DES MOINES, Iowa – Drake women’s basketball has solidified the start of their 2023-24 schedule, the team announced this morning. The Bulldogs will look to replicate an incredible 2022-23 run with another slate of challenging games against high quality opponents.

The Bulldogs will start their 2023-24 campaign with a pair of exhibition contests at the Knapp Center when NCAA Division II opponents Upper Iowa and Winona State come to town on Oct. 29 and Nov. 1, respectively.

Drake will then kick off the regular season on Monday, Nov. 6 with another home matchup against St. Thomas. The Bulldogs will then hit the road for their first road contest of the year, a tilt at Saint Louis on Thursday, Nov. 9.

November will roll on with back-to-back in-state rivalry matchups, first back at the Knapp Center against Iowa State on Sunday, Nov. 12 then a trip east to the 2022-23 NCAA Runner-Up Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday, Nov. 17.

Drake will then be home for their next three bouts as they host a multi-team event around the Thanksgiving holiday. The Bulldogs will welcome Louisiana Tech, Maine, and Richmond to Des Moines for a round-robin style invitational from Nov. 24-26.

The calendar then turns to December with another big-time road trip, this time to Minneapolis, Minn. for a meeting with the Golden Gophers on Saturday, Dec. 2.

Drake’s non-MVC schedule will conclude with a trio of games against three more midwestern mainstays. The Bison of North Dakota State will travel to Des Moines on Friday, Dec. 8 before Creighton returns to the Knapp Center to continue their storied rivalry with the Bulldogs. The Bluejays will visit Des Moines for Drake’s penultimate non-conference battle on Sunday, Dec. 17.

Finally, Drake heads back out on the road to Grand Forks, N.D. for their final non-league matchup against North Dakota on Thursday, Dec. 21.

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