Whether you consider it a lull, skid or a slump, Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger wants to make one thing clear: The No. 19 Cyclones’ recent struggles don’t require a reset, nor a push of the panic button.
Denae Fritz’s clutch 3-pointer with 37 seconds left essentially sealed the No. 22-ranked Iowa State women’s basketball team’s rousing 66-61 win over 17th-ranked Texas Monday Night at Hilton Coliseum.
Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly drew up a detailed plan with his assistants. The mission: Turning a week off from Big 12 play into a rejuvenating spark for success down the stretch.
No. 11 Iowa State — the worst free-throw shooting team in the Big 12 — struggled from the foul line again Saturday against Oklahoma State and fell for the first time at Hilton Coliseum this season, 64-56, before a sellout crowd of 14,267.
In front of a Northern Iowa wrestling record crowd of 5,754 at McLeod Center, third-ranked Iowa State spoiled the evening for No. 14 UNI with a 19-12 win.
Iowa State’s Caleb Grill been pretty good at considerably less than full strength, especially on defense and from the 3-point line. He’s also a key element for ISU’s offense in terms of spacing and ball movement as the Cyclones prepare to host surging Oklahoma State on Saturday.
No. 3 Iowa State seeks a fourth straight win against No. 14 Northern Iowa in a dual Friday. The coaches played up the intense in-state rivalry as usual this week.
Bad intentions: that’s the mentality new Iowa State offensive line coach Ryan Clanton expects his linemen to showcase from every snap to what he calls the echo of the whistle.
Kedrian Johnson tied a career high with 22 points, and West Virginia held off No. 11 Iowa State 76-71 on Wednesday night.
Five Hawkeyes and four Cyclones are among the 319 college prospects invited to the 2023 NFL Combine later this month.
Former Iowa State star running back Breece Hall is still recovering from an ACL tear suffered in week 7 of his promising rookie NFL season, but remains on schedule to be ready for training camp this summer. He was at the ISU men’s basketball team’s win over Kansas on Saturday.
It’s been eight years since an Iowa State men’s basketball team won at West Virginia. The No. 11 Cyclones seek to end that long drought Wednesday.
Xtream Arena hosted an energetic three days of championship events, the Iowa women dominated and Northern Iowa and Iowa State each went 2-0 leading into their showdown Friday. This is the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
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