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The Iowa Hawkeyes (17-5, 7-4) overcame a 7-point halftime deficit to beat the Washington Huskies (12-11, 4-8) 84-74. Bennett Stirtz led the way with 22 points on 8/13 shooting. He added 5 assists to just 1 turnover. Alvaro Folgueiras was a boost off the bench with 16 & Cooper Koch added 11, all of them […]
5 days ago | 3 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes, are sitting at 16-5 & 6-4 in conference play after a convincing win at Oregon. Though the Ducks were down their two leading scorers, the Hawks played a solid game wire-to-wire, trailing just 1:39. Ben McCollum has done something through 3 games out west, where we have seen other Hawkeye outfits struggle. […]
6 days ago | 0 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes (16-5, 6-4) snagged a win in the first half of their Pacific Northwest endeavor at Oregon (8-14, 1-10), 84-66. Bennett Stirtz had his best game in the black & gold with 32 points on 12/15 shooting. He went 4/6 from deep, added 6 assists, and sat for the final 1:47 in a […]
8 days ago | 0 reads
For the first time this season, the Iowa Women’s Basketball team dropped a second consecutive game, this time on the road against the No. 2 UCLA Bruins, 88-65. The loss puts Iowa at 18-4 overall and 9-2 record in Big Ten play. Iowa got absolutely worked by Lauren Betts and UCLA in the paint, and […]
9 days ago | 1 read
Two nights ago, Jan Jensen and the No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes squad were humbled in their first game of their west coast road trip against the USC Trojans. It was the team’s first official game without senior Taylor McCabe in the starting lineup, who was replaced by freshman Addie Deal after McCabe suffered an ACL […]
9 days ago | 1 read
Jan Jensen and the Iowa Women’s Basketball team dropped their first game of B1G play in the first game of the team’s west coast road trip, falling 81-69 (not nice) to USC in Los Angeles. Iowa is now 18-3 on the season and 9-1 in conference play. In Iowa’s first game after losing senior Taylor […]
11 days ago | 1 read
It hasn’t always been pretty, but Jan Jensen and her young Iowa Hawkeye squad have taken care of business so far against some of the top teams in the Big Ten conference in January, with highlight wins coming against Michigan State, Maryland, and Ohio State. Now, the squad faces their biggest challenges yet to end […]
11 days ago | 0 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4) showed grit coming back from a 10-0 deficit to build a 17-point second half lead. Yet they let their foot off the gas and the USC Trojans (15-6, 4-6) capitalized on it to get a 1-point lead inside of a minute. Two Bennett Stirtz free throws gave Iowa the lead […]
12 days ago | 0 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes (14-5, 4-4) look to get above the .500 mark in conference with the USC Trojans (15-5, 4-5) coming to town this evening. The Hawks let the game in LA get away from them last year amidst the wildfires in California in what seemed, retrospectively, like the beginning of the end for Fran […]
13 days ago | 2 reads
After losing senior guard Taylor McCabe to a non-contact injury on the first possession of the game and facing an early 8-2 deficit directly afterwards, things looked dire for Jan Jensen and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Instead, freshman Addie Deal came off the bench early to take over in McCabe’s absence and delivered her best performance […]
16 days ago | 2 reads
It may be cold in a good chunk of the country today, but it’s gonna be hot in Iowa City this afternoon with the No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes hosting the No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in what is sure to be a closely contested matchup between two teams that have no love […]
16 days ago | 0 reads
Annnnnd…EXHALE After blowing a 17 point lead in the final two minutes of regulation, sophomore Chit-Chat Wright took control of overtime and to keep her No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes (17-2, 8-0 B1G) squad undefeated in conference play on the road in a gutsy, stress-inducing 85-78 overtime thriller against the No 15. Maryland Terrapins (17-4, 5-4 […]
18 days ago | 1 read
