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‘How do you guard them?’: Iowa State has a dominant offensive showing over Columbia
Iowa State wasted no time taking down Columbia in a dominant displaying Sunday morning. A high-powered offensive effort was led by the Cyclones’ near-unstoppable backcourt.
The offense adopted up its 88-point effort in opposition to Northern Iowa by placing up 99 factors in opposition to the Lions. With the win, Iowa State strikes to 4-0 this season headed into the Phil Knight Invitational.
As upcoming competitors begins to stiffen, Iowa State will want the backcourt to have performances like this.
“I feel when individuals scout us, they’re going to look and say, ‘alright, how do you guard them?’” head coach Invoice Fennelly stated.
The Cyclones had been scorching from the opening tipoff, with senior Ashley Joens scoring 14 factors within the first quarter. The guards had been nailing step-back threes and attacking the basket, leaping out to an early double-digit lead.
After Iowa State surged forward, it by no means took its foot off the fuel. Joens completed her day with 33 factors, going seven for 10 from the three-point line. Junior Emily Ryan additionally reached double figures, incomes 13 factors of her personal.
The Cyclones’ 12 threes helped create separation in opposition to Columbia. After a brief interval of inconsistent taking pictures within the first couple of video games this season, Iowa State has stepped into its stride.
“When you knock down a pair pictures, you get your confidence and also you begin to see the ball going into the ring a little bit extra,” Joens stated.
When the guards weren’t scoring themselves, they had been discovering methods to unfold the ground. Ryan directed the courtroom with 9 assists, utilizing nifty strikes and fast passes to seek out an open participant.
The backcourt additionally dished the ball down low, serving to safe factors underneath the basket and opening up scoring alternatives when the protection crashed.
“We’ve kinda figured that in the event that they’re trying in, the ball will probably be open on the three-point line. And in the event that they’re not serving to, that post-up is gonna be open,” stated senior Stephanie Soares, who adopted up Joens in factors with 15.
“[The backcourt] did a extremely good job of trying inside, and if it’s not there, it’s a pleasant (cross), three-pointer vast open,” Soares stated.
The win exemplified a second straight high-powered offensive efficiency for the Cyclones.
Regardless of its means to attain, Iowa State was pushed to the brink in opposition to Northern Iowa, however Columbia struggled to place up a problem. 23-point blowout wins will probably be few and much between for the Cyclones because the season progresses.
Iowa State is slated to tackle Michigan State for the primary sport of the Phil Knight Invitational, offering the Cyclones with its hardest problem thus far.
But when Iowa State’s offense can click on, it might tackle anyone.
“You wish to make a commerce, Emily Ryan and Lexi Donarski are off the desk,” Fennelly stated. “They’re aggressive, they lead, their teammates belief them, their coaches belief them. That’s going to be an enormous driver in the place this staff goes.”
The wins will get harder, and competitors will get stiffer; Iowa State will want its backcourt to have these sorts of video games.
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What Fran McCaffery said at Iowa basketball Media Day
“I think for Payton we all have an expectation, you know, when your best player comes back and lead the league in made threes, well, he’s going to make more threes and he’s going to get more rebounds.
“The thing I’ve been impressed with is he was a really good rebounder last year. He’s a special offensive rebounder.
“A lot of shooters just don’t do that. They hang around on the perimeter, and that’s that. Throw me the ball, and I’ll shoot it in the hole for you.
“He does that, but he’s done more off the dribble. He’s done more passing to open people and reading situations, which is what you would expect from a senior.
“Think about him. Freshman year he played a lot. He was on the Big Ten Championship team. Sophomore year, Rookie of the Year in the league. Last year led the league in made threes, was an All-League player.
“Now, I think how do you go from being a second- or third-team All-League player to first-team? Obviously it’s consistency of effort and performance, and he is going to work harder.”
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Ohio State Offensive Lineman Acknowledged After Win Over Iowa
Back in the offseason, the assumption was that Seth McLaughlin would win the starting center job after transferring from Alabama. Not only did he win that job but so far this season, he has played quite well.
This is certainly a welcome sight after the Ohio State Buckeyes struggled with offensive line consistency in 2023 and McLaughlin himself had a down year with the Crimson Tide.
Through the non-conference schedule and two Big Ten Conference games, the pairing has been perfect for both parties. The experienced center has been a strong addition in the trenches and will look to continue to be a dominant force throughout the rest of the season.
Just how dominant has McLaughlin been?
In the win against the Iowa Hawkeyes, McLaughlin actually posted the highest grade of any center in the country during week six according to Pro Football Focus. His 78.6 mark is an excellent grade, yet not surprising considering how solid he has been in the middle.
Not only has McLaughlin been solid this season, but the rest of the offensive line has played quite well. Against the Oregon Ducks, McLaughlin, Josh Simmons, Donovan Jackson, Tegra Tshabola and Josh Fryar will all need to be at their best. It seems like they have been at their best to this point, however, this will be the toughest test yet for the whole team.
If this unit can enforce physicality in the run game and give Will Howard time to operate on Saturday, then not only might McLaughlin grade high with PFF once again, but the rest of the unit may fair pretty well.
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Iowa football: Kickoff time, TV announced for Hawkeyes’ Oct. 19 game at Michigan State
Video: Jay Higgins on Iowa’s defensive performance in loss to Ohio State
Jay Higgins discusses a variety of topics after Iowa’s 35-7 loss to Ohio State.
The Iowa football team’s Oct. 19 game at Michigan State will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT.
The Big Ten contest will be televised on NBC.
Iowa plays host to Washington on Saturday, Oct. 12. That game is set for 11:10 a.m. CT.
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