DES MOINES, Iowa - Sophomore guard Kyndal Clark (Webb City, Mo.) scored a game-high 18 points as the Drake Bulldogs overpowered the Quincy Lady Hawks, 73-38, in its first exhibition game of the 2012-13 season in front of 1,736 fans at the Knapp Center Friday night.

Stephanie Running (Oak Creek, Wis.), Dilonna Johnson (Milwaukee, Wis.) and Ashley Bartow (Verona, Wis.) each added eight points for Drake. Junior forward Morgan Reid (Kansas City, Mo.) chipped in seven points and five rebounds for first-year Drake head coach Jennie Baranczyk.

Quincy was led in scoring by Felisha Loggins who finished with 12 points and added a game-high six rebounds. The Bulldogs held the Lady Hawks to just 26.4 percent from the field.

Drake used a 8-0 run, the last two points from redshirt freshman Carly Grenfell (York, Neb.) on a layup to build an 18-9 lead at the 9:48 mark in the opening half. The Bulldogs extended the lead to 37-18 going into halftime with the help of two three-pointers from junior college transfer Mary Pat Specht (Shawnee, Kan.) and six points from Clark. Clark had 12 points in the opening half.

The Bulldogs held the Lady Hawks to just 22.2% shooting in the half and forced 11 turnovers.

Drake came out with the same energy in the second half and scored on six of their first seven possessions many coming in transition to put the game away. The entire Drake roster saw action tonight and helped Drake dominate with an efficient offensive attack, strong rebounding and tough defense as the Bulldogs out-rebounded Quincy, 47-32 and forced 22 turnovers and collected 13 steals.

The Bulldogs dove to the floor for many loose balls and played unselfish basketball totaling 19 assists.

Drake will host Upper Iowa in its final exhibition contest Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7:05 p.m. The Bulldogs will start the regular season when South Dakota visits the Knapp Center on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 2:05 p.m.