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 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 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 [...]
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 [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. — Rachel Theriot scored 19 points and No. 24 Nebraska won its ninth game in a row, defeating Iowa 66-46 on Sunday afternoon. Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore scored 10 points apiece and Moore had eight assists for the Cornhuskers (21-6, 11-3 Big Ten), who kept their hopes alive of sharing the conference [...]
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. [...]
The University of Iowa is hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament on March 24 and 26. Iowa (16-9, 5-6), on a four-game losing streak, now has to imagine the possibility that four teams not nicknamed the Hawkeyes could be playing on those dates in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and Iowa might be [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Bethany Doolittle tallied 19 points as Iowa avenged a Jan. 6 loss to No. 23 Michigan with a 63-57 victory Sunday. Iowa (16-5, 5-1 Big 10 Conference) trailed 32-30 at halftime, and after briefly leading by three points on Samantha Logic’s jumper with 11:28 left, trailed 52-50 with 6:09 to play. Box [...]
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 [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. The emotion during Iowa’s 58-44 win Tuesday night over Robert Morris came mainly from the pep band. Playing off the Colonials’ origins, they chanted “One if by land, two if by sea!” or “Live free or die!” — among other things — when a Robert Morris player stepped to the foul line. [...]
