By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s women’s basketball team got the top two teams in the Big Ten at home last season. The Hawkeyes will see them on the road in the upcoming season. The conference released single-plays and double-plays on Wednesday, … Continue reading Iowa Women Get USC, UCLA On The Road Next Season
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Jan Jensen has been pursuing guards in the NCAA transfer portal since the end of the season. The Iowa women’s basketball coach found one in a player nicknamed “Chit-Chat.” Chazadi Wright, who played one season at Georgia … Continue reading ‘Chit-Chat’ Signs With Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Lucy Olsen made an impact in her one season on Iowa’s women’s basketball team. Now the 5-foot-10 guard will get a chance to play in the WNBA. Olsen was selected by the Washington Mystics in the second … Continue reading Olsen Goes In Second Round Of WNBA Draft
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP NORMAL, Ill. — The seats filled with purple-clad fans impressed Mia Nicastro. Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team had been eliminated from the tournament it wasn’t originally going to be in, yet Nicastro and the Leathernecks were grateful … Continue reading ILLINOIS STATE 90, WIU 80: A Perfect Farewell For The Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois cashed in on bonus basketball. The Leathernecks took the postseason invitation they didn’t expect to get, and kept dancing — no, really, they were dancing — with an 89-74 win over Lipscomb … Continue reading WIU 89, LIPSCOMB 74: Bonus Basketball Is Fun For Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team got a chance to extend its season, but coach JD Gravina wanted to make sure his players wanted to keep going. The answer, Gravina said, was an “overwhelming ‘Yes.’” The Leathernecks not … Continue reading Western Illinois Gets A Chance To Keep Playing With WNIT Berth
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Kylie Feuerbach will be a Hawkeye again next season. The fifth-year guard announced on Tuesday that she will return to Iowa for her final season. Feuerbach, in her fourth season at Iowa, had a year of eligibility … Continue reading Iowa’s Feuerbach Returns For Final Year
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ season didn’t end with the loss in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball tournament. The Leathernecks got a postseason bid late Sunday night, when they were chosen for the WNIT, and they … Continue reading Leathernecks Get Home Game With WNIT Bid
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP One by one, Jan Jensen went down the two rows of seats and hugged every player on Iowa’s women’s basketball team. The Hawkeyes had just found out on Sunday night where they were going in the NCAA … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Hit The Road, But To Jensen, They’ve Already Won
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It is never easy to win four games in four days in a conference tournament. Which is why Western Illinois coach JD Gravina wants to shorten the time his team has to play in the Ohio Valley … Continue reading LINDENWOOD 86, WIU 75: Time Runs Out On Leathernecks
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