By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Katie Abrahamson-Henderson has had only a day to prepare for Iowa for Sunday’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament second-round game, so she can be forgiven for not knowing all of the Hawkeyes by name. She … Continue reading Iowa Has, Well, A Lot Of Eyes On Georgia’s Zone
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Ayla Guzzardo insisted on Thursday that her Southeastern Louisiana women’s basketball team was ready for the atmosphere of a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The coach pointed out that the Lady … Continue reading It’s Loud When The Hawkeyes Draw A Crowd, And It Will Be That Way On Sunday
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — You need to have connections to get tickets for the NCAA women’s tournament this weekend at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The signs on the door to the arena’s lobby where Iowa’s ticket office is located, the … Continue reading An NCAA Weekend In Iowa City: Hot Tickets, Rock Stars, And New Kids
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa guard Caitlin Clark was named a first-team women’s basketball All-American by the Associated Press and the United States Basketball Writers Association on Wednesday. Clark leads the nation’s best offense, averaging 27 points, 7.5 rebounds and 8.3 … Continue reading Clark Adds Two First-Team All-American Awards
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The ghost from last year popped up on the big screen as Iowa’s women’s basketball team watched Sunday’s NCAA tournament selection show. It was very early in the telecast — the 68-team field hadn’t even been announced … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: A Similar Road, But Hawkeyes Want A Longer Journey
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ defense did what it could to slow St. Thomas in Friday’s Summit League Women’s Basketball Tournament first-round game. But the Leathernecks couldn’t capitalize on the other end. St. Thomas pulled away for a 61-50 win, … Continue reading ST. THOMAS 61, WIU 50: Leathernecks Can’t Feed Off Defense
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois guard Trenton Massner broke a long streak for the Leathernecks on Thursday. Massner was named to the Summit League’s all-conference first team, the first Leatherneck honored on the first team since Ceola Clark and Terrell … Continue reading Massner Named To Summit League First Team
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Caitlin Clark leads the nation in 3-point field-goal distance. The No. 2 player on that list is Clark’s former AAU teammate and high school opponent. “I mean, obviously, she’s probably the best player in the country,” … Continue reading WIU’s Deets Is In Good Long-Distance Company
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Caitlin Clark ran, and everybody chased her. “She’s fast,” teammate McKenna Warnock said. “It’s hard to catch her.” It’s what Clark does in Iowa’s practices every time she hits a simulated big-time, end-of-game shot, teammate Monika Czinano … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Clark Shoots, And Runs, And A Weekend At Carver Rocked
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It came up early in the interview as a side comment, so it had to be clarified later. Yes, Elizabeth Lutz said, her teammates sometimes call her, “Grandma.” “They do, unfortunately,” the Western Illinois fifth-year guard said, … Continue reading Decision To Stay Was Easy For WIU’s Lutz
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