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NYT on C. Vivian Stringer, Iowa State's Bill Fennelly
From New York Times:Wherever he goes, from Algona to Zwingle, Fennelly is following the path blazed by C. Vivian Stringer. She built the University of Iowa women’s program into a national title...
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Ill Lacey won’t play on her Senior Day
The Cyclones' star senior won't play in the team's final regular season home game.AMES – There will be one very notable absence Saturday when Iowa State’s senior class plays it final regular season...
View ArticleLacey-less Cyclones secure Big 12′s No. 2 seed
AMES – Missing its point guard and best player, Iowa State still was able to send its seniors out on a high note Saturday and tie the school record with 23 regular-season victories.With a 59-41 victory...
View ArticleISU looking for Muni magic with or without Lacey
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Iowa State players are getting used to playing without senior star Alison Lacey.But it doesn’t mean they like it.“It’s really different playing without her,” said Cyclone guard...
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Riley shoots down Cyclones at Big 12 Tourney
OSU guard went off for 43 points FridayKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Iowa State and the legion of fans who follow them here are headed home early from the Big 12 Tournament.They and the Cyclones will be seeing...
View ArticleCyclones open NCAAs with Lehigh; UConn looms
AMES – The good news for Iowa State’s women’s basketball team Monday?The Cyclones (23-7) received a No. 4 seed will play No. 13 Lehigh Sunday night at Hilton Coliseum in a first-round NCAA Tournament...
View ArticleLacey, defense key to Cyclones’ surprise season
AMES – This has been a season that Iowa State women’s basketball players and coaches will admit came out of nowhere.Pegged for a lower-division finish in a Big 12 Conference full of Top 25 teams, the...
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Freshmen lead Cyclones into NCAA’s 2nd round
AMES – So much for Iowa State’s freshmen post players cracking under the pressure of their first NCAA Tournament game.Anna Prins went for a career-best 21 points Sunday night to go along with 10...
View ArticleCyclones squeak past Green Bay; mighty UConn next
AMES – Connecticut can wait.Iowa State players and coaches are going to savor this one — as well they should.Trailing most of the game with their two stars struggling to get free for shots, let alone...
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Cyclones up for “monumental challenge” of UConn
Are the Cyclones ready for Geno and Maya?AMES – It was fitting that one of the key members of the last Iowa State team to play – and beat – Connecticut was inside the team’s locker room late Tuesday...
View ArticleCyclones to try “different” approach vs. No. 1 UConn
AMES – What does Bill Fennelly have up his sleeve today against mighty Connecticut?The Iowa State coach hasn’t said exactly, but rest assured his strategy for putting the college basketball world on...
View ArticleCyclones now face life without Lacey
AMES – Few thought Iowa State’s women’s basketball team could reach the heights it did this season with the roster it had to work with.Making another splash in the rugged Big 12 Conference and reaching...
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Missouri hires C.R. native Pingeton
Robin Pingeton speaks during an introductory press conference Thursday at Columbia, Mo. Pingeton is a Cedar Rapids native and a Jefferson High School graduate. (AP photo)Robin Pingeton understands the...
View ArticleNew Big 12 a big challenge for Cyclones
AMES – The Big 12 Conference’s new life with 10 members – and two less mouths to feed — is a huge win financially for Iowa State.Competitively, victories could be harder to come by.The re-configured...
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ISU-Iowa rivalry takes on a new dimension
IOWA CITY — They’ve met 40 times. But never under these circumstances.No. 16 Iowa State visits No. 19 Iowa in a women’s basketball game at 7 p.m. Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It will be the first...
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Hawkeyes smother Iowa State, 62-40
Iowa's Kachine Alexander (21), Hannah Draxten (31), Morgan Johnson (12) and Jaime Printy (24) celebrate during a time out in the second half of the college basketball game against Iowa State Thursday...
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Hawkeyes are No. 1, so says the RPI computer
The Iowa women's basketball team celebrates its 62-40 win over Iowa State on Thursday. According to realtimerpi.com, Iowa's RPI is ranked No. 1 in the country. (Brian Ray/SourceMedia Group News)IOWA...
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Iowa State coach Fennelly to lead USA Basketball team
Iowa State women’s basketball head coach Bill Fennelly has been named head coach of the 2011 USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team. (AP)Iowa State women’s basketball head coach Bill...
