By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — It was a glimpse into Iowa’s women’s basketball future that is here now. The final 3 minutes, 39 seconds of the first quarter of the 24th-ranked Hawkeyes’ 84-63 win over Purdue on Sunday at … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Freshmen Keep Hawkeyes’ Evolution Going
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — There is no risk playing with “house money,” as Northern Iowa guard Maya McDermott and her teammates call it. There is the inherent risk, Jan Jensen said, for the two power conference teams that … Continue reading It’s A Hawkeye State, But Panthers Find Their Own Jackpot
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Former Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder will join the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame next March. Bluder, who coached Drake from 1990-2000 and played basketball at Northern Iowa, will be one of six inductees who … Continue reading Bluder Selected To Missouri Valley Conference Hall Of Fame
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Caitlin Clark’s number 22 officially will be hanging from the Carver-Hawkeye Arena rafters on February 2. Iowa announced on Wednesday that the jersey number of Clark, college basketball’s all-time leading scorer, will be retired in a ceremony … Continue reading Clark’s 22 To Be Retired At Iowa’s Game Vs. USC
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team struggled to make shots in the first half of Tuesday’s Ohio Valley Conference opener against Tennessee Tech, and yet the halftime score was tied. The Leathernecks had the same … Continue reading Stagnant Second Half Costs Leathernecks In Loss
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Jan Jensen’s substitution patterns were like putting dice in a Yahtzee cup, giving it a good shake, and then rolling to see what you would get. Jensen, in her first season as Iowa’s head … Continue reading Hawkeyes Roll The Dice, And Find A Winner
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The first release of the NCAA’s NET should be taken for what it’s worth — it’s a starting point, but certainly not anything to freak out about. The number on December 2 isn’t going to look anything … Continue reading NET MONDAY: First Rankings Are Only The Foundation
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP November is about building identities, and the one the Iowa’s women’s basketball team is crafting is still a work in progress. Right now, it’s all about the defense for the Hawkeyes, who held Washington State to single … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Live On Defense With New Identity
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — It was a comment that Western Illinois women’s basketball coach JD Gravina made slightly in jest. But it started the planning for something that is somewhat unusual in college basketball — a power conference … Continue reading Leathernecks Prepare For Home Game Against Missouri
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — The final act in the transition from then to now came with the unfurling of the banner to the sound of applause. The commemoration of Iowa’s second consecutive run to the NCAA women’s basketball … Continue reading Hawkeyes Complete The Transition From Then To Now
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