2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6-5 (0-0 MVC)
Head coach	Allison Pohlman (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Whitney Moia Kelli Greenway Cortni Rush
Home arena	Knapp Center

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri State	0	–	0		–			8	–	3		.727
Murray State	0	–	0		–			6	–	3		.667
Bradley	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Illinois State	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Drake	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Belmont	0	–	0		–			5	–	6		.455
Northern Iowa	0	–	0		–			5	–	6		.455
Evansville	0	–	0		–			4	–	7		.364
Valparaiso	0	–	0		–			4	–	7		.364
UIC	0	–	0		–			3	–	6		.333
Southern Illinois	0	–	0		–			2	–	7		.222
Indiana State	0	–	0		–			2	–	9		.182
† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Drake University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Allison Pohlman, play their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 29–6, 19–1 in MVC play, to finish in first place.[1] In the MVC tournament, they defeated Indiana State in the quarterfinals, Northern Iowa in the semifinals, and Missouri State to win the MVC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[2] They received the #12 seed in the Albany Regional 2, where they would lose to #5 region seed Colorado in the first round.[3][4]

Roster

2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Grace Knutson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA G 3 Abbie Aalsma 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Illinois State Waupun, WI G 4 Shannon Fornshell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Wayzata Plymouth, MN G 10 Katie Dinnebier 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Waukee West Des Moines, IA G 11 Peyton McCabe 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Skutt Catholic Blair, NE F 12 Ashley Iiams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Ames Ames, IA F 14 Anna Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Rochester Mayo Rochester, MN F 15 Maggie Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hill City Rapid City, SD G 20 Emily Christenson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So East Ridge Woodbury, MN G 21 Ava Hawthorne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Gilbert Ames, IA G 22 Brooklin Dailey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Southeast Polk Pleasant Hill, IA F 30 Taedyn Gray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Shawnee Mission West Lenexa, KS F 32 Courtney Becker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS La Crosse Aquinas Fountain City, WI	Head coach Allison Pohlman (Northern Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Cortni Rush (Drake) Whitney Moia (MidAmerica Nazarene) Kelli Greenway (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		Omaha	W 96-79	–	Knapp Center (2,106) Des Moines, IA
October 31, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		Grand View	W 110-46	–	Knapp Center (1,942) Des Moines, IA
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m.		at North Dakota State	W 84-78	1–0	Scheels Center (1,073) Fargo, ND
November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Louis	W 95-70	2–0	Knapp Center (2,173) Des Moines, IA
November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Creighton	L 72-80	2-1	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,609) Omaha, NE
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN+		Iowa	L 73-86	2-2	Knapp Center (6,424) Des Moines, IA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 8 Iowa State	L 78-80	2-3	Hilton Coliseum (10,368) Ames, IA
November 28, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Wyoming San Juan Shootout	L 57-71	2-4	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 29, 2024* 10:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Green Bay San Juan Shootout	L 59-64	2-5	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Washington State San Juan Shootout	W 79-68	3-5	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
December 12, 2024* 5:00 p.m., MC22/ESPN+		North Dakota	W 82-63	4-5	Knapp Center (4,919) Des Moines, IA
December 16, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 84-34	5-5	Knapp Center (6,424) Des Moines, IA
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN		at St. Thomas (MN)	W 92-81	6-5	Schoenecker Arena (653) Saint Paul, MN
MVC Regular Season
December 29, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Evansville			Meeks Family Fieldhouse  Evansville, IN
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UIC			Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Valparaiso			Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
January 10, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bradley			Renaissance Coliseum  Peoria, IL
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Belmont			Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Murray State			Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
January 25, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Missouri State			Great Southern Bank Arena  Springfield, MO
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center  Carbondale, IL
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Iowa			Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
February 7, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Illinois State			Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bradley			Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Murray State			CFSB Center  Murray, KY
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Belmont			Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Illinois			Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Missouri State			Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Indiana State			Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center  Cedar Falls, IA
March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Valparaiso			Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UIC			Credit Union 1 Arena  Chicago, IL
MVC Tournament
TBD TBA		vs. TBD			Vibrant Arena at The MARK  Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6][7]

References

1. "Drake women's basketball clinches outright Missouri Valley Conference championship". The Des Moines Register.
2. "Miller Buzzer Beater Lifts Bulldogs to Ninth MVC Tournament Title in Program History". March 17, 2024.
3. "Charging Colorado Squad Ends Bulldogs' Record-Setting Season in NCAA First Round". March 22, 2024.
4. "Colorado uses strong second half to down Drake 86-72 in NCAA first round". Associated Press News. March 23, 2024.
5. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule".
6. "Drake Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule".
7. "2024-25 Drake Bulldogs Schedule - Womens College Basketball".