Drake Bulldogs women's basketball

Drake Bulldogs
2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
University	Drake University
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Location	Des Moines, IA
Head coach	Jennie Baranczyk (4th year)
Arena	Knapp Center (Capacity: 7,002)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Blue and White[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
1982
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982, 2002
NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round
1982, 1986, 1995, 2002
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1982, 1984, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007 Postseason Appearances 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016
Conference tournament champions
Gateway N/A Missouri Valley 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2007
Conference regular season champions
Gateway 1984 Missouri Valley 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008

The Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa, in NCAA Division I basketball competition.^[2] Drake competes in the Missouri Valley Conference.

The team's current coach is Jennie Baranczyk.^[3]

2015–16 Roster

2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town F 3 Wendell, LizzyLizzy Wendell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Blue Springs Blue Springs, MO C 5 Donahue, EmmaEmma Donahue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Naperville Central Naperville, IL G 15 Greiner, PaigePaige Greiner 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Williamsburg Williamsburg, IA G 20 Dean, MaddyMaddy Dean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Jordan Jordan, MN G 21 Bachrodt, SammieSammie Bachrodt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Kapaun Mt. Carmel Wichita, KS G 22 Ingle, CaitlinCaitlin Ingle 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Southeast Polk Runnells, IA G 24 Miller, NicoleNicole Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr North Linn Walker, IA G 34 Rush, CortniCortni Rush 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Mason City North Iowa Area Mason City, IA F/C 35 Jonas, BeccaBecca Jonas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Truman Independence, MO F 50 Rhine, SaraSara Rhine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Eldon Eldon, MO	Head coach Jennie Baranczyk (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Allison Pohlman (Northern Iowa) Jacqui Kalin (Northern Iowa) Dominique Kelley (Nebraska) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Record By Year

Drake was awarded a forfeit victory over Valparaiso during the 1995–96 season due to Valparaiso's use of an ineligible player. Drake originally lost that game 79–80.^[4]

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Drake (Independent) (1974–1983)
1974–75	Carole Baumgarten	10–10
1975–76	Carole Baumgarten	10–16
1976–77	Carole Baumgarten	21–4
1977–78	Carole Baumgarten	23–9			WNIT, ?
1978–79	Carole Baumgarten	28–5			WNIT, Championship Game
1979–80	Carole Baumgarten	24–12			WNIT, Third Place
1980–81	Carole Baumgarten	26–7			WNIT, Third Place
1981–82	Carole Baumgarten	28–7			NCAA, Elite Eight
1982–83	Carole Baumgarten	20–8
Drake (Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1983–1993)
1983–84	Carole Baumgarten	22–7	16–2	1st	NCAA, First Round
1984–85	Carole Baumgarten	24–6	16–2	2nd	WNIT, Semifinals
1985–86	Carole Baumgarten	22–8	16–2	2nd	NCAA, Second Round
1986–87	Susan Yow	9–18	9–9	6th
1987–88	Susan Yow	15–13	12–6	T–4th
1988–89	Susan Yow	17–11	12–6	3rd
1989–90	Susan Yow	10–16	8–10	6th
1990–91	Lisa Bluder	13–17	10–8	4th
1991–92	Lisa Bluder	11–15	7–11	T–6th
1992–93	Lisa Bluder	15–13	8–8	T–4th
Drake (Missouri Valley Conference) (1993–present)
1993–94	Lisa Bluder	16–12	8–8	5th
1994–95	Lisa Bluder	25–6	13–5	T–2nd	NCAA, Second Round
1995–96	Lisa Bluder	16–13	10–8	T–4th
1996–97	Lisa Bluder	23–7	14–4	1st	NCAA, First Round
1997–98	Lisa Bluder	25–5	17–1	1st	NCAA, First Round
1998–99	Lisa Bluder	21–10	14–4	2nd	WNIT, Final Four
1999–00	Lisa Bluder	23–7	15–3	1st	NCAA, First Round
2000–01	Lisa Stone	23–7	16–2	T–1st	NCAA, First Round
2001–02	Lisa Stone	25–8	15–3	2nd	NCAA, Sweet Sixteen
2002–03	Lisa Stone	16–12	11–7	T–4th
2003–04	Amy Stephens	16–15	11–7	3rd	WNIT, First Round
2004–05	Amy Stephens	14–15	8–10	T–6th
2005–06	Amy Stephens	17–12	13–5	2nd	WNIT, First Round
2006–07	Amy Stephens	14–19	5–13	8th	NCAA, First Round
2007–08	Amy Stephens	23–11	13–5	T–1st	WNIT, Second Round
2008–09	Amy Stephens	19–12	12–6	3rd
2009–10	Amy Stephens	15–15	7–11	T–7th
2010–11	Amy Stephens	15–15	9–9	6th
2011–12	Amy Stephens	18–16	9–9	T–5th	WNIT, First Round
2012–13	Jennie Baranczyk	11–20	5–13	9th
2013–14	Jennie Baranczyk	17–15	9–9	5th
2014–15	Jennie Baranczyk	20–11	15–3	2nd	WNIT, First Round
2015–16	Jennie Baranczyk	23–10	14–4	T–2nd	WNIT, Second Round
Total:		783–475
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

