KS
F 32 Courtney Becker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS La Crosse Aquinas Fountain City, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
2:00 p.m. 		Omaha W 96-79  –
 Knapp Center (2,106)
Des Moines, IA
October 31, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		Grand View W 110-46  –
 Knapp Center (1,942)
Des Moines, IA
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 4, 2024*
11:00 a.m. 		at North Dakota State W 84-78  1–0
 Scheels Center (1,073)
Fargo, ND
November 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Louis W 95-70  2–0
 Knapp Center (2,173)
Des Moines, IA
November 11, 2024*
6:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Creighton L 72-80  2-1
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,609)
Omaha, NE
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN+ 		Iowa L 73-86  2-2
 Knapp Center (6,424)
Des Moines, IA
November 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 8 Iowa State L 78-80  2-3
 Hilton Coliseum (10,368)
Ames, IA
November 28, 2024*
12:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Wyoming
San Juan Shootout 		L 57-71  2-4
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 29, 2024*
10:00 a.m., FloSports 		vs. Green Bay
San Juan Shootout 		L 59-64  2-5
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 30, 2024*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Washington State
San Juan Shootout 		W 79-68  3-5
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
December 12, 2024*
5:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN+ 		North Dakota W 82-63  4-5
 Knapp Center (4,919)
Des Moines, IA
December 16, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 84-34  5-5
 Knapp Center (6,424)
Des Moines, IA
December 21, 2024*
1:00 p.m., MidcoSN 		at St. Thomas (MN) W 92-81  6-5
 Schoenecker Arena (653)
Saint Paul, MN
MVC Regular Season
December 29, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Evansville Meeks Family Fieldhouse 
Evansville, IN
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UIC Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Valparaiso Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
January 10, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bradley Renaissance Coliseum 
Peoria, IL
January 12, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Illinois State CEFCU Arena 
Normal, IL
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Belmont Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Murray State Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
January 25, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Missouri State Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
February 7, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Illinois State Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bradley Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Murray State CFSB Center 
Murray, KY
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Belmont Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Missouri State Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Indiana State Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
March 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
March 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UIC Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
MVC Tournament
TBD
TBA 		vs. TBD Vibrant Arena at The MARK 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:

References

  1. "Drake women's basketball clinches outright Missouri Valley Conference championship". The Des Moines Register.
  2. "Miller Buzzer Beater Lifts Bulldogs to Ninth MVC Tournament Title in Program History". March 17, 2024.
  3. "Charging Colorado Squad Ends Bulldogs' Record-Setting Season in NCAA First Round". March 22, 2024.
  4. "Colorado uses strong second half to down Drake 86-72 in NCAA first round". Associated Press News. March 23, 2024.
  5. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule".
  6. "Drake Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule".
  7. "2024-25 Drake Bulldogs Schedule - Womens College Basketball".
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