PEORIA, Ill. - The Drake women's basketball team dropped a 93-84, decision at Bradley Thursday night in a wild back-and-forth game that featured 10 ties and six lead changes. Sophomore Kyndal Clark (Webb City, Mo.) paced the Bulldogs with a game-high 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting including three-pointers made.

Junior Morgan Reid (Kansas City, Mo.) scored a career-best 19 points and added 11 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season. Sophomore Liza Heap (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) scored a career-high 12 points and pulled down five rebounds in her third consecutive start. Reid added four assists, four blocks and three steals.

Five players scored in double figures for the Braves led by Michelle Young and Katie Yohn, who each finished with 18 points while Des Moines native Shronda Butts had 16 and Catie O'Leary had 15. Jenny Smith added 11 points.

"This a tough one to swallow but you can't let a team score 93 points on their home court and expect to win that's the toughest part," Drake head coach Jennie Baranczyk said. "At the same time we didn't score the last three and a half minutes but this is a learning moment and we had some great conversations in the locker room after the game and we will be ready for Saturday."

Drake (8-17, 3-11 MVC) held a four-point lead at 73-69 after a layup by junior Mary Pat Specht (Shawnee, Kan.) with just over eight minutes to go but Bradley (11-13, 5-8 MVC) responded with six unanswered to go in front, 75-73, its first lead since midway through the opening half.

The two teams traded baskets and a layup by Reid, tied it at 81-81 with 2:56 remaining in the game. It would be the final tie as the Braves outscored the Bulldogs, 12-3, to close out the win.

The Bulldogs held a 44-42 lead going into the halftime break behind balanced scoring led by Reid, who scored eight points, grabbed nine boards, dished out four assists, blocked three shots and nabbed two steals. Seven others scored for Drake, who knocked down 15-of-25 (42.9 percent) from the field, including 6-of-13 (46.2 percent) from behind the arc. The Bulldogs finished 8-of-9 (88.9 percent) from the free throw line. It marked the first time this season the Bulldogs held a halftime lead in an MVC road game.

Drake stormed out of the gate to start the contest as Heap netted two three-pointers and the Bulldogs hit four overall to take an early 18-6 lead at the first media timeout at the 15:57 mark.

"I thought we did a great job to start the game and to start the second half," Baranczyk said. "We had some great energy but we let them get a few too many offensive boards to help them get energy and get back into the game. Overall I'm proud of our effort but I think there are a few things we need to do differently. Give credit to Bradley, who is a good team with some great players."

Drake's 84 points scored tonight are a season-high as the team finished 31-of-64 from floor. The Bulldogs hit 14-of-18 from the line while Bradley, who came into the night seventh in the nation in free-throw percentage, finished 24-of-30 (80 percent).

Drake's next action is Saturday, Feb. 23 at Northern Iowa with tip-off set for 2 p.m. against the Panthers. Listen to 1350 KRNT and follow live stats at www.godrakebulldogs.com.