Freshman Audi Crooks scored a career-high 40 points on 18-for-20 shooting in her sensational NCAA Tournament debut, and No. 7-seed Iowa State hit all the big shots in the second half to rally from 20 points down and beat 10th-seeded Maryland 93-86 on Friday night.
Audi Crooks stands front and center for No. 7-seed Iowa State and Wednesday was named an honorable mention All-American — the first freshman in program history to earn such accolades.
Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly chuckled slightly when he saw who his team would play to begin the NCAA tournament. That’s because the seventh-seeded Cyclones will face No. 10 seed Maryland, coached by one of his former assistants, Brenda Frese.
Iowa scored eight points in the last 10 minutes after leading Maryland by 10 with 12 minutes to play. The Terrapins finished their first two-game season sweep of Iowa since they joined the Big Ten with a 78-66 triumph Wednesday.
Previewing Wednesday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Maryland: The Hawkeyes try to reach the .500 mark in Big Ten and avenge a January home loss to the Terrapins.
Time, TV and notes for Saturday’s women’s basketball game between No. 3 Iowa and Maryland.
The Maryland Terrapins defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 69-67 in a Big Ten men’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.
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The Iowa men’s basketball team is going for its fifth-straight win against Maryland on Wednesday, but faces one of Big Ten’s premier players in Jahmir Young. Here’s how to watch and what to know about the game.
The Gazette’s 2023-24 Big Ten women’s basketball projections: We pick Iowa to finish 16-2, one game ahead of Indiana and Ohio State.
Maryland was able to weather an early Iowa storm. Matt Shaw tallied four hits, including a grand slam and solo home run, and powered the Terrapins to a 10-9 victory over No. 25 Iowa in the opener of a three-game Big Ten baseball series Friday.
When Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder was asked Thursday for a season-defining moment, she didn’t point to any of the Hawkeyes’ 28 victories. The spark for the late-season run came in a lopsided loss at Maryland.
Iowa beat Maryland 89-84 in a Big Ten women’s basketball tournament semifinal game Saturday at Target Center.
Gabbie Marshall’s seven threes and other contributions from key role players helped the Hawkeyes outlast Maryland, 89-84, in the Big Ten semifinals.
Tuesday night’s blowout loss closes the door on Iowa’s Big Ten regular-season title hopes.
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