UNI in WNIT; Heise in Portal
The UNI women’s basketball team will be playing in the postseason. The Panthers are in the WNIT and received a first round bye. The 16-15 Panthers will play either 21-11 Central Arkansas or 16-18 St. Louis. Abbie Draper of Waverly-Shell Rock is on North Dakota State and her Bison team is also in the WNIT […]
Iowa in NIT
The Iowa men’s basketball team is in the NIT. The Hawkeyes are 18-14 and will play 19-14 Kansas State. Tip-off is at 8:00 Tuesday on ESPN. The men’s NCAA Tournament begins Tuesday night with the first half of the First Four. At 5:40 on TruTV 16-seeds Howard and Wagner play. At 8:10 on TruTV 10-seeds […]
Wartburg Finished 2nd; Crowns a Champ
Saturday night the Wartburg men’s wrestling team finished 2nd at the National Tournament. The Knights scored 87.5 team points and finished behind Augsburg. One of the ‘burgs has won this tournament every year since 1995. Wartburg’s Massoma Endene won a National Championship at 197 pounds and became the 52nd Knight to win an individual title.
State Teams Are Dancing
Selection Sunday impacted teams in the state of Iowa. On the men’s side Iowa State is a 2-seed and will face South Dakota State on Thursday evening at 6:35. Drake is a 10-seed and will play Washington State Thursday at 9:05. If those two win they will play each other. UNI and Iowa did not […]
Knights Lose in Overtime in Final Four
Thursday the Wartburg women’s basketball team bowed out in the Final Four. The Knights led Smith College by four at halftime before trailing near the end of regulation. Wartburg’s Sara Faber hit a late 3-pointer to force overtime where Smith eventually won 61-54. Smith will play New York University at 6:00 Saturday for a championship.
Hawkeyes Flounder
Thursday in the Big Ten Men’s Tournament Ohio State beat Iowa 90-78. The loss likely dashed the Hawkeyes NCAA Tournament hopes.
Cyclones Advance to Semis
Thursday in the Big 12 Men’s Tournament 7th ranked Iowa State beat Kansas State 76-57. The Cyclones will play 14th ranked Baylor Friday night at 8:30 in the conference semifinals
Wartburg in Final Four
The 6th ranked Wartburg women’s basketball team is in the Final Four for the 3rd time in school history. Thursday afternoon the Knights, coached by National Coach of the Year finalist Bob Amsberry and led by All-America Honorable Mention Jaedon Murphy, will play 14th ranked Smith College of Massachusetts. The game is in Columbus, Ohio. […]
All-MVC 1st Teamers
A couple of UNI women’s basketball players were honored by the Missouri Valley Conference. Juniors Grace Boffeli and Maya McDermott were named the All-MVC First Team.
Knights Honored
The Wartburg women’s basketball team will play in the Final Four tomorrow. D3hoops.com has named Jaedon Murphy 1st Team All Region and Knights coach Bob Amsberry Region 9 Coach of the Year. Wartburg baseball’s Eliot Jurgensen was named the American Rivers Conference Position Player of the Week.