View ArticleISU’s Bill Fennelly quieter, but just as intense
By Rob Gray Gazette correspondentAMES — On the other side of the world, Lauren Mansfield’s heart sank.The Iowa State senior guard from Adelaide, South Australia was back home for her brother’s wedding...
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ISU women play “ISU way” for 10 minutes, win
DES MOINES — Brynn Williamson received her late shooting orders.Simply put: Score.The Iowa State true freshman promptly — and happily — complied.Williamson drained the Cyclones’ first two...
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ISU women rout No. 17 Texas Tech to end five-game Big 12 skid
Iowa State's Hallie Christofferson (5) takes a shot over Texas Tech's Kierra Mallard (20) during the second half of an an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Ames, Iowa. (AP...
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40 years later, impact of Title IX is immeasurable
Deb Franklin (left) played at Cedar Rapids Washington in the mid-1970s, just after the passage of Title IX. Her daughter Dani is a promising junior at Washington. (Nikole Hanna/The Gazette-KCRG)CEDAR...
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40 years later, impact of Title IX is immeasurable
The start of the girls' varsity race at the 2010 Cedar Rapids Invitational cross country meet at Noelridge Park. Forty years after the implementation of Title IX, more than 57,000 girls participate in...
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40 years later, Title IX impact is immeasurable
The start of the girls' varsity race at the 2010 Cedar Rapids Invitational cross country meet at Noelridge Park. Forty years after the implementation of Title IX, more than 57,000 girls participate in...
View ArticleWBB: Home court a big advantage in Cy-Hawk series
IOWA CITY — Recent history provides a little comfort to Lisa Bluder.But just a little.“Being at home is a nice advantage, but it doesn’t mean an automatic win,” Bluder said at Wednesday’s press...
View ArticleHawkeyes women grind out win over Iowa State
IOWA CITY — Jaime Printy grabbed the final rebound of the game and raised a fist toward the Carver-Hawkeye Arena ceiling.Morgan Johnson loped to Printy and embraced her as the final seconds ticked...
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ISU’s Poppens, Sooners’ McFarland square off Tues.
Oklahoma's Joanna McFarland, right. (AP Photo/Star-Telegram, Ron T. Ennis)AMES — Iowa State women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly frequently stresses that forward Chelsea Poppens is a one-of-a-kind...
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WBB: Iowa State faces never-dead Kansas Wed.
Iowa State's Nicole Blaskowsky (15) and Oklahoma's Jasmine Hartman (45) chase a loose ball during an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Norman, Okla. Iowa State won 72-68. (AP...
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Need a hoop? Dial up No. 5
By Rob Gray Correspondent AMES — When each grueling practice winds down, Iowa State women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly turns to a time-honored, mettle-testing tactic.Score, or run.Score, or keep...
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Bill Fennelly on 400th win as ISU’s coach: “It’s not a big deal”
By Rob Gray Correspondent DES MOINES — Bill Fennelly side-stepped the limelight in his usual manner — by deflecting it.The longtime Iowa State women’s basketball coach won his 400th game with the...
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Hawkeyes’ mission: Limit Christofferson, quiet Hilton
Iowa's Samantha Logic and Iowa State's Hallie Christofferson meet again when the teams collide at Hilton Coliseum on Thursday. (The Gazette photo) IOWA CITY — When the Iowa Hawkeyes defend effectively,...
View ArticleCalling off the dogs? Not on this night
AMES — He said, she said … basically the same thing.A coach can do what he wants. Or she wants.Lisa Bluder reserved the right to press the opponent’s second unit in the final minute. And Bill Fennelly...
View ArticleISU women drop to 14-1, Fennelly apologizes to fans
AMES — Perfection never lasts.Devotion can.That’s why when the ninth-ranked Iowa State women’s basketball team’s unblemished 14-0 mark turned into 14-1 Saturday in a 69-62 Big 12 loss to No. 15...
View ArticleISU women’s shooting woes resurface in second straight home loss
AMES — They bounced high.They lipped out.They rattled, rolled, but rarely dropped in.Iowa State’s 3-point shooting woes worsened Wednesday, as the No. 11 Cyclones missed their first 12 attempts from...
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ISU women go back to basics, get more vocal to end skid
Iowa State Cyclones guard/forward Brynn Williamson (22), forward Hallie Christofferson (5) and guard/forward Fallon Ellis (32) walk off the court after their win over Iowa at Hilton Coliseum on...
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