FROM UI SPORTS INFORMATION: IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Morgan Johnson has been selected to the NetScouts Basketball United States All-Star team. Johnson, along with nine other NCAA Division I seniors, will travel to China for 15 days to play against other national teams. The all-star team will be in China from [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. – A national television audience caught a glimpse of Bethany Doolittle’s potential. The Iowa women’s basketball team ended its season Tuesday with a 74-57 loss to Notre Dame, on ESPN2, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It was the final Carver-Hawkeye Arena appearance for seniors Morgan Johnson, Jaime Printy and [...]
Iowa senior Jamie Printy talks about Tuesday’s NCAA Tournament matchup against Notre Dame: IOWA CITY, Ia. – Something is missing from the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. “We need a little more madness,” Iowa point guard Samantha Logic said. “Why not start with us?” The ninth-seeded Hawkeyes will aim for a shocker tonight when they host [...]
A role reversal is taking place this Selection Monday. Instead of the Iowa State women’s basketball team feeling antsy about its status as an NCAA Tournament qualifier, the bubble has shifted to Iowa. The Hawkeyes, who own a 20-12 record, are slated to host first- and second-round games in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but their late-season swoon [...]
At some point in the next year or two, Iowa senior Morgan Johnson will head to a third-world country to help treat sick people and deliver the Word of God. “My two favorite things in life,” Johnson said. “I’m looking forward to that.” Johnson will leave Iowa having played in more games than any other [...]
FROM UI SPORTS INFORMATION: IOWA CITY, Iowa – Four University of Iowa women’s basketball players – Melissa Dixon, Morgan Johnson, Samantha Logic and Jaime Printy – have received All-Big Ten recognition, the conference announced Monday afternoon. Dixon was named Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, becoming only the second player in school history to [...]
Trisha Nesbitt has been working tirelessly in the long shadows cast by fellow seniors Morgan Johnson and Jaime Printy. But the Ames native has found a way to make an impact behind the scenes. “She’s really playing her best basketball but still in that role-player role,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. “And that’s difficult. That’s [...]
West Lafayette, Ind. — Sophomore Samantha Logic scored a career-high 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting to help Iowa snap a five-game losing streak with a 72-52 victory over No. 18 Purdue Sunday in Big Ten Conference women’s basketball. Box Score The victory marks the first time the Hawkeyes have won at Mackey Arena since Feb. [...]
WHO: Nebraska (17-6, 7-3 Big Ten) at Iowa (16-8, 5-5 Big Ten) WHERE: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City TIPOFF: 7:30 p.m. TICKETS: $1 adults, free for youths (18-under) TELEVISION: Big Ten Network RADIO: KXIC-AM (800), KMJM-AM (1360) and the Hawkeye Radio Network. STAT LEADERS: For Nebraska — Jordan Hooper 19.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg; Lindsey Moore 15.0 ppg, 5.4 [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. – Theairra Taylor celebrated a breakthrough Thursday. With the Iowa women’s basketball team needing an overtime spark to beat Ohio State, Taylor turned in her best performance as a Hawkeye. “Theairra played outstanding,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said after beating the Buckeyes 77-71. “I’ve been waiting for everybody to have the opportunity [...]
