Dec. 7, 2010
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PARDON OUR PROGRESS! As friends of the UI and fans of the Hawkeyes know, the UI Athletics Department is well into a multi-million dollar revitalization of Carver-Hawkeye Arena. This important and exciting project has reduced for this season the number of ticket windows that are operational on game nights. Fans attending the home events of the 2010-11 UI men’s basketball, women’s basketball and wrestling teams are invited to avoid game night delays by purchasing their event tickets online or in advance of game day. If your schedule doesn’t allow for an advance purchase, we recommend you consider arriving at the Arena a little earlier than originally planned. Go Hawks!
Iowa State Game Notes in PDF Format
IOWA CITY, Iowa – THE SETTING
The University of Iowa women’s basketball team hosts Iowa State Thursday in the annual Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
Single-game tickets are $9 for adults. Youth (18 and under) are admitted free for weekday games.
PROMOTIONS
Thursday is UI Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Any UI Faculty/Staff will receive a free ticket at the ticket windows when presenting their University of Iowa ID.
Three-point placards will also be handed out to fans, courtesy of Iowa Corn.
ON YOUR TELEVISION
Thursday’s game vs. Iowa State will be televised to a cable audience on Mediacom Connections. Rob Brooks and Mac McCausland will call the action.
Fans can catch the game live on Mediacom Channel 123 in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Waterloo. Fans in the Quad Cities can see the game live on Mediacom Channel 95.
The game will be aired on a tape delay across the state at 9:30 p.m. Thursday on Mediacom Connections Channel 22.
AUDIO COVERAGE
Brent Balbinot and Shelley Till will call Thursday’s game for the Hawkeye Radio Network. Hawkeye fans can listen to the contest on AM-600 WMT in Cedar Rapids, AM-1040 WHO in Des Moines or on the Hawkeye All-Access page of hawkeyesports.com. Balbinot is in his seventh season as Iowa’s play-by-play voice, while Till is in her sixth providing analysis.
ON YOUR COMPUTER
Hawkeye fans can follow the game via live stats (Gametracker). The “GT” link can be accessed under the “Calendar” tab on the front page of hawkeyesports.com or on the women’s basketball schedule page.
Thursday’s game will also be streamed live at BigTenNetwork.com, for a $7.95 montly fee.
IOWA HISTORY
Iowa has played 1,044 games, since beginning basketball in 1974. Iowa’s overall record is 637-407 (.610). That includes a 318-158 (.668) mark in regular season Big Ten contests and a 301-87 (.776) mark in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
WIN NO. 300 AT HOME
The UI women’s basketball program picked up victory No. 300 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena with a 90-79 win over Central Michigan Nov. 21. The Hawkeyes have compiled a 301-87 (.775) record inside their home venue since it opened in 1983.
SCOUTING IOWA STATE
The Iowa State Cyclones are 6-1 on the season, with their only loss coming against No. 11 West Virginia.
The Cyclones knocked off Michigan, 60-47 Sunday in Ames as a part of the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge. Kelsey Bolte led Iowa State with 20 points while Lauren Mansfield had 13 points and 10 assists.
Bolte leads Iowa State with 17.3 points per game, followed by Mansfield at 10.1 points per game. Hallie Christofferson is Iowa State’s leading rebounder at 6.7 boards per contest.
Iowa State is shooting .413 (138-334) from the field, including .399 (55-138) from three-point range. The Cyclones are scoring 62 points a game and hold a +11.3 scoring margin over their opponents.
IOWA STATE VS. IOWA NOTES
? Iowa leads the all-time series, 21-19. Iowa is 14-7 against the Cyclones in Iowa City.
? Thursday’s game marks the first time in series history that Iowa and Iowa State will meet when both teams are nationally ranked.
? Two experienced coaches will face off Thursday night. Lisa Bluder is the dean of Big Ten coaches, and is in her 11th season at Iowa. Bill Fennelly is the dean of Big 12 coaches, and is in his 16th year at Iowa State.
? Both teams have five players from the state of Iowa on the roster. Iowa’s include Trisha Nesbitt (Ames), Kelly Krei (Iowa City), Kelsey Cermak (Norwalk), Jaime Printy (Marion) and Jade Rogers (Cedar Rapids). Iowa State’s players are Hallie Christofferson (Hamlin), Kelsey Bolte (Ida Grove), Elly Arganbright (Panora), Chelsea Poppens (Aplington) and Amanda Zimmerman (Huxley).
HY-VEE CY-HAWK SERIES
Iowa leads the seventh annual Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series, 7-6, after gaining points in football, soccer and wrestling. Two points will be awarded to Thursday’s winner.
IOWA IN THE RANKINGS
The Hawkeyes are ranked No. 19 in both the AP and the ESPN/USA Today top 25.
Four Iowa opponents are also ranked in the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls: Ohio State (6/6), North Carolina (12/13), Michigan State (15/20) and Iowa State (16/15).
Kansas State, Purdue and Northwestern are receiving votes.
HAWKEYES KNOCK OFF KANSAS STATE
Iowa defeated Kansas State, 68-62, in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The Hawkeyes won the game inside, outscoring the Wildcats 38-27 in the paint. Iowa also outrebounded the Wildcats (33-32).
Jaime Printy led the way with 20 points, four rebounds and five assists. Morgan Johnson added 13 points, six rebounds and five blocks, while Kachine Alexander chipped in 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and three steals.
BLUDER CLOSING IN ON MILESTONE
Iowa Head Coach Lisa Bluder is just three wins away from becoming only the second coach in school history to reach the 200-win milestone.
