By John Bohnenkamp Iowa’s Caitlin Clark picked up two honors as the nation’s top point guard on Friday night. The sophomore won the Nancy Lieberman Award and the Dawn Staley Point Guard Of The Year award after a season in … Continue reading Clark Named Nation’s Top Point Guard
By John Bohnenkamp Caitlin Clark’s cold glare reached the back of the press conference room, and beyond. Iowa’s 64-62 loss to 10th seed Creighton in Sunday’s NCAA tournament second-round game wasn’t even a half-hour old and Clark, the Hawkeyes’ All-American … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Early Exit Has Hawkeyes Thinking About Next Year
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — Jim Flanery remembered walking into Creighton’s practice facility at 6:15 a.m. during the fall for some pickup basketball. Lauren Jensen, who had transferred from Iowa last spring, was always there getting in some shooting … Continue reading CREIGHTON 64, IOWA 62: Jensen Comes Back And Helps Eliminate Hawkeyes
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — Caitlin Clark understands. Iowa’s NCAA tournament second-round game against Creighton on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena is a sellout. That’s big. The noon game is also on ABC, the only NCAA women’s game in … Continue reading ABC, And A Sellout Crowd? That’s Big For Hawkeyes And Bluejays
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — You don’t sleepwalk through a game when you’re a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. Take a nap, and a lower seed gives you a nightmare that haunts you throughout the offseason. You … Continue reading IOWA 98, ILLINOIS STATE 58: Hawkeyes Are Awake, And Advance
By John Bohnenkamp The Big Ten women’s basketball player of the year award never seems to leave Iowa these days. Caitlin Clark picked up the honor on Tuesday, becoming the Hawkeyes’ fourth winner in the last five seasons. Center Megan … Continue reading Clark Continues Iowa’s Run Of Big Ten Player Of The Year Honors
By John Bohnenkamp Caitlin Clark has a list of goals posted in her locker, and one of those goals says, “Win a Big Ten championship.” She saw that on Sunday morning when she arrived at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the game … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Find Their Big Ten Trophy
By John Bohnenkamp The final stretch of the regular season for the Iowa women’s basketball team starts with an odd doubleheader. The 22nd-ranked Hawkeyes play at No. 5 Indiana on Saturday, then the Hoosiers come to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for a … Continue reading Hawkeyes Ready For Doubleheader With Hoosiers
By John Bohnenkamp This time, Iowa needed a fourth-quarter run against Minnesota. The Hawkeyes got it, and coach Lisa Bluder had an explanation why. “You mean, like, why we started making shots?” Bluder said. The 25th-ranked Hawkeyes defeated the Gophers … Continue reading IOWA 88, MINNESOTA 78: Fourth-Quarter Spark Carries Hawkeyes
By John Bohnenkamp Caitlin Clark has found her way to the free-throw line throughout this season. The Iowa sophomore guard has taken 129 free throws this season, seventh-most nationally. She has made 117, ranking third in the nation. Her 90.7 … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Constant Contact Doesn’t Bother Clark
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