The women's basketball team begins conference play tonight at Gentile Arena against Drake at 7:00 p.m.
After the non-conference season, only three MVC teams have a winning record: Indiana State (10-1), Wichita State (9-3), and Southern Illinois (7-4). Tonight's opponent, Drake, is in the "Best of the Rest" category, with a 5-6 record against arguably the second or third best non-conference schedule in the league.
The Ramblers seem like their tough non-conference schedule took a lot out of them not just physically, but mentally. By the last game of the grueling slate, they managed just 28 points against a middling team on the road. In retrospect, there probably should have been at least one "gimme" game at home in their schedule just to make sure they could play with confidence and in rhythm.
Nevertheless, the real portion of the season begins tonight with conference play against the highest scoring and least defensive team in the league.
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