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Caitlin Clark and her Iowa teammates give Hoosiers a bad case of senioritis
IOWA CITY — Calling Caitlin Clark sensational is from the handbook of the Department of Redundancy Department.
Her name symbolizes basketball excellence, and America has known it for a while now. Recently, an Uber driver in Orlando asked his Iowan passengers where they were from, than proceeded to tell them why Clark is so good.
Former Iowa men’s assistant basketball coach Kirk Speraw said Saturday that Clark wasn’t a once-in-a-generation player, but a once-in-two-generations players, comparing her skills and visions and fearlessness to past greats Pete Maravich and Ernie DiGregorio.
But no woman is an island. Without a crew of skilled, tough and intuitive players around her, Clark is scoring a lot of points without winning much of consequence, and she’d be the first to tell you as much.
Senior moments filled Carver-Hawkeye Arena Saturday night along with the amazingly large crowd that shrugged off the elements. Those fans simply had to be here to see who won between Indiana and Iowa teams that came in 5-0 in the Big Ten, 11 months after it took a last-second Clark 3-pointer to beat the Hoosiers.
Senior moments? Oh yeah. That’s seniors as in fourth-year player Clark, fifth-years Gabbie Marshall and Molly Davis, and sixth-year Kate Martin.
Davis had her Iowa-high of 18 points in this 84-57 Hawkeyes romp. She played superb defense against the Hoosiers’ Sara Scalia despite spotting her 4 inches.
Marshall rained in four 3-pointers after Iowa got off to a woeful start shooting from deep. Martin had a career-high 12 rebounds.
Clark seemed content to walk the ball down the court after an Iowa rebound with six minutes left and the game in hand, but saw Martin sprinting down the court. Clark hit Martin in stride, and there were two more points.
“They all just kind of understand,” Clark said. “I don’t always have to say what I want when I’m on the court. I think they can read my eyes pretty well.”
Davis had her best game as a Hawkeye since transferring from Central Michigan before last season. She had seven points, an assist and a steal in a second-quarter span of 1:50, with Clark on the bench with two fouls.
Clark was the straw that stirred this rout with 30 points and 11 assists, but Davis didn’t let the Hawkeyes do anything but gain ground during Clark’s brief absence.
It was a long way from playing her home finale at Central Michigan two years ago before 1,318 fans on a team that went 4-25 that season. The previous season, though, ended with CMU losing to Iowa in a first-round NCAA tournament game. Davis had 18 points and five steals, and left a good impression.
“She lit us up,” Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder said.
Here Davis was Saturday, playing before 15,000 or so crazy-loud fans and a national, prime-time television audience. And she played so well.
“It kind of chokes me up a little bit thinking about it,” Davis said. “It’s really cool Coach Bluder gave me the opportunity to play at a place like this.”
“Molly, she had a couple really nice backdoor cuts tonight when I was able to hit her,” said Clark, “and that’s just a high basketball IQ play. Molly’s that type of player.”
Martin and Marshall, what don’t they know by now? How often do you see them get open for their shots? A lot. But you don’t see it until Clark sees it a second before you.
“They know what’s going to happen and what’s going on,” said Clark.
“It’s just kind of a comforting thing to be out there on the floor with three other people that really have your back and really know what your mind is thinking even if you don’t have to say it.”
In reality, this game ended late in the third quarter. Clark made one of her beak bombs, a 3-pointer from the Tiger Hawk logo. Then she stole the ball and hit a streaking Davis, who made an athletic lay-in with six seconds left.
It went from 60-48 to 65-48, the decibel count in the arena broke the needle, and No. 3 Iowa was soon to be 17-1.
“I think the sky’s the limit,” Bluder said. “Right now I’m just worried about beating Wisconsin on Tuesday. though. That’s my only concern right now.”
It’s supposed to be really cold again Tuesday night in Iowa City. Hawkeye fans will deal with it much better than the Badgers will handle their opponents.
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NORTHWOOD, Iowa (KTTC) – One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Worth County.
According to Iowa State Patrol, around 1:45 p.m., a vehicle was traveling southbound on Interstate 35 in Worth County near the 208-exit ramp. The driver lost control of the vehicle, went into the median, through the cable barrier and struck the bridge pillar.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell praises linebackers’ efforts
It hasn’t been easy for Iowa State’s linebackers, who have been hurt by injuries, but players continue to step up for the Cyclones.
The latest college football polls have been released, and Iowa State keeps moving up.
Iowa State improved to 6-0 after beating West Virginia 28-16 on Saturday in Morgantown.
The Cyclones are now set for a matchup at home vs. UCF on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Iowa State rankings update
Where did Iowa State land?
On Sunday, Iowa State checked in at No. 12 in USATODAY US LBM coaches poll. Previously, the Cyclones were No. 13.
