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Go Iowa Awesome – Preview: No. 2 Seed Iowa WBB vs. No. 7 Seed Purdue
WHO: #7 Seed Purdue Boilermakers (19-9, 10-8 Massive Ten)
WHEN: Friday, March 3 at 5:30 PM CT
WHERE: Goal Heart (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
TV: Massive Ten Community
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Purdue is perhaps taking part in for its NCAA Match life. On Tuesday, ESPN had Purdue listed because the final staff to obtain a bye into the NCAA Match. If true, that will imply Purdue is 5 spots from the bubble and sure secure after its victory over Wisconsin within the Massive Ten Match.
However there’s no assure that ESPN is correct. The Choice Committee in its first two High 16 reveals differed from ESPN’s initiatives in some notable methods. The Committee’s final High 16 launch appeared to put greater emphasis on a staff’s most up-to-date outcomes. That may very well be dangerous information for Purdue, because it misplaced to a nasty Minnesota staff and bought blown out by Indiana in 2 of its final 3 common season video games.
A loss to Iowa wouldn’t damage Purdue’s resume by itself. However a win right here would nearly actually assure that Purdue will see its title within the bracket on Choice Sunday, secure from the play-in video games. Due to that, we should always anticipate Purdue to present Iowa its easiest shot Friday evening.
Purdue vs. Wisconsin
Full disclosure: I began scripting this preview Thursday morning. On the time, I felt comparatively assured in a Purdue victory. For a lot of the Purdue-Wisconsin recreation, nonetheless, I puzzled if that point was going to be wasted.
Wisconsin dominated the sport early and led 30-12 within the second quarter. Purdue began to determine issues out and got here again within the second and third quarters, however didn’t really take the lead again till 4 minutes to go within the 4th quarter. Then with 10.8 seconds left, Wisconsin’s Maty Wilke buried a 3 to present the Badgers a 55-54 lead. It regarded momentarily like Wisconsin would steal the sport again.
However on the opposite finish, Purdue’s Jayla Smith bought open for a 3 and hit the largest shot of her profession to date to place Purdue up 57-55 with 4 seconds to play. Wisconsin bought one closing shot on the buzzer, however it was quick and Purdue escaped the upset.
Purdue vs. Iowa Spherical 1
Iowa beat Purdue 83-68 when the 2 groups met within the common season on December twenty ninth in Iowa Metropolis. Iowa seized management of the sport within the second quarter and held a 44-23 lead at halftime. Purdue battled again within the third quarter and bought as shut as 11 earlier than Iowa pulled away once more.
Caitlin Clark had a reasonably pedestrian recreation by her requirements, scoring 24, grabbing 6 rebounds, and dishing 4 assists. McKenna Warnock had considered one of her greatest video games of the season with 19 factors and 9 rebounds. Monika Czinano took simply 8 pictures within the recreation and scored 12.
The large story from the Purdue recreation was the emergence of Hannah Stuelke. Stuelke scored 11 factors and grabbed 10 rebounds in lower than 11 minutes of recreation time.
Given how way back the sport was, I’m unsure there’s a lot we are able to take away from it apart from that Stuelke’s athleticism may very well be an X-factor within the rematch.
Scouting Purdue
Like many Massive Ten groups, Purdue’s offense charges forward of its protection. Its offense charges sixtieth nationally in factors per 100 possessions, whereas its protection ranks a hundred and fiftieth in opponent’s factors per 100 possessions. Purdue performs at a comparatively sluggish tempo (132nd nationally) so tempo might additionally have an effect on the sport.
Offensively, Purdue’s 53.2% taking pictures from 2 ranks thirteenth nationally. The Boilermakers additionally shoot nicely from the free throw line, however aren’t pretty much as good from three (97th nationally). Purdue additionally doesn’t seize many offensive rebounds, as its offensive rebounding price ranks 289th.
Purdue is a significantly better defensive rebounding staff rating seventy fifth. Purdue’s different defensive metrics are pretty unimpressive. The Boilermakers don’t get many steals, power many turnovers, and don’t block many pictures. Their opponents shoot fairly nicely from each two and three.
Purdue’s Finest Gamers
Purdue is a bit unusual in that its main scorers common the third, fifth, and sixth most minutes on the staff.
