Des Moines Register

A big second-half surge and career-highs from Abbie Aalsma and Grace Knutson weren’t quite enough as the Drake women’s basketball team lost for the first time this season, 83-74 to Creighton at the Knapp Center on Nov. 9.

Trailing by as many as 14 points, the Bulldogs (1-1) twice got to within four in the fourth quarter, but Creighton (1-1) countered each time to keep it from getting any closer.

Aalsma is taking on abigger role this season following the graduation of Katie Dinnebier, Anna Miller and Courtney Becker and has responded in a big way. She scored 23 points in this one, going 5-for-8 from 3-point range and shooting 8-for-13 overall. This after she scored 22 in a season-opening victory at Eastern Illinois.

Knutson, a sophomore who averaged 2.4 points a gam

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