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Iowa wins Grand Lake tournament, improves to 7-0 – American Press
Iowa wins Grand Lake event, improves to 7-0
Printed 9:23 pm Saturday, December 10, 2022
- Iowa’s Dashawn Ceaser is fouled by Westlake’s Tristan Goodly in the course of the championship sport on the Grand Lake event on Saturday. Iowa beat Westlake 81-38. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
By Rodrick Anderson
American Press
GRAND LAKE — Iowa missed its first seven pictures within the championship sport of the Grand Lake event, however its protection kickstarted an enormous run, and the Yellow Jackets rolled to an 81-38 win over Westlake to stay undefeated.
Dashawn Ceaser, who scored a game-high 26 factors, received a steal with 6:13 left within the first quarter and made a pair of free throws after being fouled to tie the sport at 2-2.
He added two extra from the charity stripe for the lead, and Desamonte Gradney turned a steal right into a fastbreak as Iowa went on a 12-0 run. Half of these 12 factors got here off turnovers. Iowa held Westlake to 31.1 % capturing.
“I like our protection,” Iowa head coach Rob Melanson mentioned. “It’s a staff protection. We now have some powerful children this 12 months.”
Iowa is off to a 7-0 begin for the second consecutive season.
11 of 12 within the Iowa lineup scored at the very least one level. Cameron Washington had 11 factors and Gradney had 16 factors and 4 assists.
“It’s the staff chemistry,” Melanson mentioned. “Every night time, It looks as if any individual has been sizzling.
“One night time, it is likely to be Landon Langley, one night time Dashawn Ceaser. Tonight, Cameron Washington got here out within the first quarter and hit some large buckets for us. Our bigs, they will not be scoring an entire lot, however they’re doing what we want them to do.”
Westlake was in a position to minimize Iowa’s result in eight, 20-12, on a bucket by Ryan Allen with 1:18 left within the first quarter, however Iowa responded with a 7-0 run to push its lead again to double-digits, 27-14.
Kevin Rideau led Westlake (4-3) with 11 factors, and middle Jaqualon Pettieway missed a double-double by some extent with 10 rebounds and 9 factors.
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“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.”
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.
Highest Graded Center from Week 6:
🔴 Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State: 78.6@OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/NNZY3D6Vc2
— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 7, 2024
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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