[2] The team plays its home matches at Cownie Sports Complex on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa.

The Bulldogs would bounce back to post three consecutive winning seasons for the first time in school history from 1993 to 1995 (including a record-best 4–2–0 mark in 1994 MVC play).

Drake would win a school-record 13 matches (against 5 losses and 1 draw) and earned an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time.

Drawn into the Queens, New York region of the bracket, the Bulldogs would battle hard at Saint Louis before falling on a goal just 4.1 seconds away from penalty kicks.

Hosting the Missouri Valley Conference tournament after finishing second in the regular season, the Bulldogs edged third-seeded Creighton, 2–1, before defeating fourth-seeded Evansville, 2–1, to win the school's first-ever conference tournament title[5] and clinching their second consecutive College Cup appearance.

In the tournament, the Bulldogs would earn their first-ever NCAA victory with a 2–1 win over Western Illinois[6] and then stunned fourth-seeded Ohio State 1–0 to advance to the Sweet 16[7] In the Sweet 16, after falling behind 2–0, the Bulldogs rallied to a stunning 6–4 win at Boston College[8] before falling in a 2–1 heartbreaker to No.