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 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 Caitlin Clark’s number 22 officially will be hanging from the Carver-Hawkeye Arena rafters on February 2. Iowa announced on Wednesday that the jersey number of Clark, college basketball’s all-time leading scorer, will be retired in a ceremony … Continue reading Clark’s 22 To Be Retired At Iowa’s Game Vs. USC
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Jan Jensen’s substitution patterns were like putting dice in a Yahtzee cup, giving it a good shake, and then rolling to see what you would get. Jensen, in her first season as Iowa’s head … Continue reading Hawkeyes Roll The Dice, And Find A Winner
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The first release of the NCAA’s NET should be taken for what it’s worth — it’s a starting point, but certainly not anything to freak out about. The number on December 2 isn’t going to look anything … Continue reading NET MONDAY: First Rankings Are Only The Foundation
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — The final act in the transition from then to now came with the unfurling of the banner to the sound of applause. The commemoration of Iowa’s second consecutive run to the NCAA women’s basketball … Continue reading Hawkeyes Complete The Transition From Then To Now
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The tone in Raegan McCowan’s voice concerned Western Illinois women’s basketball coach JD Gravina. McCowan’s first season had her posting numbers that were among the best in NCAA Division I. She was the Ohio Valley Conference’s freshman … Continue reading McCowan Comes Back To WIU To Be With ‘Family’
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — It’s all a matter of viewpoint, Jan Jensen said. Jensen is Iowa’s new head women’s basketball coach after 24 seasons as an assistant, but there’s a big change that goes beyond the short move … Continue reading Jensen Embraces The New ‘Viewpoint’ With Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten got seven teams into the NCAA women’s basketball tournament last season, and then added USC and UCLA, two teams expected to be in this season’s top five, along with Oregon and … Continue reading A Bigger Big Ten Will Be ‘Like The NCAA Tournament Every Night’
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP ROSEMONT, Ill. — The ghost of Caitlin Clark is probably going to be with the Iowa women’s basketball team for a while. The first question asked of players Hannah Stuelke and Lucy Olsen during Wednesday’s Big Ten … Continue reading Hawkeyes Ready To Ride The Next Wave
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