The 2018–19 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented

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during the

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2018 and concluded with the Final Four title game at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, in April 2019. Practices officially began in September 2018. Season headlines * June ...

. The Bulldogs, led by seventh-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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and were members of the

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(MVC).

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 26–8, 18–0 in MVC play, to win the MVC regular-season championship. They defeated Valparaiso,

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and

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to become champions of the Missouri Valley women's tournament. They earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to

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in the first round.

Roster

Rankings

^ No week 2 poll released

Schedule

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References

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