By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Lisa Bluder talked about how the Iowa women’s basketball team has played 12 consecutive strong quarters. The first quarter of Saturday’s 108-67 win over Penn State was historic. The 12th-ranked Hawkeyes (14-4 overall, 6-1) … Continue reading IOWA 108, PENN STATE 67: Four More Good Quarters, But One Was Historic
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — The second quarter of Iowa’s 93-64 win over Northwestern on Wednesday night was Hannah Stuelke’s show. Except she was supposed to be in the game in the first quarter. Stuelke, in her usual spot … Continue reading IOWA 93, NORTHWESTERN 64: Stuelke Waits, Then Puts On A Show
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Remember when Iowa’s season was over last week after back-to-back road losses to Nebraska and Penn State? Well, the Hawkeyes rallied from 21 points down in the first half to beat Indiana at home, then scored a … Continue reading Resumé Watch: Hawkeyes Cover Some Blemishes With Two Wins
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Three Iowa basketball players have been named to the Wooden Award midseason watch lists. Forward Kris Murray was named to the men’s list, while guard Caitlin Clark and center Monika Czinano were named to the women’s list. … Continue reading Murray, Clark, Czinano Named To Wooden Award Midseason Lists
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — You don’t often get a standing ovation for a timeout. Caitlin Clark had just recorded her ninth point of the game in Iowa’s 92-54 win over Dartmouth on Wednesday when coach Lisa Bluder called … Continue reading IOWA 92, DARTMOUTH 54: Clark Tops The 2,000-Point Mark
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP There are video boards, and then there are video boards the size of the one at the west end of Vibrant Arena. If anything gave Friday’s basketball doubleheader in Moline, Ill., a big-time feel for Western Illinois … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Vibrant Lights Lit Up Leathernecks’ Doubleheader
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Iowa was the best free-throw shooting team in women’s basketball last season. This season has been different. The Hawkeyes came into Sunday’s home game against Northern Iowa shooting 73.8 percent from the line, almost … Continue reading IOWA 88, UNI 74: Free Throws Matter As Hawkeyes Sweep The State
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MOLINE, Ill. — Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team had problems getting away from St. Xavier in Friday’s 84-69 win at Vibrant Arena. That was something coach JD Gravina expected when he was watching video of the Cougars. … Continue reading WIU 84, ST. XAVIER 69: Leathernecks Add To Streak Heading Into Conference Play
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Caitlin Clark said it, and then she and Iowa coach Lisa Bluder couldn’t resist laughing at how it sounded. Clark and the Hawkeyes had just finished Saturday’s 87-64 win over Minnesota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Bluder’s record-setting 234th … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes’ History Is All In The Family
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — The emotions never felt right in Iowa’s 87-64 win over Minnesota on Saturday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The 8 p.m. start seemed the cloud the mood anyway, but the fun of Iowa coach Lisa … Continue reading IOWA 87, MINNESOTA 64: Hawkeyes Deliver Milestone For Bluder, But Lose Martin
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