Dec. 29, 2010
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PARDON OUR PROGRESS! As friends of the University of Iowa 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!
Penn State Game Notes in PDF Format
IOWA CITY, Iowa – THE SETTING
The University of Iowa women’s basketball team opens Big Ten play Thursday at Penn State. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. (CT) at Bryce Jordan Center.
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-800 KXIC in Iowa City, 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 also 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 monthly subscription fee.
IOWA HISTORY
Iowa has played 1,047 games, since beginning basketball in 1974. Iowa’s overall record is 641-407 (.612). That includes a 318-158 (.668) mark in regular season Big Ten contests and a 303-87 (.777) 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 303-87 (.777) record inside their home venue since it opened in 1983.
SCOUTING PENN STATE
The Penn State Nittany Lions are 11-3 overall.
The Nittany Lions defeated Bucknell, 96-48, Tuesday in their final non-conference game. Five players scored double figures, led by Maggie Lucas’ 20 points. Mia Nickson added 18, while Alex Bentley and Nikki Greene chipped in 16. Ariel Edwards scored 13.
Four Penn State players are averaging double figures. Lucas leads the team with 17.4 points per game. Bentley is next at 15.1 points per contest, followed by Nickson (11.4) and Zhaque Gray (10.7). Greene is the team’s leading rebounder at 7.2 boards per contest.
Penn State has the top scoring offense in the Big Ten at 85.6 points per game. The Nittany Lions are shooting .464 (439-947) from the field, including .447 (109-244) from three-point distance.
PENN STATE VS. IOWA NOTES
? Iowa trails the all-time series, 20-17. The Hawkeyes have won six of the previous eight meetings.
? Penn State won both regular season matchups last season, but Iowa defated the Nittany Lions in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
? Iowa is 5-11 in games played at Penn State, but has won two of the last three games at the Bryce Jordan Center.
? The Hawkeyes are 7-3 in Big Ten openers under Head Coach Lisa Bluder.
LAST MEETING
Iowa defeated Penn State, 82-75, in the quarterfinal round of the 2010 Big Ten Tournament.
The Hawkeyes kept things close in the first half without their leading scorer and reounder, Kachine Alexander, who picked up two early fouls. Iowa trailed by only two at halftime, but a 52-point second half sparked the Hawkeyes to victory.
Five Hawkeyes scored double figures, including Jaime Printy (22), Kelly Krei (20), Kachine Alexander (17), Kamille Wahlin (13) and Gabby Machado (10).
JOHNSON’S RECORD-SETTING DAY VS. PENN STATE
With one block against Penn State last season in the Big Ten Tournament, Morgan Johnson tied both the school and freshmen record for single-season blocks. Johnson increased her season tally to 73 blocks in that game, tying Tangela Smith’s record set during the 1994-95 season.
Johnson finished the 2009-10 campaign with 79 blocks.
KREI LIGHTS IT UP AGAINST NITTANY LIONS
Sophomore Kelly Krei recorded the first 20-point game of her career last year against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament.
Krei nailed a career-best five three-pointers, and finished 6-9 from the field, including 5-7 from three-point range. The Iowa City native netted 14 of her 20 points in the second half.
CHARITY STRIPE RECORD IN INDY
The Hawkeyes went 21-22 (.955) from the free throw line against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament, setting a new school record fof free throw percentage in a game (minimum 20 attempts).
Kamille Wahlin (6-6), Kachine Alexander (4-4), Kelly Krei (3-3) and Gabby Machado (2-2) were all perfect from the stripe while Jaime Printy went 6-7.
IOWA IN THE RANKINGS
The Hawkeyes are ranked No. 14 in the AP and No. 13 in the ESPN/USA Today top 25.
Four Iowa opponents are also ranked in the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls: North Carolina (10/10), Michigan State (12/16), Ohio State (13/12) and Iowa State (20/21).
Northwestern is receiving votes.
