Iowa confident for Big Ten women’s tournament
The Iowa Hawkeyes express confidence about winning the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament, citing past success in the event and readiness after last year’s experience.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 2002
Page
24
Iowa Hawks look to defend Big Ten title and NCAA bid
Iowa coach Lisa Bluder and guard Lindsey Meder express confidence as the fourth seed prepares to open the Big Ten tournament against Indiana at Conseco Fieldhouse. They aim to improve NCAA seed and chase a conference title, with players Solverson and Kasperek set to compete in Illinois Class AA state tournament elsewhere.
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Purdue
Iowa
Hawkeye
Lisa Blader
Magner
Bluder
Johanna Solverson
Morgan Kasperek
Illinois
Big Ten women's tournament schedule at Conseco Fieldhouse
The Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis lists today games Illinois versus Michigan at 3 p.m. Ohio State faces Michigan State at 5 30 p.m. Wisconsin plays Northwestern at 8 p.m. Friday quarterfinals include Iowa versus Indiana at noon Purdue versus the Illinois Michigan winner at 2 30 p.m. Penn State versus the Ohio State Michigan State winner at 6 p.m. Minnesota versus the Wisconsin Northwestern winner at 8 30 p.m. Sunday semifinals pair Iowa Indiana winner with Purdue Illinois Michigan winner at 3 30 p.m. and Penn State Ohio State Michigan State winner with Minnesota Wisconsin Northwestern winner at 6 p.m. Monday features the title game at 7 p.m.
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Conseco
Indianapolis
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio State
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Iowa
Indiana
Purdue
Illinois-Michigan
Penn State
Ohio
Minnesota
Path to state hinges on Class 3A district finals
From a late February perspective the early season seems irrelevant. West Delaware coach Tony Tjaden urges focus on current results as Class 3A district finals loom with berths in the substate finals on the line. Class 4A also features two contested games.
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the Gazette
West Delaware
Tony Tjaden
Badgers clinch share of Big Ten title with win over Michigan
Wisconsin guards Kirk Penney 23 and Devin Harris 21 led the 76-54 victory in Madison to secure at least a share of the conference crown, grant No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, and extend the winning streak to six. Michigan’s Chris Young led with 19.
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Kirk Penney
Devin Harris
Wisconsin
Michigan
Madison
Wis
Badgers
Bo Ryan
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State
Ryan
Freddie Owens
Mike Wilkinson
Chris Young
Penney
Harris
Hinrich leads Kansas romp over Kansas State in home win
No. 1 Kansas rolled to a 103-68 victory over Kansas State as Kirk Hinrich scored 24 points. The win kept Kansas perfect in the Big 12 and set up a potential unbeaten conference season if they beat Missouri. Pervis Pasco led Kansas State with 20 as they dropped their 10th road game and ended with a road-record low.
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Kirk Hinrich
Kansas
Kansas State
Wildcats
Missouri
Pervis Pasco
Substate semifinals set for tonight including Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Cedar Rapids Kennedy meets Waterloo East in a 7 p.m. substate semifinal. West Delaware seeks a third state berth in four years after a 71-52 semifinal win over Cedar Rapids Xavier, with Marion, Waverly-Shell Rock, Oelwein, Independence, and Keokuk also in action as teams that split twice in the regular season jockey for position.
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Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Waterloo East
Tjaden
Hawks
Wamac
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Washington
West Delaware
Xavier
Traden
Nolan
Grimm
Manchester
Delaware-Marion
U.S. Cellular Center
Davenport Assumption
Western Dubuque
Waverly-Shell Rock
Oelwein
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Vinton-Shellsburg
Independence
Waterloo West
Keokuk
Burlington
Hawks Coach Sees Team Circling Back To Confidence
Iowa coach Todd Lickliter Alford says the Hawkeyes have swung to a confident stance after recent wins and face Michigan State with no fear. Reggie Evans nurses a right thigh injury but expects to play. next year’s signees include Jeff Horner Greg Brunner and Josh Rhodes.
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Reggie Evans
Carver-Hawkeye
Evans
Erek Hansen
Michigan
Michigan State
Alford
Iowa
Jeff Horner
Mason City
Greg Brunner
Charles City
Josh Rhodes
California
Alford Eyes Choosy Recruiting As Evans Backs Double Double
Steve Alford notes a selective approach in recruiting with Aaron Spears and Devin Smith among targets. Evans, a senior forward at 6-9, averages 14.6 points and 11.2 rebounds in Big Ten play, leading the conference in boards and drawing first team consideration.
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Aaron Spears
Chicago
Dunbar High School
Devin Smith
Coffeyville
Kan
Evans
Towa
Big Ten
Jared Jeffries
Indiana
Alford
Cyclones Hold On In Hard Fought Big 12 Battle
Iowa State led most of the game before Baylor grabbed momentum with a late surge. Lambert poured in 26 points and 7 assists while Collins added 12 and 10 assists. Davis hit key perimeter shots as Welle posted a season best 34? No, 13 rebounds. Final: ISU unable to stop Baylor’s late 3s though.
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Alabama
Auburn
Erwin Dudley
Crimson Tide
Baylor
Wilson
Lambert
Collins
Tracy Gahan
Crockrom
Davis
Iowa State
Welle
Mississippi State
Gahan
Bremer
Bill Fennelly
Stansbery Leads North Tama to District Final Victory
Josh Stansbery scored 12 points as North Tama defeated Dunkerton 46 to 42 in a Class 1A district final. Louis Weber topped Dunkerton with 17 points, while Brian Brungard added 14 for the Rockets. North Tama advances to substate at Linn-Mar against Bellevue Marquette, 63-53 winners over Bennett.
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Conrad
Josh Stansbery
North Tama
Dunkerton
Linn-Mar
Bellevue Marquette
Bennett
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