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Women’s Basketball to Play Missouri Friday in Opening Round of NCAA Tournament

Drake, the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference regular season champion and MVC Tournament runners-up, earned its fourth-ever at-large bid and its 13th NCAA Tournament berth. This is the Bulldogs’ third-straight NCAA appearance.

The Drake University women's basketball team (27-6) is a No. 10 seed in the 2019 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Drake will play No. 7 Missouri (23-10) Friday, March 22, at Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa at 3 p.m. CDT it was announced Monday on the NCAA Women's Basketball Selection Show on ESPN2. Host and No. 2 Iowa (26-6) and No. 15 Mercer (25-7) will play Friday at 1 p.m. CDT.
 
Drake, the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference regular season champion and MVC Tournament runners-up, earned its fourth-ever at-large bid and its 13th NCAA Tournament berth. This is the Bulldogs' third-straight NCAA appearance.
 
This will be the fifth all-time meeting between the Bulldogs and the Tigers and the first since 1981 when the teams faced each other in the AIAW Tournament. Drake won the last game and holds a 3-1 all-time record against Missouri.
 
Visit www.GoDrakeBulldogs.com as more information about Drake's 2019 NCAA Tournament appearance becomes available.
 
Tickets
Ticket sales through the Drake Athletics Ticket Office have now ended.  Tickets are still available through the University of Iowa Ticket Office by calling 319-335-9323. Purchase tickets here.
 

 
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