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
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Caitlin Clark said it, and everyone heard it. “It’s fun getting stops,” the Iowa All-American guard said. Lisa Bluder knew that was the soundbite for posterity. “We got that on recording,” the Hawkeyes’ coach said, smiling. “‘It’s … Continue reading Hawkeyes Beat Cyclones, And Create A New Blueprint
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The NCAA released its first NET rankings of the season for men’s and women’s basketball on Monday. It is, of course, only December 5, but the rankings are a good early barometer on where teams are and … Continue reading Resumé Watch: The NET Is Here, But It’s Still Early
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — It was a win the Western Illinois University women’s basketball team needed. But coach JD Gravina knows his team is still searching for answers after an 86-54 win over Eureka College on Saturday afternoon … Continue reading WIU 86, EUREKA 54: Leathernecks Look To Build Off Win
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s women’s basketball team sits at 5-3, on a two-game losing streak with defeats to Connecticut and North Carolina State, and yeah, it’s early and yeah, it doesn’t sound so bad losing to those teams, but… Lisa … Continue reading Hawkeyes Squander Another Opportunity To Be Among The Best
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP No, Caitlin Clark said. No mask for her, thank you. The Iowa junior guard is five games into the season and she’s already getting in extra work with the medical staff. There was the sprained left ankle … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: A Sore Ankle, A Sore Nose, But No Mask For Clark
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Caitlin Clark wanted to be challenged. There are games to endure, and then there are games to challenge you, in November and December. Iowa’s first two games of the season were against Southern and Evansville, and the … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Get Through The Challenge They Wanted
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