By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — At some point, Raegan McCowan said, the shots are going to fall for Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team. Thursday’s 73-60 loss to UT-Martin at Western Hall was the latest in a frustrating stretch for … Continue reading UT-MARTIN 73, WIU 60: Missed Shots Add To Leathernecks’ Frustration
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Payton Sandfort found solace away from his teammates in Iowa’s locker room at halftime. Sandfort felt the need to disappear after barely appearing in the first half of Tuesday’s game against Nebraska at … Continue reading Hawkeyes’ Comeback Was All About The Message
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — This was always going to be an education, for a long-time assistant coach who is now a head coach, for veteran players in new and expanded roles, for freshmen experiencing the attention that comes … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Loss To Maryland Is Another Chapter In Iowa’s Textbook
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — It was a glimpse into Iowa’s women’s basketball future that is here now. The final 3 minutes, 39 seconds of the first quarter of the 24th-ranked Hawkeyes’ 84-63 win over Purdue on Sunday at … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Freshmen Keep Hawkeyes’ Evolution Going
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Carter Kingsbury’s role with Iowa’s men’s basketball team has expanded just a bit. And he’s getting some money to go with it. Kingsbury, a walk-on for his first three seasons, is on scholarship this season — a … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Iowa’s Kingsbury Has Same Role, But With A Scholarship
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — There is no risk playing with “house money,” as Northern Iowa guard Maya McDermott and her teammates call it. There is the inherent risk, Jan Jensen said, for the two power conference teams that … Continue reading It’s A Hawkeye State, But Panthers Find Their Own Jackpot
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Former Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder will join the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame next March. Bluder, who coached Drake from 1990-2000 and played basketball at Northern Iowa, will be one of six inductees who … Continue reading Bluder Selected To Missouri Valley Conference Hall Of Fame
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois missed a chance to win the Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball regular-season championship last season because the Leathernecks struggled at times at home. The Leathernecks finished a game out of the three-team … Continue reading Leathernecks Take Care Of Home To Open OVC Play
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Cooper Koch admitted he showed no mercy shooting fade-away jumpers over the participants at Iowa’s basketball camp last summer. “We were doing stations with all the kids, and his station was one-on-one with the kids,” guard Pryce … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Iowa’s Koch Happy To Be Playing Again
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Plans work until they don’t. Shots fall until they don’t. A win is in your grasp until it slips away. Iowa’s 89-80 loss to Iowa State was just another regret for the Hawkeyes, who … Continue reading Hawkeyes Find Final Minutes Of Loss To ISU To Be An Equation Of Frustration
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