Bluder currently has 197 wins in her 11 years at Iowa. C. Vivian Stringer is the only other Hawkeye head coach to reach the 200-win plateau at Iowa, finishing her time in Iowa City with 269 wins.
Ohio State Head Coach Jim Foster is the only other active Big Ten coach to have reached 200 wins at his/her current school.
JOHNSON PLAYS WELL AGAINST TOUGH OPPONENTS
Sophomore Morgan Johnson averaged nearly a double-double last week against No. 14 North Carolina and Kansas State, who was just outside the top 25.
Johnson averaged 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds against the two tough opponents last week. Johnson also blocked nine shots and recorded a .667 (12-18) field goal percentage. Johnson moved into ninth place on Iowa’s all-time blocks list, upping her career total to 102.
The Platte City, MO, native recorded her second double-double of the season with 16 points (6-9 FGs) and 13 rebounds at No. 14 North Carolina. She also added four blocks and a steal in 34 minutes of play.
Johnson rounded out the weekend with 13 points, six rebounds and five blocks against Kansas State.
AT THE CHARITY STRIPE
Iowa currently leads the Big Ten and ranks fifth in the NCAA with a .804 free throw percentage. Jaime Printy leads the league and ranks fourth in the NCAA at .967 (29-30). Kamille Wahlin is second amongst conference leaders at .947 (18-19) and Kachine Alexander is 12th at .806 (50-62). Four Hawkeyes have already attempted 20 or more free throws.
PRINTY ON A ROLL FROM THE LINE
After missing her first free throw attempt of the season in Iowa’s season-opener, Jaime Printy has made 29-straight free throws.
The school record for consecutive free throws made is 33, set by Lindsey Meder during the 2000-01 season.
DRAINING FREEBIES WHEN IT COUNTS
The Hawkeyes are putting games out of reach from the free throw line late in the game.
The Hawkeyes are shooting .889 (32-36) from the charity stripe in the final five minutes of games this season. That includes a .857 percentage (12-14) in the final two minutes and a .895 mark (17-19) in the final minute.
BALANCED SCORING ATTACK
Iowa is one of only two teams (Penn State) to have five players ranked among the top 30 scorers in the league. All five Hawkeye starters are averaging double figures.
Northwestern has four ranked and Ohio State has three. The other seven Big Ten schools have either one or two players among the top 30 scorers.
The Hawkeyes have had at least three players reach double figures in scoring in all nine games this year. Five players scored 10 or more points against Bradley. Four players hit double digits against Northeastern, Central Michigan and Kansas State.
HAWKEYES HITTING THE BOARDS
Iowa’s rebounding numbers through its first nine games are impressive, as the Hawkeyes lead the Big Ten in total rebounding (44.3 per game) and offensive rebounding (14.4).
Kachine Alexander is Iowa’s leading rebounder and ranks second in the Big Ten at 9.7 boards per contest. Her 18 rebounds against Central Michigan Nov. 21 are the most for any Big Ten player this season.
LEADING THE LEAGUE
Three Hawkeyes are leading the Big Ten in different statistical categories. ? Morgan Johnson tops the conference in blocks per game (2.6).
? Kachine Alexander is the top offensive rebounder in the league (3.8 per game).
? Jaime Printy has the best free throw percentage (.967) in the Big Ten.
Additionally, Johnson also ranks second in offensive rebounds (3.3 per game), Alexander ranks second in overall rebounding (9.7 per game) and Kamille Wahlin is tied for second in free throw percentage (.947).
CERMAK SEEING INCREASED MINUTES
Senior co-captain Kelsey Cermak is seeing a significant increase in her minutes this season.
Cermak has played 20 or more minutes in four of Iowa’s nine games. In her previous three years combined, Cermak had hit 20 or more minutes just three times.
Cermak played in 33 total minutes as a freshman and 89 as a sophomore. She played 431 minutes as a junior and has already played 168 minutes as a senior.
BOMBS AWAY FOR A SCHOOL RECORD
The Hawkeyes set a school record with 37 three-point attempts against North Carolina Dec. 2. Iowa was just one three-pointer away from tying the school record for long distance shots made (12).
Kamille Wahlin attempted 11 treys while Jaime Printy had nine.
HAWKEYES TIE SCHOOL RECORD AGAINST VIRGINIA TECH
Iowa tied a school record with 12 made three-pointers against Virginia Tech Nov. 26. Iowa went 12-29 from distance. The Hawkeyes made 12 three-pointers against Gonzaga (11/21/02) and Columbia (11/28/09).
ALEXANDER CRACKS TOP 10 IN CAREER REBOUNDING
Kachine Alexander’s 10 rebounds against North Carolina Dec. 2 increased her career total to 695, moving her into 10th place on Iowa’s career rebounding list.
Alexander moved past Lisa Becker, who collected 691 rebounds from 1893-87.
Alexander currently has 702 rebounds.
MOVING UP CAREER CHARTS
Four Hawkeyes are currently working their way up the career records lists at Iowa.
? Kachine Alexander ranks 10th in career rebounding (702), 15th in career assists (255) and 28th in career scoring (921). She needs 24 more rebounds to move past Franthea Price for ninth place on the rebounding list and seven assists to move past Leah Magner for 14th on the assists list.
? Morgan Johnson ranks fifth in career blocks (102) and needs 12 more to move past Jennie Lillis into fourth place.
? Kamille Wahlin ranks sixth in career three-pointers made (128) and needs 11 more to move past Kristi Faulkner into fifth place.
? Jaime Printy ranks 11th in career three-pointers made (101) and needs eight more to move past Jenna Armstrong and into the top 10 of the list.