Another big game for Jan Jensen and the No. 10 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes tonight as they continue trying to stay unbeaten in conference play while playing against the conference’s best teams, all in a row, tonight against the No. 15 Maryland Terrapins. However, the Hawkeyes took care of business in convincing fashion in the last […]
19 days ago | 2 reads
We’re down to the final three football games of the season, you guys. But before we get weepy about football nearly being done for the season, let’s look back at the Divisional Round. Riley Moss and AJ Epenesa This was a helluva game that had it all. Denver dropped a touchdown on the opening drive. […]
20 days ago | 4 reads
The game didn’t get on air until about 5 minutes had elapsed and it felt like neither team could really get in the groove all game. The Iowa Hawkeyes (14-5, 4-4) got to .500 in conference play in a 68-62 slog over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-10, 2-6). Bennett Stirtz led the Hawks with 20 […]
20 days ago | 0 reads
Jan Jensen and the No. 11 Iowa Women’s basketball team (15-2,6-0 B1G) begin their toughest stint of the season tonight, starting things off with a home matchup against the No. 15 Michigan State Spartans (17-1, 6-1 B1G). This stretch is going to be absolutely brutal, with the team’s games coming against Maryland, Ohio State, USC […]
22 days ago | 3 reads
After three straight games where they couldn’t quite put it together for 40 minutes, the Iowa Hawkeyes (13-5, 3-4) went into Bloomington and led wire-to-wire in a 74-57 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers (12-6, 3-4). Ben McCollum’s tagline for the program has been “Impose Your Will” and today felt like the first time Iowa has […]
24 days ago | 1 read
What a difference a year makes. It was around this time that there were very quiet rumors about Darian DeVries to Iowa should it come available. Indiana was at the front end of a back-half collapse after a a 13-3, 4-1 start, which saw Mike Woodson get the ax. Iowa was in the throes of […]
24 days ago | 0 reads
After a pair of games where the Iowa Hawkeyes (12-5, 2-4) started slow, they came out firing in Mackey Arena against the #5 Purdue Boilermakers (16-1, 6-0). Unfortunately the Hawks couldn’t hang on despite leading much of the first half and could not match Purdue’s second half where they made 8 straight baskets down the […]
26 days ago | 1 read
The Iowa Hawkeyes (12-4, 1-3) had a tough week – 2 losses amidst the winter flu bug making its way through the roster. You know what is not the medicine for that? A road trip to West Lafayette to take on the #5 ranked Purdue Boilermakers (15-1, 5-0). The Hawks are nursing a 4-game losing […]
27 days ago | 1 read
There’s only one story that truly matters from Wildcard Weekend. What a GD bummer. Ugh. Let’s recap the weekend. George Kittle and Cooper DeJean San Francisco’s been a great story all year. Decimated by injuries and an amazing fringe theory on why, they somehow made it to 12-5 and even had a shot at the […]
27 days ago | 2 reads
The adage says that basketball is a game of runs, and the Iowa Women’s Basketball team proved why in Bloomington Sunday evening. Down 16 coming out of halftime, the Hawkeyes used a 17-0 run in the 3rd quarter to storm back to steal a 56-53 victory against the Indiana Hoosiers (11-7, 0-6 B1G). It’s the […]
29 days ago | 1 read
Nearly a week removed from a sluggish performance on the road against a middling Northwestern team, the Iowa Women’s Basketball team (13-2, 4-0 B1G) find themselves on the road again for this afternoon’s match against the Indiana Hoosiers (11-6, 0-5 B1G). Like Monday’s road trip, this is a game that the Hawkeyes should be able […]
30 days ago | 2 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes (12-4, 2-3) showed every hallmark of a team that’s felt the winter illness bug flow through the roster in the first half. Sluggish defense, no legs on three points attempts, an “inside the huddle” cutaway where the only word Ben McCollum was “concentrate.” It wasn’t good. Illinois raced out to an 8-0 […]
30 days ago | 2 reads
It’s a busy basketball week here with a few different posts over the back half of the week. I have to admit, I have been so excited & anxious for this game I have thought it was on Saturday for the better part of a week…maybe more. It just feels like this should be a […]
30 days ago | 1 read