Iowa State climbed up to No. 9 in the newest AP Top 25 college football poll. Last week, the Cyclones were No. 11.
US LBM Coaches Poll
Here is a look at the new US LBM college football coaches poll top 25.
- Texas
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Miami (Fla.)
- Alabama
- LSU
- Clemson
- Tennessee
- Notre Dame
- Iowa State
- BYU
- Texas A&M
- Ole Miss
- Missouri
- Kansas State
- Indiana
- Boise State
- Pittsburgh
- Illinois
- Michigan
- SMU
- Army West Point
- Nebraska
Schools Dropped Out
No. 16 Oklahoma; No. 17 Utah
Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma 81; Arizona State 49; Navy 37; Utah 31; Vanderbilt 26; Syracuse 13; UNLV 12; Iowa 12; Texas Tech 9; Liberty 9; Washington State 8; Memphis 4; Louisville 4; James Madison 3; Tulane 2
AP Poll
Here is a look at the new Associated Press college football poll top 25
- Texas
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Miami (Fla.)
- Alabama
- LSU
- Iowa State
- Clemson
- Tennessee
- Notre Dame
- BYU
- Texas A&M
- Boise State
- Indiana
- Kansas State
- Ole Miss
- Missouri
- PIttsburgh
- SMU
- Illinois
- Army West Point
- Michigan
- Navy
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Vanderbilt 68, Nebraska 62, Arizona St. 39, Oklahoma 36, Washington St. 32, Iowa 29, Texas Tech 18, Syracuse 13, Arkansas 13, Utah 7, Louisville 6, Southern Cal 5, Liberty 2, UNLV 1.
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Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht believes the Cyclones have yet to hit their peak during their best start in 86 years.
Carson Hansen rushed for three scores, Becht threw a touchdown pass and No. 11 Iowa State beat West Virginia 28-16 on Saturday night.
The Cyclones (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) opened the season with six wins for the first time since 1938.
“I feel like we haven’t even played our best game yet as a whole — special teams, defense, and offense,” Becht said. The goal is “finding ways to get better each and every single week, and our mindset is just 0-0 and trying to win that next game.”
Iowa State forged a first-place tie in the league with BYU and idle Texas Tech.
The Cyclones broke open a close game by scoring two touchdowns after intercepting West Virginia’s Garrett Greene in the second half.
Becht found Eli Green on passes of 12 and 34 yards on consecutive plays to set up the Cyclones at the West Virginia 17. A third-down holding call on West Virginia cornerback Ayden Garnes gave Iowa State first-and-goal at the 3, and Hansen scored on the next play for a 21-10 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Jontez Williams made his third interception of the season on West Virginia’s next drive, and Iowa State took over at the Mountaineers’ 34. Hansen ran for 20 yards on the ensuing drive, capped by his 2-yard scoring run for a 28-10 lead with 4:42 left.
Hansen, a sophomore who also scored on an 11-yard run in the second quarter, finished with 96 rushing yards, one shy of the career high he set last week against Baylor. He ran for a total of 67 yards during an injury-filled freshman season.
“For him to consistently play the way he has the last couple of weeks, it’s awesome to watch,” Becht said.
West Virginia (3-3, 2-1) was held to 148 rushing yards against the league’s top defense after amassing 389 yards on the ground a week ago at Oklahoma State. The Mountaineers were hurt by several high snaps that threw off their timing and runs parallel to the line of scrimmage that lost yardage.
“In the second half, when it was winning time, we didn’t win,” said West Virginia coach Neal Brown. “We struggled to get into a rhythm.”
Becht completed 18 of 26 passes for 265 yards, including a 60-yard scoring toss to Jaylin Noel in blown coverage in the second quarter.
Becht’s father, Anthony, was honored on the field after the first quarter for his induction into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He played tight end for the Mountaineers from 1996-99 and 11 seasons in the NFL.
“You couldn’t ask for a greater night for his family,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said.
Rocco Becht said he wished he could have been there with his dad, “but I had bigger things going on trying to win this game.”
Jahiem White had an 8-yard scoring run and a 10-yard TD catch for West Virginia. Greene finished 18 of 32 for 206 yards.
Iowa State: The Cyclones answered the challenge on both sides of the ball in winning their seventh straight road game. Becht played smart and efficient, and the nation’s sixth-best scoring defense was stout again.
West Virginia: The Mountaineers many too many mistakes at key times and now have lost eight consecutive games to ranked opponents.
Iowa State might have a tough time moving up when the AP poll comes out on Sunday. The Cyclones were tied at No. 11 with Notre Dame, which beat Stanford 49-7.
Iowa State: Hosts UCF on Saturday night.
West Virginia: Hosts No. 18 Kansas State on Saturday night.
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