HIGHEST RANKING UNDER BLUDER
Iowa’s No. 14 ranking in the Associated Press poll is the highest ranking for a Hawkeye team under Head Coach Lisa Bluder and the highest since Nov. 17, 1997 (11th). Bluder led her to a No. 16 ranking in the AP poll in 2001.
The No. 13 ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll ranking is also the highest under Bluder (previous high was No. 17 in 2005). This is the highest Iowa has been ranked in the coaches poll since a No. 12 preseason ranking in 1997.
HAWKEYES FINISH NON-CONFERENCE SLATE WITH WIN
Iowa wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 75-64 win over Northern Iowa.
The Hawkeyes took a commanding 48-29 lead into the locker room at halftime, but the Panthers fought back in the second half to make it a six-point game. The Hawkeyes kept the Panthers in check and held on for the win.
Jaime Printy netted a game-high 27 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Kamille Wahlin added 17 points. Kachine Alexander had 11 points and seven boards.
OFF TO A GOOD START
Iowa’s 12-1 record is the best start under Head Coach Lisa Bluder since the 2004-05 season, when she led the Hawkeyes to a 13-0 start.
The current 12-1 mark is the second-best start to a season since 1995-96, when the Hawkeyes won 19 of their first 20 games.
KASH CLOSE TO A GRAND
Kachine Alexander is close to becoming the 27th player in school history to score 1,000 career points.
Alexander needs just 23 more points to hit the 1,000 mark. She currently has 977 points.
BLUDER REACHES MILESTONE
With a 75-71 win at Drake Dec. 20, Iowa Head Coach Lisa Bluder became only the second coach in school history to reach the 200-win milestone.
Bluder currently has 201 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.
HAWKEYES DOMINATING THE PAINT
Iowa is racking up the points in the lane through 13 games.
The Hawkeyes have scored 20 or more paint points in all but one game (Bradley, 16) this season and have netted 30 or more points seven times. Iowa has outscored its opponents, 382-325 in the paint so far and the Hawkeyes are averaging 29.4 points in the paint per game.
Iowa has recorded more paint points than its opponents in 10 games this season.
AT THE CHARITY STRIPE
Iowa currently leads the Big Ten and ranks 11th in the NCAA with a .784 free throw percentage. Jaime Printy leads the league and ranks third in the NCAA at .949 (37-39).
BALANCED SCORING ATTACK
Iowa is the only team in the Big Ten to have five players ranked among the top 30 scorers in the league.
Northwestern and Penn State have four ranked while Ohio State and Wisconsin have three. The other six 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 13 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 13 games are impressive. The Hawkeyes lead the Big Ten in total rebounding (43.2 per game) and rank second in defensive rebounding (29.1) and rebounding margin (+6.8).
Morgan Johnson is the top offensive rebounder in the conference (3.3 per game) and Kachine Alexander ranks second in offensive boards (3.2). Alexander’s 18 rebounds against Central Michigan, Nov. 21, are the most for any Big Ten player this season.
LEADING THE LEAGUE
Two Hawkeyes are leading the Big Ten in different statistical categories.
? Morgan Johnson leads the league in offensive rebounds (3.3 per game).
? Jaime Printy has the best free throw percentage (.949) in the Big Ten.
MOVING UP CAREER CHARTS
Four Hawkeyes are currently working their way up the career records lists at Iowa.
? Kachine Alexander ranks second in career double-doubles (27), ninth in career rebounding (730), 13th in career assists (266) and 27th in career scoring (977). She needs 16 more rebounds to move past Randi Peterson for eighth place on the rebounding list and 14 assists to move past Laurie Aaron and Necole Tunsil into 12th on the assists list. She needs nine more double-doubles to take over first place (Lisa Long, 35).
? Morgan Johnson ranks fifth in career blocks (112) and needs three more to move past Jennie Lillis into fourth place.
? Kamille Wahlin ranks sixth in career three-pointers made (133) and needs six more to move past Kristi Faulkner into fifth place.
? Jaime Printy ranks 10th in career three-pointers made (109) and needs eight more to move past Crystal Smith for ninth place.