By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois guard Raegan McCowan was the top freshman in the Ohio Valley Conference, and one of the top freshmen in the nation this season. McCowan is now taking that experience elsewhere, announcing on Wednesday that she … Continue reading WIU’s McCowan Enters Transfer Portal
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — There had to be one final bow before the curtain descended on historic brilliance. Caitlin Clark was about to walk to the free-throw line to score her last two points ever at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, … Continue reading A Star’s Final Performance In A Different Script For Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Kate Martin didn’t need the reminder that Iowa’s second-round NCAA tournament game against West Virginia was going to be her farewell to Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “Oh, geez, why did you say that?” Martin, Iowa’s sixth-year … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: For Hawkeyes, Nobody Is Ready For Goodbye
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s side of the bracket in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament featured the ghosts of tournaments past. The Hawkeyes are the No. 1 seed in the Albany 2 Regional, opening play at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday against … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes’ Road Looks All Too Familiar
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It’s been 30 years between Big Ten freshman of the year honors for an Iowa player. Which is why the last winner, Jess Settles, sent Owen Freeman a message on social media on Tuesday after Freeman was … Continue reading Freeman Named Big Ten’s Top Freshman
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The record, Chad Boudreau said, is convincing evidence. Western Illinois’ men’s basketball team went 21-12 this season, the Leathernecks’ first 20-win season since 2013, in Boudreau’s first season as head coach after being the associate head coach … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Leathernecks’ Roster Construction Will Be A ‘Reload’
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP EVANSVILLE, Ind. — It just felt like a fury was coming from somebody. Western Illinois and Little Rock traded shots for the first 12 1/2 minutes of Friday’s Ohio Valley Conference Tournament semifinal at the Ford Center. … Continue reading LITTLE ROCK 82, WIU 57: Leathernecks’ Season Ends With No Regrets
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Nowhere on Western Illinois’ travel itinerary does it say anything about going home. The Leathernecks are content to stay where they’re at until the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament is concluded. Ryan Myers made sure … Continue reading WIU 61, TENNESSEE STATE 59: Myers’ Shot Keeps Leathernecks On Schedule
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP EVANSVILLE, Ind. — One quarter, two field goals. It was an equation that explained the end of Western Illinois’ women’s basketball season. The Leathernecks’ offense, which had them in the lead at halftime of Wednesday’s Ohio Valley … Continue reading TENNESSEE TECH 78, WIU 69: Third-Quarter Struggles End Leathernecks’ Season
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was named the Big Ten women’s basketball player of the year on Tuesday. That’s not really news, but, like everything else Clark does, it’s historic. Clark won the award for the third consecutive season, … Continue reading Clark Makes History With Another Big Ten POY
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