That begins with guard Lasha Petree, who averages 15.0 ppg on 46% taking pictures from 2 and 37.7% taking pictures from 3, however who solely performs 23.7 minutes per recreation.
Ahead Caitlyn Harper averages 10.9 ppg and three.9 rpg. She shoots 61.8% from 2 and 34% from 3, however like Petree she solely averages 24.4 minutes per recreation.
Guard Abbey Ellis is Purdue’s closing double-digit scorer averaging 11.2 ppg. She shoots 54.8% from 2, 39% from 3, and an impressive 90.8% from the road.
Purdue’s minutes chief (30.2 per recreation) is Jeanae Terry. She doesn’t rating a ton (6.7 ppg), however does common 7.6 rpg, 6.5 apg, and a couple of.3 spg.
Key to the Recreation
Be able to face Purdue. Iowa has confronted entice video games for a lot of the season, however that is clearly one other one. The Hawks are coming off of an emotional victory over #2 Indiana on a last-second buzzer-beater from Clark. In the event that they win this recreation, a rematch with a Maryland staff that embarrassed Iowa simply final week looms.
Purdue is a possible NCAA Match staff itself and has a ton to play for. Iowa can’t afford to bask within the glory of the Indiana win or to look forward an excessive amount of to Maryland.
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Iowa high school football computer rankings (10/10/2024)
Week 6 of the 2024 Iowa high school football season has wrapped up, and High School on SI is continuing its weekly computer rankings for the season.
The Dowling Maroons kept their top five placing in this week’s 5A Iowa computer rankings after a thrilling 41-35 victory over Ankeny Centennial. They face a strong Urbandale team on Friday, to keep their momentum going.
The top of the 5A computer rankings stay the same this week as the Bettendorf Bulldogs take home another win, this time defeating Kennedy 33-14. The Bulldogs look forward to Friday, where they will travel to Davenport Central in hopes to hold their place in the standings.
SBLive’s formula was created using its linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.
- FAQ: SBLive High School Football Computer Rankings
Here are SBLive’s latest Iowa football computer rankings, as of Oct. 7, 2024:
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COMPUTER RANKINGS
CLASS 5A | CLASS 4A
CLASS 3A | CLASS 2A
CLASS 1A | CLASS A
CLASS 8 MAN
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Grinnell window manufacturer announces plans to lay off 152 workers in November
JELD-WEN, a manufacturer of windows and doors in Grinnell, has announced it will be laying off 152 workers effective Nov. 7.
The announcement was made on Iowa’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) site.
The company, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, was founded in 1960 and has 18,000 employees, with operating facilities in 16 countries in North America and Europe with 2023 sales of $4.3 billion, according to the company’s website.
JELD-WEN did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
Earlier this year, JELD-WEN announced the closing of its Hawkins, Wisconsin facility, affecting 338 employees, and in Vista, California, resulting in the loss of 110 jobs.
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Iowa Coach Fires Brutal Quote at Players Leaving Via Transfer
The Iowa Hawkeyes lost two players from their football team this week.
Both running back Leshon Williams and wide receiver Kaleb Brown have announced that they will redshirt for the rest of the season and enter the transfer portal at the end of the year.
Despite the two players opting to leave the program, it hasn’t phased head coach Kirk Ferentz. He isn’t worried about the decisions that they made at all.
When asked about Williams and Brown transferring, Ferentz offered a short and brutal quote.
“Not to be callous, but if a player isn’t playing, you don’t lose much.”
Williams had been dealing with an injury throughout the season thus far. Before the injury, he had shown flashes of being a player that could end up making an impact. Unfortunately, those flashes were never able to come to light on the field.
As for Brown, there were big plans for him coming into the season. But, he was suspended for the first game of the year and was never able to earn his role back.
Clearly, Ferentz is not worried about how his team will respond to the news. Basically, he doesn’t think the losses of them will impact the team at all.
Ferentz isn’t necessarily wrong with what he stated. Neither player had a role that will change how the team has been operating. However, it was the way he said it that was a bit out of line.
Regardless of the role that they players had, handling the situation with a bit more grace would have been a better look.
All of that being said, Iowa is not a program that needs to be graceful necessarily. The Hawkeyes want to win football games and neither Williams or Brown was contributing to that goal so far this year.
Looking ahead to the future, we wish the best to both Williams and Brown. Hopefully, they find success in their future endeavors.
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