IOWA CITY, Ia. – Be honest: Who outside of Iowa coach Lisa Bluder’s locker room thought the Hawkeyes could stall No. 2 Notre Dame? Who thought the Hawkeyes could topple the region’s top seed, whose only loss in 33 women’s basketball games this season came against national No. 1 Baylor? The Irish are a monster [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. – A Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowd of 6,836 was waiting to erupt Sunday night. Thanks to Samantha Logic and Melissa Dixon, the fans were finally able to let loose as the Iowa women’s basketball team rallied past Miami of Florida 69-53 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. “To be able to play [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. – The NCAA Tournament brackets brought Markisha Wright closer to home. Wright, a former Des Moines East star, is a reserve forward for top-seeded Notre Dame, which learned Monday that it would play first- and second-round games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “I was the most excited person in the room,” Wright said of watching [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. – Before Jaime Printy and Morgan Johnson can take a shot at an upset for the ages, they’ll have to help the Iowa women’s basketball team break from its recent past. The Hawkeyes have celebrated just one NCAA Tournament victory since 2002, and an opening-round win tonight against Miami of Florida would likely [...]
Iowa athletics director Gary Barta said he’s not ready to count the Hawkeyes out of a NCAA Tournament bid just yet. “I don’t know if we’ll get in or not,” Barta said Tuesday. “I clearly feel we’re one of the best 68 teams in the country.” But if Iowa gets passed over and lands in [...]
The chat with the former national women’s basketball writer for The Associated Press begins at 6 p.m.
Today’s chat with Rick Brown, Marc Hansen and Randy Peterson begins at 12:30 p.m.
Rick Brown of The Des Moines Register knows the men’s college basketball scene from coast to coast. Beginning at 5 p.m. today, he will offer his thoughts and opinions during today’s NCAA Tournament selection show. He will also answer your questions and address your thoughts. And at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Rick will be joined by [...]
Iowa City will host first- and second-round games in the 2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
