The Drake University women’s basketball team has accepted an at large bid into the Women’s National Invite Tournament and will face Missouri in the opening round on Thursday March 17 at 7pm.

Drake is one of 64 teams in the tournament and one of three Missouri Valley Teams to accept a bid. This will mark the Bulldogs 13^th appearance at the WNIT in program history and their first since 2016.

The Bulldogs 18-13 are coming off a Missouri Valley Tournament run that ended in the quarterfinals when they fell to No. 2 Missouri State, 63-49.

The last time Drake faced Missouri was in the opening round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament in Iowa City, where the Bulldogs fell 77-76 in overtime.

The 18-12 Tigers are coming off its SEC tournament run, where they fell to No. 8 Arkansas, 61-52.

Missouri was one of only two teams to defeat nationally ranked South Carolina, who remained in the number one spot all season.

Tickets are available for purchase at www.draketix.com/wbb .