1981–82 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 1981–82 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Drake University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by eighth year head coach Carole Baumgarten. They played their home games at Veterans Memorial Auditorium and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 7–0 in MVC play.

1981–82 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 16
Record	28–7 (7–0 Missouri Valley Conference)
Head coach	Carole Baumgarten (8th season)
Home arena	Veterans Memorial Auditorium

Roster

1981–82 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 55 Lorri Bauman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So East HS Des Moines, IA	Head coach Carole Baumgarten Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/27/1981*		Wisconsin Drake Harvest Classic	W 93–57	1–0	(700) Des Moines, IA
11/28/1981*		Memphis State Drake Harvest Classic	W 85–70	2–0	(800) Des Moines, IA
11/29/1981*		Illinois Drake Harvest Classic	L 73–88	2–1	(600) Des Moines, IA
12/01/1981*		at Minnesota	W 78–58	3–1	(500) Minneapolis, MN
12/05/1981*		at Kansas	L 69–71	3–2	(300) Lawrence, KS
12/07/1981		Illinois State	W 74–53	4–2 (1–0)	(575) Des Moines, IA
12/11/1981*		Mount Mercy	W 86–43	5–2	(500) Des Moines, IA
12/28/1981*		at Hawaii	W 75–69	6–2	(120) Honolulu, HI
12/29/1981*		at Hawaii	W 78–63	7–2	(150) Honolulu, HI
01/02/1982*		at Oregon	L 56–64	7–3	(894) Eugene, OR
01/03/1982*		at Oregon State	L 49–59	7–4	(300) Corvallis, OR
01/05/1982*		vs. Washington Lady Griz Insurance Classic	W 66–50	8–4	Dahlberg Arena (1,146) Missoula, MT
01/06/1982*		at Montana Lady Griz Insurance Classic	W 71–65	9–4	Dahlberg Arena (1,509) Missoula, MT
01/13/1982		Wichita State	W 89–78	10–4 (2–0)	(678) Des Moines, IA
01/19/1982		Creighton	W 101–55	11–4 (3–0)	(690) Des Moines, IA
01/22/1982*		vs. Georgia Old Dominion University Optimist Classic	W 76–64	12–4	Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (2,156) Norfolk, VA
01/23/1982*		at Old Dominion Old Dominion University Optimist Classic	L 61–92	12–5	Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (2,335) Norfolk, VA
01/25/1982*		Iowa State	W 101–56	13–5	(1,166) Des Moines, IA
01/27/1982		at Wichita State	W 81–62	14–5 (4–0)	(368) Wichita, KS
01/29/1982		at Southern Illinois	W 75–67	15–5 (5–0)	(258) Carbondale, IL
02/02/1982*		Minnesota	W 87–60	16–5	(660) Des Moines, IA
02/04/1982		at Creighton	W 68–52	17–5 (6–0)	(50) Omaha, NE
02/06/1982*		at Iowa	W 77–63	18–5	(300) Iowa City, IA
02/13/1982*		at Nebraska	W 102–74	19–5	(250) Lincoln, NE
02/16/1982*		at Kansas State	L 74–82	19–6	(550) Manhattan, KS
02/20/1982*		Iowa	W 96–61	20–6	(1,175) Des Moines, IA
02/21/1982*		Nebraska	W 89–85	21–6	(804) Des Moines, IA
02/24/1982*		at Iowa State	W 74–56	22–6	(750) Ames, IA
02/26/1982		Southern Illinois	W 84–72	23–6 (7–0)	(690) Des Moines, IA
02/27/1982*		Western Illinois	W 96–52	24–6	(770) Des Moines, IA
03/03/1982*		vs. Wichita State Missouri Valley Conference Tournament	W 73–72	25–6	SIU Arena (276) Carbondale, IL
03/05/1982*		vs. Illinois State Missouri Valley Conference Tournament	W 70–64	26–6	SIU Arena (116) Carbondale, IL
NCAA Tournament
03/14/1982*	(4 W) No. 19	(5 W) Ohio State First Round	W 90–79	27–6	(900) Des Moines, IA
03/19/1982*	(4 W) No. 19	vs. (1 W) No. 4 Long Beach State Sweet Sixteen	W 91–78	28–6	Maples Pavilion (706) Palo Alto, CA
03/21/1982*	(4 W) No. 19	vs. (2 W) No. 3 Maryland Elite Eight	L 78–89	28–7	Maples Pavilion (250) Palo Alto, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time Zone.