School	Season	Record	(Conf. Record)	Postseason
Total	42 years	783–475	(377–213)	22 Postseason bids

• Totals updated through the end of the 2015–16 school year.

Post season

NCAA Tournament History

Season	Eliminated Round	Teams Defeated	Lost to
1982	Elite Eight	Ohio State Long Beach State	Maryland
1984	First Round	-	Texas
1986	Second Round	Kentucky	Mississippi
1995	Second Round	Mississippi	George Washington
1997	First Round	-	Illinois
1998	First Round	-	Colorado State
2000	First Round	-	Clemson
2001	First Round	-	Villanova
2002	Sweet Sixteen	Syracuse Baylor	South Carolina
2007	First Round	-	Tennessee

WNIT Tournament History

Season	Eliminated Round	Teams Defeated	Lost to
1978	?	Fort Valley (GA) Kansas	Long Beach State
1979	Second Place	Utah Northern Kentucky	South Carolina
1980	Third Place	Clemson Virginia	Oregon State
1981	Third Place	Cincinnati California	Arizona State
1985	Semifinals[5]	West Texas State	Florida Texas Tech
1999	Final Four	Utah Colorado New Mexico	Arkansas
2004	First Round	-	Nebraska
2006	First Round	-	Nebraska
2008	Second Round	Wisconsin-Green Bay	Illinois
2012	First Round	-	South Dakota
2015	First Round	-	Eastern Michigan
2016	Second Round	Sacred Heart	Northern Iowa

MVC All-Centennial Team

In 2006-07, the Missouri Valley Conference celebrated its centennial as the nation's second-oldest NCAA Division I conference. As part of the celebration, The Valley named All-Centennial teams for each of the sponsored sports. Six of the 35 women's basketball players named were from Drake's program.^[6]

Player	No.	Position	Years
Lorri Bauman	55	Forward	1980-1984
Wanda Ford	33	Forward	1982-1986
Jan Jensen	13	Forward	1987-1991
Tricia Wakely	45	Forward	1992-1996
Tammi Blackstone	4	Center	1996-2000
Carla Bennett	54	Center	1999-2003

Notes and references

1. "Colors and Examples- Drake University". Retrieved April 4, 2016.
2. "2007 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball media guide" (PDF). Drake University. 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
3. "Jennie Lillis Baranczyk Named Drake Women's Basketball Coach". Des Moines, Iowa: Missouri Valley Conference. April 17, 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
4. http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WBB1/Women%27s%20Basketball_Women%27s_Division%20I_1996_189_Drake%20University.pdf#page=2
5. http://newspaperarchive.com/orange-county-register/1985-03-22/?tag=wnit+drake&rtserp=tags/wnit-drake?pci=7&ndt=bd&pd=1&pe=15&pem=4&py=1985&pm=3&pey=1985
6. "MVC Women's Basketball '35 Greatest' Players" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

External links

• Official site