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 Western Illinois’ men’s basketball team won 21 games and reached the Ohio Valley Conference tournament semifinals last season. But even with just three players returning from that team, the Leathernecks are still considered a title contender in … Continue reading WIU Men Picked No. 2, Women Are No. 6, In OVC Preseason Poll
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
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Hannah Stuelke and Lucy Olsen were named to the Big Ten’s women’s basketball preseason all-conference team by the coaches and the media on Thursday. Stuelke, a junior, was a second-team All-Big Ten pick by the coaches … Continue reading Stuelke, Olsen Named To Preseason All-Big Ten Team
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Big Ten women’s basketball schedule features six Sunday home games this season. The full 18-game conference schedule, released on Thursday, includes games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena against Big Ten newcomers USC and UCLA, who are expected to … Continue reading Iowa Women Get Six Sunday Big Ten Home Games
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois gets a home nonconference game against a Power 4 team as part of this season’s women’s basketball schedule. The entire schedule was announced Thursday. The Ohio Valley Conference portion of the schedule was announced in … Continue reading Home Game With Missouri Highlights WIU Women’s Schedule
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Jan Jensen will be tested in her first season as Iowa’s new head women’s basketball coach. The Hawkeyes’ nonconference schedule has five neutral-court games and one road game. Five of Iowa’s opponents this season played in the … Continue reading Iowa’s Nonconference Schedule Features Five Neutral-Court Games
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Brock Harding and Owen Freeman will get to play in front of their friends back home this season. Iowa’s men’s basketball team will play Washington State at Vibrant Arena in Moline, Ill., on November 15, the Hawkeyes’ … Continue reading Hawkeyes Will Play Washington State In Moline; Women’s Cancun Challenge Matchups Set
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