By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It is never easy to win four games in four days in a conference tournament. Which is why Western Illinois coach JD Gravina wants to shorten the time his team has to play in the Ohio Valley … Continue reading LINDENWOOD 86, WIU 75: Time Runs Out On Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois is sticking to its plan of staying in Evansville for a while. The Leathernecks are still going in the Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball tournament, defeating Eastern Illinois 78-75 in Thursday’s quarterfinal at the Ford … Continue reading WIU 78, EASTERN ILLINOIS 75: Leathernecks Keep Going Into Semifinals
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP His arm had so many scratches, it was as if he had just played 35 ½ minutes of basketball against a team of feral cats. His white No. 20 jersey had a hole torn in it. “I … Continue reading MICHIGAN STATE 91, IOWA 84: Scratched, Torn, And A Season Through The Ringer
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Ohio Valley Conference tournament is a chance for renewal for the Western Illinois women’s basketball team. The Leathernecks’ 78-72 win over UT-Martin in Wednesday’s first round at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., was the first … Continue reading WIU 78, UT-MARTIN 72: Leathernecks Start Over, And Advance
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois has had some good games and bad games in Ohio Valley Conference play this season, which is why the Leathernecks are a seventh seed in the women’s basketball conference tournament that starts Wednesday in Evansville, … Continue reading Leathernecks Know Season Is All About This Week
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery says he has “no intention of moving on” after this season as speculation continues about the future of the program’s all-time winningest coach. The Hawkeyes (15-14 overall, … Continue reading McCaffery Says He’s ‘Fully Committed’ To Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ Raegan McCowan and Mia Nicastro worked well together in their first season together, and it paid off with their selections to the Ohio Valley Conference’s postseason first team on Tuesday. McCowan, a sophomore, led the … Continue reading McCowan, Nicastro Honored On OVC First Team
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Lucy Olsen was a first-team selection by the coaches and the media on the All-Big Ten teams, released Tuesday. The Hawkeyes have had a first-team selection in nine consecutive seasons. Olsen, who transferred from Villanova last … Continue reading Iowa’s Olsen Named To All-Big Ten First Team
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s women’s basketball team won 20 games in what was going to be a transition season after the history of the last few seasons. The Hawkeyes won 10 Big Ten games, including one over the No. 4 … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Get To 20 Wins, And Now March Is Here
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP One of Fran McCaffery’s favorite teams to coach won just seven games. McCaffery’s UNC-Greensboro team in the 2002-03 season went 7-22. The team went through a 10-game losing streak in December and early January, and closed the … Continue reading McCaffery: ‘Culture’ Has Helped Keep Hawkeyes Fighting In Final Games
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