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The Drake University women's basketball team picked up a dominating 82-30 exhibition win over the Northwest Bearcats. The Bearcats had difficulty finding an offensive rhythm and shot just 18 percent from the floor.

At the five-minute media time out in the first quarter, the Bearcats led the Bulldogs 9-8 with four points coming from Mallory McConkey. But by the end of the period, Drake had built up a 19-11 lead on 52 percent shooting from the floor. The Bulldogs also held Northwest to 26 percent shooting, keeping the Bearcats scoreless for the last four and a half minutes of the quarter.

The Bulldogs carried their momentum into the second quarter, allowing just one Mia Stillman 3-pointer as the only made field goal for the Bearcats in the period. Meanwhile, Drake's offense exploded to take a 40-16 lead into halftime.

The third period came with more offensive struggles for the Bearcats and tough defensive pressure from the Bulldogs. Mia Stillman and Jaelyn Haggard each made 3-pointers and Molly Hartnett added a layup to add eight points for the Bearcat cause, but the home team still scored 20 points in the quarter, six points coming from Monica Burich and five from Grace Berg.

The fourth quarter was similar to the two periods before it as the Bearcats scored just six points from two Caely Kesten 3-pointers.

Hartnett, Kesten, and Stillman each had six points to lead the Bearcats in scoring. Stillman added six rebounds while Ellie Horn chipped in five as well.

The Bearcats take on Missouri Western in St. Joseph on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. to continue MIAA play.