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Nickerson, Hinebaugh, and Staloch named All-Conference

GIRLS BASKETBALL-  03/02/10:

Ottumwa, IA-  Ottumwa Bulldogs sophomore shooting guard Kelsey Nickerson has been named a unanimous first team all-Metro Conference selection.  Nickerson averaged 13.7 points per game for Stan Rupe's Bulldogs during their 2009-2010 campaign that finished at 10-12.

Sophomore center Rachel Hinebaugh was named second-team All-Metro.  Hinebaugh averaged 9.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.

Senior Missy Staloch earned honorable mention all-Metro honors.  Staloch averaged 8 points and 8 rebounds per game.

 

 

College

Hawkeyes End Regular Season with Loss

The Iowa Hawkeyes traveled to Minnesota Sunday evening and closed out their regular season with another loss.  The Hawks were not sharp and fell behind early and lost to the Gophers 88-53.  Aaron Fuller led Iowa with 16 points.  With the loss, Iowa finishes the regular season at 10-21 and a ninth place finish at 4-14 in the Big Ten.  Iowa will play Thursday against Michigan in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago.

 

Lady Hawks Lose Lead and Championship

The Iowa Hawkeye women's basketball team gave the Buckeyes all they could handle but ended just two free-throws short as Ohio State won the Big Ten regular and tournament championships with a 66-64 victory over the Hawks in Indianapolis.  Iowa led by as many as 16 early in the second half but could not put away the Buckeyes as they rallied for the win.  The Lady Hawks are now 19-13 and expect an invitation to the women's NCAA Tournament.

 

Panthers Win Another Championship

After claiming the regular season Missouri Valley Conference championship, the Northern Iowa Panthers claimed a second trophy by defeating Wichita State 67-52 in the MVC Tournament in St. Louis on Sunday.  Kwadzo Ahelegbe led the Panthers with 24-ponts and Jake Koch added 13.  UNI improves to 28-4 and will know Sunday evening their destination in the men's NCAA Tournament. 

 

Penn Baseball / Softball

Baseball:  William Penn 6  Concordia (MI) 4 - Statesmen move to 6-6 on the year.

Softball:  William Penn 10  Calumet-St. Joseph (IN) 1... William Penn 8  Great Falls (MT) 4... William Penn 12  Aquinas (MI) 1 - Lady Statesmen (ranked #21)  improve to 11-0 on the year.

 

 

Several Lady Hawkeyes earn all-Big Ten Conference awards

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL-  03/02/10:

Iowa City, IA-  The 2009-10 all-Big Ten awards were announced Monday, with Head Coach Lisa Bluder, freshman Jaime Printy, junior Kachine Alexander and sophomore Kamille Wahlin taking home honors.

Bluder was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by the media, while Printy was tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Year by both the league coaches and media. Printy was also a media second team all-Big Ten pick, a third team coaches all-Big Ten selection, and was a unanimous selection on the coaches all-Freshmen team.

Alexander was a first team all-Big Ten pick by the coaches and a second team all-Big Ten honoree by the league media. Alexander was also selected to the coaches' all-Defensive team. Wahlin was a third team all-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and media.

This is the third time Bluder has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year, after winning the award in 2001 and 2008. Bluder turned the Hawkeyes around from a 1-6 start in conference play, to a third place finish at 10-8, despite losing three starters to season ending injuries and fielding the youngest starting lineup in the Big Ten. She helped the Hawkeyes to an upper-division finish in the Big Ten for the seventh time in 10 seasons. Bluder has now coached 24 players to all-Big Ten honors, including nine first team picks, seven second and eight third team selections.

Printy is the fifth player in school history to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, joining Lisa Becker (1984), Franthea Price (1987), Tiffany Gooden (1995) and Megan Skouby (2006). The Marion, IA, native led Big Ten freshmen in scoring (15.8) and free throw percentage (.836) in Big Ten games. For all games, Printy led the entire league in free throw percentage (.873) and ranked second in three-pointers made per game (2.45). She was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week four times. She also broke Iowa's freshmen scoring and three-pointers made records.

Alexander becomes the 18th player in Iowa history to be named first team all-Big Ten. The Minneapolis, MN, native earned the Big Ten rebounding crown, finishing the conference season at 11.1 rebounds per game. She was one of only three players in Big Ten games to average a double-double, scoring 15.5 points along with 11.1 rebounds per game. Alexander also leads the conference in overall rebounding at 11.3 boards per contest. She has 14 double-doubles this season, and 23 for her career.

Alexander is just the second Hawkeye to earn all-Defensive team honors, joining Crystal Smith, who was a member of the first all-Defensive team in 2006.

Wahlin had a breakout sophomore season and led the conference in three-pointers made per conference game (2.59) and (2.68). The native of Crookston, MN, also ranked 15th in scoring and three-point percentage in Big Ten games. Wahlin was clutch in Iowa's win at Wisconsin, scoring a game-high 20 points, including a three-pointer with 35 seconds left in overtime to seal the victory.

 

 

UNI's Ben Jacobson named a finalist for two major coaching awards

University of Northern Iowa head men's basketball coach Ben Jacobson has been named as a finalist for the 2010 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award as well as a finalist for the 2010 Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award.

BOSTON (MA) -- The fifteen finalists for the 2010 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award were announced on Monday.

Last year's winner, John Calipari (Kentucky), and this year's mid-season honoree, Frank Martin (Kansas State) are among the finalists. Calipari would become the first coach to win the honor multiple times since the inception of the Phelan Award in 2002-03.

Joining Calipari with an opportunity to become the first multiple winner of the award is fellow finalist Bo Ryan (Wisconsin), who was previously honored at the conclusion of the 2007-08 season.

Among the fifteen finalists are three from mid-major conferences: Cornell's Steven Donahue (Ivy), Northern Iowa's Ben Jacobson (Missouri Valley) and Butler's Brad Stevens (Horizon).

The remaining finalists are Steve Alford (New Mexico), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Jamie Dixon (Pittsburgh), Fran Dunphy (Temple), Chris Mooney (Richmond), Matt Painter (Purdue), Bill Self (Kansas), Mark Turgeon (Texas A&M) and Jay Wright (Villanova)

The Jim Phelan Award is given annually to the nation's top coach, as voted on by the 20-member panel. The winner will be presented with the award at the Final Four in Indianapolis.

Prior to 2003 the award was known simply as the CollegeInsider.com National Coach of the Year. It was renamed to honor longtime Mount St. Mary's head coach Jim Phelan, who retired with 830 career wins following the 2002-03 season.

Previous winners were Calipari (Memphis, 2009), Ryan (Wisconsin, 2008), Tony Bennett (Washington State, 2007), Ben Howland (UCLA, 2006), Tubby Smith (Kentucky, 2005), Phil Martelli (St. Joseph's, 2004) and Mark Slonaker (Mercer, 2003).