Drake Bulldogs women's basketball

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.

Drake Bulldogs
2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
University	Drake University
Head coach	Allison Pohlman (4th season)
Conference	Missouri Valley
Location	Des Moines, Iowa
Arena	Knapp Center (capacity: 6,424)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Blue and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1982
Other NCAA tournament results Sweet Sixteen 1982, 2002 Appearances 1982, 1984, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
Missouri Valley: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024
Conference regular-season champions Gateway 1984 Missouri Valley 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024

Record By year

Statistics overview

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 Quarterfinals
1978–79	Carole Baumgarten	28–5			WNIT Runner Up
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[3]	Jennie Baranczyk	11–20	5–13	9th
2013–14[4]	Jennie Baranczyk	17–15	9–9	5th
2014–15[5]	Jennie Baranczyk	20–11	15–3	2nd	WNIT First Round
2015–16[6]	Jennie Baranczyk	23–10	14–4	T–2nd	WNIT Second Round
2016–17[7]	Jennie Baranczyk	28–5	18–0	1st	NCAA First Round
2017–18	Jennie Baranczyk	26–8	18–0	1st	NCAA First Round
2018–19	Jennie Baranczyk	27–7	17–1	1st	NCAA First Round
2019–20	Jennie Baranczyk	22–8	14–4	2nd	Postseason cancelled.
2020–21	Jennie Baranczyk	18–12	13–5	2nd	WNIT, 2–1
2021–22	Allison Pohlman	20–14	9–9	T–6th	WNIT Third Round
2022–23	Allison Pohlman	22–10	14–6	T–4th	NCAA First Round
2023–24	Allison Pohlman	29–6	19–1	1st	NCAA First Round
Total:		975–545	499–233
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	48 years	946–539	(480–238)	27 Postseason bids

• Totals updated through the end of the 2022–23 regular season.

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.^[8]

Postseason

NCAA tournament history

The Bulldogs have a 6–15 tournament record.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	No. 4	First round Regional semifinals Elite Eight	No. 5 Ohio State No. 1 Long Beach State No. 2 Maryland	W 90–79 W 91–78 L 78–89
1984	No. 7	First round	No. 10 Texas	L 60–96
1986	No. 10	First round Second round	No. 7 Kentucky No. 2 Ole Miss	W 73–70 L 71–84
1995	No. 5	First round Second round	No. 12 Ole Miss No. 4 George Washington	W 87–81 (OT) L 93–96 (OT)
1997	No. 13	First round	No. 4 Illinois	L 62–79
1998	No. 5	First round	No. 12 Colorado State	L 75–81
2000	No. 8	First round	No. 9 Clemson	L 50–64
2001	No. 12	First round	No. 5 Villanova	L 58–66
2002	No. 7	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	No. 10 Syracuse No. 2 Baylor No. 3 South Carolina	W 87–69 W 76–72 L 65–79
2007	No. 16	First round	No. 1 Tennessee	L 37–76
2017	No. 10	First round	No. 7 Kansas State	L 54–67
2018	No. 13	First round	No. 4 Texas A&M	L 76–89
2019	No. 10	First round	No. 7 Missouri	L 76–77 (OT)
2023	No. 12	First round	No. 5 Louisville	L 81–83
2024	No. 12	First round	No. 5 Colorado	L 72–86

Women's National Invitation Tournament

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	Quarterfinals Consolation Fifth Place	Long Beach State Fort Valley (GA) Kansas	L 71–81 W 96–68 W 60–59
1979	Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	Utah Northern Kentucky South Carolina	W 88–67 W 78–73 L 71–74
1980	Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game	Clemson Virginia Oregon State	W 88–85 L 63–76 W 67–55
1981	Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game	Cincinnati California Arizona State	W 84–76 L 86–90 W 86–74
1985	Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game	West Texas State Florida Texas Tech	W 96–90 L 80–87 L 74–96
1999	First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Utah Colorado New Mexico Arkansas	W 70–62 W 82–66 W 73–60 L 56–80
2004	First round	Nebraska	L 63–70
2006	First round	Nebraska	L 59–62
2008	Second round	Wisconsin-Green Bay Illinois	W 65–56 L 44–48
2012	First round	South Dakota	L 53–61
2015	First round	Eastern Michigan	L 70–80
2016	First round Second round	Sacred Heart Northern Iowa	W 95–84 L 58–64
2021	First round Consolation Round 1 Consolation Round 1	Milwaukee DePaul Bowling Green	L 46–84 W 100–91 W 78–68
2022	Round 1 Round 2 Round 3	Missouri Northern Iowa South Dakota State	W 83–78 (OT) W 100–91 L 66–84

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.^[9]

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

Retired numbers

Drake Bulldogs retired numbers
No.	Player	Career	Year
13	Jan Jensen	1987–1991
33	Wanda Ford	1982–1986
55	Lorri Bauman	1980–1984	2007