The Basics
The Bulldog women are on island time this week for the San Juan Shootout in tropical Puerto Rico. Drake is set for games against Wyoming (Nov. 28), Green Bay (Nov. 29), and Washington State (Nov. 30) as part of this year's MTE action.
Bulldog Bites
Drake fought to the very end in their last time out against Iowa State. The Bulldogs got 39 from
Katie Dinnebier in another prolific performance, but an Audi Crooks two just before the final horn gave the No. 8 Cyclones the edge, 80-78.
The Bulldogs have played in an MTE in nearly every year the program has existed, only missing 1993,1998, 2003-05, 2008, and 2020. Drake is 50-39 all-time in games played at multi-team events. The Bulldogs are 6-2 in MTE games during the
Allison Pohlman era. Pohlman has led the Dogs in the last three MTEs: the Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic (Des Moines, Iowa), FIU Thanksgiving Classic (Miami, Fla.), and The Nugget Classic (Reno, Nev.).
Drake has won at least one game in every MTE since 2014. The Bulldogs have gone undefeated at 13 MTEs and winless eight times. Their only 3-0 trip came at The Nugget Classic in Reno in 2021, and only 0-3 stint came at the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic in 1990. This is Drake's first MTE out of the continental United States since the Vancouver Showcase in 2018 which featured a win over No. 12 South Carolina. It is the Dogs' first Caribbean MTE since competing at the Cancun Challenge in 2011.
Bulldog Leaders
Katie Dinnebier | 23.6 ppg, 5.0 apg, 2.0 spg
Anna Miller | 17.6 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 4.0 bpg
Courtney Becker | 11.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.8 apg
Scouting Wyoming
The Cowgirls are currently 1-3 and opened 0-2 with losses to Colorado and BYU, before rebounding with a win against Regis. Most recently, they fell to Gonzaga and took down Colorado Christian in Laramie.
Heather Ezell, a 2009 Iowa State graduate, is in her third season as the Cowgirls' head coach. She has led Wyoming to a record of 43-29 over her tenure..
All-time, the Bulldogs and Cowgirls are 1-1 against each other. The most recent matchup was in November of 2017, a 14-point Wyoming home victory. Drake won the first matchup in November of 2016 in Des Moines.
Cowgirl Leaders
Allyson Fertig | 17.8 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 2.6 bpg
Emily Mellema | 13.2 ppg, 2.8 apg, 2.8 spg
Tess Barnes | 10.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, .833 FT
Scouting Green Bay
The Phoenix have a record of 3-2 as they enter the Discover Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout. They will play the Virginia Cavaliers before Friday's matchup against Drake. Green Bay started 0-2 after losses to Kansas State and UNI, before defeating UIC, North Dakota, and DePaul. They ride a three-game win streak entering the tournament.
Former Drake assistant Kayla Karius is in charge of the Green Bay women's bunch. Karius is in her first season leading the Phoenix after two years at the helm at South Dakota. She has amassed a 40-31 career record.
Green Bay leads the all-time series against Drake at 6-3. The two played in Des Moines in November 2022; an 80-67 Drake victory. Prior to that, the Phoenix had won four consecutive from 2008-2020.
Phoenix Leaders
Natalie McNeal | 13.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.2 apg
Maddy Schreiber | 13.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.6 apg
Callie Genke | 8.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg, .526 3pt
Scouting Washington State
The Cougars have a record of 2-2 and most recently were routed by Iowa in Iowa City prior to heading to San Juan. They won a gritty 83-82 overtime win against Eastern Washington to open the season and beat Idaho shortly after. They fell to Stanford and are coming off a defeat against Texas Tech. They will play Norfolk State and Virginia before their game against Drake.
Washington State in coached by Kamie Ethridge. The Cougars have been led to a 97-93 record under Ethridge's direction. The Texas grad moved to Pullman after a 4-year stint at Northern Colorado and has amassed a 180-137 career record.
This will be the first matchup between Drake and Washington State.
Cougar Leaders
Eleonora Villa | 13.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.6 apg
Tara Wallack | 12.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.8 apg
Astera Tuhina | 8.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.0 apg
Up Next
Drake will be back in Des Moines on Dec. 12 for a holiday double-header with the Bulldog men. The women's team will tip off the night at 5 p.m. vs. North Dakota before the St. Ambrose men visit the Knapp Center at 7:30 p.m. Entry that night is free in exchange for a new toy as part of a charity drive organized by The Foster SQUAD.
