BU women start MVC play Friday night vs. Drake at Renaissance Coliseum, 7 PM

[Da Coach]

The Bradley women's team (10-1 overall and 6-0 at home) starts MVC play Friday at 7 PM in the Renaissance Coliseum against Drake (8-4).

https://bradleybraves.com/news/2019/1/3/womens-basketball-opens-valley-play-at-home.aspx

Drake has won the last 2 MVC Regular season championships, and they have won the last 2 MVC Tournament Championships. In both the 2017 and 2018 NCAA Tournament appearances, Drake was eliminated in their opening round games. Drake was also the overwhelming #1 pick in the 2018-19 MVC Preseason poll, while Bradley was picked 6th-

https://godrakebulldogs.com/news/2018/10/18/womens-basketball-preseason-favorite-in-the-missouri-valley-conference.aspx

The game will be on ESPN+ and also broadcast on WIRL radio (1290 AM and 102.7 FM).
Live stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary

The game will feature 4 of the top 5 scorers in the MVC. Drake's Sara Rhine ranks No. 2 with 18.5 ppg, and Becca Hittner is 3rd with 17.8 ppg. Bradley's Gabi Haack and Lasha Petree rank 4th and 5th in the MVC with 16.1 ppg and 15.9 ppg respectively. Bradley's Chelsea Brackman is the top rebounder in the MVC with an average of 10.5 rpg-

MVC Individual stats-

http://www.mvc.org/wbb/stats/2018-19/confldrs.htm#conf.wki

MVC Team stats-

http://www.mvc.org/wbb/stats/2018-19/confldrs.htm#conf.wkt

Drake stats-

http://www.mvc.org/wbb/stats/2018-19/du.htm#team.ind

Bradley stats-

http://www.mvc.org/wbb/stats/2018-19/brad.htm#team.ind

[Da Coach]

The Drake women's team lived up to their status as the best team in the MVC. They pulled ahead early with hot shooting, and Bradley was never able to get back into the game. Bradley loses 92-63-

https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary