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Cold Shooting Dooms Women's Basketball Team In MVC Tournament

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Cold Shooting Dooms Women's Basketball Team In MVC Tournament

ST.CHARLES -- The Drake women's basketball team shot a season low 26 percent from the floor and No. 2 seeded Creighton took advantage, eliminating the Bulldogs, 53-35, in the semifinal round of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Saturday night.

 

Drake's 35 points was a MVC tournament record for fewest points in a game.

 

The Bulldogs, who stand at 19-12, will await word late Monday night if they will receive a bid to the Women's NIT.

 

Owning a 36-33 lead, the Bluejays went on a 17-2 scoring flurry to close out the game as Drake made just one of five shots down the stretch while committing five turnovers.

 

Creighton will face No. 9 seeded Evansville in the State Farm MVC Tournament championship at 3 p.m. Sunday.

 

Senior forward Lauren Dybing (Bloomington, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran) led Drake with 10 points and seven rebounds.

 

"Creighton totally dictated tempo of game and we got lulled to sleep," said Drake head coach Amy Stephens. "They were the more aggressive team.

 

"But I'm really proud of my team. We've made some adjustments battling through injuries. But I'm optimistic about continuing post-season play."

 

Junior guard Jordann Plummer (St. Louis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter), who had scored a career-high 27 points against  Creighton Jan. 31, totaled six points making three of 12 shots.

 

Plummer picked up her fourth foul with 11:42 left in the game and sat out the next six minutes.

 

After a three-point basket by Dybing gave Drake a 5-3 lead with 17:28 left in the first half, the Bulldogs would go the next eight minutes seven seconds without making a basket. That dry spell allowed Creighton to grab a 16-6 advantage before freshman Rachael Hackbarth (Colgate, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) hit a jumper with 9:19 remaining in the first half.

 

Hackbarth finished with nine points.

 

The Bluejays topped Drake in points in the paint (26-18) and points off turnovers (22-7) while the Bulldogs held the advantage in bench points (11-6).

 

 

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Players Mentioned

Rachael Hackbarth

#15 Rachael Hackbarth

F
6' 3"
Junior
Jordann Plummer

#21 Jordann Plummer

G
5' 6"
Senior
Lauren Dybing

#34 Lauren Dybing

G
6' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Rachael Hackbarth

#15 Rachael Hackbarth

6' 3"
Junior
F
Jordann Plummer

#21 Jordann Plummer

5' 6"
Senior
G
Lauren Dybing

#34 Lauren Dybing

6' 2"
Sophomore
G