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ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The Drake women's basketball team will begin its Missouri Valley Conference slate with a pair of league matchups before the Christmas holiday.
Drake is set to host Evansville on Dec. 18 before welcoming Southern Illinois to Des Moines on Dec. 20.
The Bulldogs' final game of 2026 will be their first of a four-game road swing with a Dec. 30 trip to Peoria for a date with Bradley. Head coach Allison Pohlman's squad will then ring in the new year with trips to Indiana State (Jan. 3), Illinois State (Jan. 7), and Illinois-Chicago (Jan. 9).
Drake will return home to face two-time defending MVC Tournament champion Murray State on Jan. 14, and perennial conference contender Belmont comes to town on Jan. 16.
A quick trip to Valparaiso (Jan. 19) is sandwiched between Drake's games versus the Racers and Bruins and another three-game homestand. The Bulldogs will be back in Des Moines to conclude their season series with Indiana State (Jan. 22), UIC (Jan. 24), and Illinois State (Jan. 28).
Pohlman's bunch, which went 10-10 in MVC play last year, starts a five-game road swing with a Jan. 31 trip to rival Northern Iowa. The trip continues with return trips to Southern Illinois (Feb. 5), Murray State (Feb. 7), Belmont (Feb. 11), and Evansville (Feb. 13).
Drake's 2026-27 schedule will conclude with three home games at the end of February. The 'Dogs will host Bradley (Feb. 19), Valparaiso (Feb. 21), and UNI (Feb. 27) in the regular season finale.