The Northern Iowa softball team will play Drake in today’s (Friday’s) semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Springfield, Missouri. The number 4 Bulldogs defeated number 5 Bradley, 9-to 6 in the third round of the tournament Thursday, and take on UNI at 11-a.m.  As the highest seed in the MVC Softball Championship, the Panthers are facing the Drake Bulldogs for the fourth time this season.

The Valley regular season champions are 31-13 overall but dropped their final game of the regular season.

That’s UNI coach Ryan Jacobs. The Panthers were been forced to wait through two days of competition to find out who their opponent will be.

Jacobs says the coaches have game planned for every team in the league.