Drake women's basketball loses to Richmond at Knapp Center
A comeback that fell a couple of baskets short sent the Drake women’s basketball team to a 74-66 loss to Richmond in the second round of the Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic at the Knapp Center on Saturday.
Richmond (5-1) did a good job cutting off lanes to the basket with a suffocating zone defense and the Bulldogs (4-2) couldn’t hit the perimeter shots they needed to compensate. The Spiders, meanwhile, knocked down one three-point shot after another finished 13-for-29 from deep.
Following up on her career-high 27-point performance against Louisiana Tech on Friday, Katie Dinnebier scored 21 to lead the Bulldogs. She got 14 of those points in the fourth quarter and finished with six rebounds and five assists.
Anna Miller added season highs of 16 points and 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the year and ninth of her career. She also blocked three shots. Taylor McAulay contributed 10 points, three rebounds and two steals.
The Bulldogs beat Maine 72-56 on Sunday at home to finish the weekend event. Miller led Drake with 17 points in the victory.
The Drake sports information department contributed this report.
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