2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5-5 (0-0 MVC)
Head coach	Allison Pohlman (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Whitney Moia; Kelli Greenway; Cortni Rush;
Home arena	Knapp Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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	–	7	–	3	.700
Murray State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Bradley	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Belmont	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Drake	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Evansville	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
UIC	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	2	–	8	.200

† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of December 17, 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	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)			Schoenecker Arena 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] ttps://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/drake/drake-bulldogs/2024/03/08/drake-womens-basketball-clinches-outright-missouri-valley-title/72894980007/

[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] ttps://apnews.com/article/march-madness-score-drake-colorado-9930682c66c25a4173843c04b8a23bd6

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule".

[6] ttps://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2181

[7] ttps://www.cbssports.com/womens-college-basketball/teams/DRAKE/drake-bulldogs/schedule/regular/

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