16-12, 9-8 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Belmont BEL	36	33	69
Drake DRKE	46	38	84

Drake BulldogsDrakeDRKE

23-5, 14-3 MVC

Belmont Bruins @ Drake Bulldogs

Game Information

Des Moines, IA

ESPN+

Referee:Kelly Self

Referee:Amy Bonner

Referee:Tommy Johnson

NCAA Division I

Missouri Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Belmont	16-4	-	26-6
Bradley	13-7	3	21-13
Illinois State	12-8	4	23-13
Murray State	12-8	4	20-13
UIC	12-8	4	19-16
Northern Iowa	11-9	5	23-13
Valparaiso	11-9	5	18-15
Southern Illinois	10-10	6	16-16
Drake	6-14	10	14-20
Indiana State	4-16	12	11-21
Evansville	3-17	13	7-25

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