Valparaiso Beacons at Drake Bulldogs
· MVC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
58 - 86
Hittner, No. 21 Drake women roll in MVC, 86-58 over Valpo
Maddy Dean added 16 points, Sara Rhine 14 and Monica Burich 10 for the Bulldogs (26-5), who have won 11 straight. The three-time defending league champion and two-time defending tournament winner faces fourth-seeded Illinois State in Saturday's semifinals.
Dean's 3-pointer broke a 2-2 tie and kicked off an 18-0 run with contributions from six different players. The lead was 21-5 after one quarter as the Crusaders missed 11 straight shots after making their first one of the game. Their second make was their first shot of the second quarter.
The second quarter was pretty even but not until an 8-0 run had pushed the lead to 23.
Addison Stoller had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Valparaiso and Grace Hales had 15 but the two combined to shoot 7 of 25.
The Crusaders shot 28 percent for the games while Drake was at 52 percent.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 58 - 86 |
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Drake Turnover. | 58 - 86 |
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Maggie Negaad Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 86 |
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Shay Frederick missed Layup. | 58 - 86 |
| 4th 0:50 | |
Valparaiso Timeout | 58 - 86 |
Statistics
 VAL |
DRKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-60 | FG | 33-64 |
| 28 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 13-37 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 11-12 | FT | 12-15 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Assists | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 8 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Location: Moline, IL
Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 19-1 | - | 31-4 |
| Belmont | 16-4 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Illinois State | 13-7 | 6 | 24-14 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Northern Iowa | 13-7 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Drake | 10-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| UIC | 9-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 7-13 | 12 | 10-20 |
| Indiana State | 5-15 | 14 | 10-22 |
| Evansville | 5-15 | 14 | 10-25 |
| Valparaiso | 0-20 | 19 | 0-32 |