No. 24 Drake women pull away in 4th to beat Bluejays 85-69
OMAHA, Neb. -- Becca Hittner scored 15 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 24 Drake pull away for an 85-69 victory over Creighton on Wednesday.
Hittner matched her season high and surpassed 1,000 points in her career for the Bulldogs (7-1). She was 3 for 3 on 3-pointers and made 10 of 12 free throws to lead Drake's 18-for-21 shooting at the line.
Drake outscored the Bluejays 13-3 to start the fourth quarter to stretch its lead to 75-62. Creighton (1-4) got no closer than 11 points the rest of the way.
Sara Rhine added 17 points and 13 rebounds and Sammie Bachrodt had nine rebounds for the Bulldogs. Drake shot a season-best 13 of 28 on 3-pointers.
Creighton's Temi Carda scored 18 of her career-high 20 points in the second half, and Audrey Faber and Payton Brotzki had 11 points apiece.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Scott Fruehling
- Angela Lewis
- Zac Brost
2023-24 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 19-1 | - | 29-6 |
| Belmont | 17-3 | 2 | 26-9 |
| Missouri State | 15-5 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 5 | 16-16 |
| Illinois State | 13-7 | 6 | 22-12 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
| UIC | 10-10 | 9 | 18-16 |
| Southern Illinois | 6-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Indiana State | 6-14 | 13 | 11-21 |
| Valparaiso | 4-16 | 15 | 5-25 |
| Bradley | 2-18 | 17 | 6-26 |
| Evansville | 2-18 | 17 | 4-28 |
2023-24 Big East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 18-0 | - | 33-6 |
| Creighton | 15-3 | 3 | 26-6 |
| Marquette | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Villanova | 11-7 | 7 | 22-13 |
| St. John's | 11-7 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Georgetown | 9-9 | 9 | 23-12 |
| Seton Hall | 8-10 | 10 | 17-15 |
| Butler | 6-12 | 12 | 15-17 |
| Providence | 6-12 | 12 | 13-21 |
| DePaul | 4-14 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Xavier | 0-18 | 18 | 1-27 |
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