The 2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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as members of the

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(MVC). The Bulldogs finished the season 22–10, 14–6 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State in the quarterfinals, upset top-seeded

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in the semifinals and Belmont to win the MVC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. They received the #12 seed in the Seattle Regional 4, where they lost to #5 region seed

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in the first round.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 20–14, 9–9 in MVC play, to finished in a tie for sixth place. As a 7th seed in the MVC women's tournament they defeated

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in the first round before losing to Missouri State in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the WNIT where they defeated

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in the first round and fellow MVC member

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in the second round before losing to

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in the third round.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

References

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References