1981–82 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 1981–82 Drake Bulldogs 150 Missouri Valley Conference 16 28–7 7–0 Carole Baumgarten 8th Veterans Memorial Auditorium NCAA tournament Elite Eight 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. Roster w 1981 Drake Bulldogs y y w Lorri Bauman y 55 F 6 3 So Des Moines, IA East HS Carole Baumgarten * Schedule 1981-82 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 1982 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004477; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/27/1981 yes Wisconsin Des Moines, IA Drake Harvest Classic 700 93–57 1–0 11/28/1981 yes Memphis State Des Moines, IA Drake Harvest Classic 800 85–70 2–0 11/29/1981 yes Illinois Des Moines, IA Drake Harvest Classic 600 73–88 2–1 12/01/1981 yes y Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 500 78–58 3–1 12/05/1981 yes y Kansas Lawrence, KS 300 69–71 3–2 12/07/1981 Illinois State Des Moines, IA 575 74–53 4–2 1–0 12/11/1981 yes Mount Mercy Des Moines, IA 500 86–43 5–2 12/28/1981 yes y Hawaii Honolulu, HI 120 75–69 6–2 12/29/1981 yes y Hawaii Honolulu, HI 150 78–63 7–2 01/02/1982 yes y Oregon Eugene, OR 894 56–64 7–3 01/03/1982 yes y Oregon State Corvallis, OR 300 49–59 7–4 01/05/1982 yes y Washington Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Lady Griz Insurance Classic 1,146 66–50 8–4 01/06/1982 yes y Montana Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Lady Griz Insurance Classic 1,509 71–65 9–4 01/13/1982 Wichita State Des Moines, IA 678 89–78 10–4 2–0 01/19/1982 Creighton Des Moines, IA 690 101–55 11–4 3–0 01/22/1982 yes yes Georgia Old Dominion University Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA Old Dominion University Optimist Classic 2,156 76–64 12–4 01/23/1982 yes yes Old Dominion Old Dominion University Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA Old Dominion University Optimist Classic 2,335 61–92 12–5 01/25/1982 yes Iowa State Des Moines, IA 1,166 101–56 13–5 01/27/1982 yes Wichita State Wichita, KS 368 81–62 14–5 4–0 01/29/1982 yes Southern Illinois Carbondale, IL 258 75–67 15–5 5–0 02/02/1982 yes Minnesota Des Moines, IA 660 87–60 16–5 02/04/1982 yes Creighton Omaha, NE 50 68–52 17–5 6–0 02/06/1982 yes yes Iowa Iowa City, IA 300 77–63 18–5 02/13/1982 yes yes Nebraska Lincoln, NE 250 102–74 19–5 02/16/1982 yes yes Kansas State Manhattan, KS 550 74–82 19–6 02/20/1982 yes Iowa Des Moines, IA 1,175 96–61 20–6 02/21/1982 yes Nebraska Des Moines, IA 804 89–85 21–6 02/24/1982 yes yes Iowa State Ames, IA 750 74–56 22–6 02/26/1982 Southern Illinois Des Moines, IA 690 84–72 23–6 7–0 02/27/1982 yes Western Illinois Des Moines, IA 770 96–52 24–6 03/03/1982 yes yes Wichita State SIU Arena Carbondale, IL Missouri Valley Conference Tournament 276 73–72 25–6 03/05/1982 yes yes Illinois State SIU Arena Carbondale, IL Missouri Valley Conference Tournament 116 70–64 26–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004477; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA Tournament 03/14/1982 yes 4 W 19 Ohio State 5 W Des Moines, IA First Round 900 90–79 27–6 03/19/1982 yes 4 W y 19 Long Beach State 1 W 4 Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA Sweet Sixteen 706 91–78Annoyed, Underrated Drake Md. Women's Next Opponent https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/03/21/annoyed-underrated-drake-md-womens-next-opponent/678c7af6-eb81-481a-affd-ae42d4cc6429/ The Washington Post March 20, 1982 March 17, 2024 28–6 03/21/1982 yes 4 W y 19 Maryland 2 W 3 Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA Elite Eight 250 78–89Maryland Women in Final Four https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/03/22/maryland-women-in-final-four/e2e3220f-d35b-4475-aa39-ef78c56f8258/ The Washington Post March 22, 1982 March 17, 2024 28–7 AP Poll Central Time Zone W West Final 1982 Women's Basketball Statistics Report: Drake University http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WBB1/Women's%20Basketball_Women's_Division%20I_1982_189_Drake%20University.pdf NCAA References Category:Drake Bulldogs women's basketball seasons Drake Drake Drake