Following their game on twitter, what is with the quarters? Is this new in womens basketball this year?
Iowa Womens Basketball
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Everybody always has to tinker with everything. The game was fine before.
50-Point 2nd Half Drives Hawkeyes to 83-61 Win
Iowa shoots 54.5 percent from the field over the final 20 minutes
Kali (6/11 3/6 2/2) lead the Hawks early with a double-double after the first two quarters and finished with 17 pts and 14 rbs. Ally (7/13 2/2 4/4) got off to a slow start but caught fire in the second half to lead the scoring effort with 20 pts and added a team leading 5 assists. Whitney (5/11 1/2 3/4) and Megan (5/6 2/2) each played steady the entire game and contributed 14 pts and 12 pts respectively. Christina was the fifth hawk to score double figures by making 10 pts (4/7 2/4 0/0), all in the second half as Iowa pulled away from an early third quarter tie to win by the final score of 83 to 61. Chase, Alexa, and Tania each struggled with their shooting for the game, hitting on just 2 of 18 shots. Hannah had 2 pts (1/2), 3 rbs, 2 blks & 1 asst in under three minutes. Carly played eight minutes and had 3 pts (1/1 1/2) and 2 rbs. As a team, Iowa shot 31/71 (.437), 9/20 (.450) and 12/14 (.857). Iowa out rebounded UND 45-31, had 19 assists, 6 steals, and only 12 turnovers.
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Iowa shoots 54.5 percent from the field over the final 20 minutes
Kali (6/11 3/6 2/2) lead the Hawks early with a double-double after the first two quarters and finished with 17 pts and 14 rbs. Ally (7/13 2/2 4/4) got off to a slow start but caught fire in the second half to lead the scoring effort with 20 pts and added a team leading 5 assists. Whitney (5/11 1/2 3/4) and Megan (5/6 2/2) each played steady the entire game and contributed 14 pts and 12 pts respectively. Christina was the fifth hawk to score double figures by making 10 pts (4/7 2/4 0/0), all in the second half as Iowa pulled away from an early third quarter tie to win by the final score of 83 to 61. Chase, Alexa, and Tania each struggled with their shooting for the game, hitting on just 2 of 18 shots. Hannah had 2 pts (1/2), 3 rbs, 2 blks & 1 asst in under three minutes. Carly played eight minutes and had 3 pts (1/1 1/2) and 2 rbs. As a team, Iowa shot 31/71 (.437), 9/20 (.450) and 12/14 (.857). Iowa out rebounded UND 45-31, had 19 assists, 6 steals, and only 12 turnovers.
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I had heard about all these tinkering with the womens rules from a womens college official at a HS meeting. Definitely some changes.
I was very impressed with Megan Gustafson last night. She has good size and quickness. She hit the boards hard and played good defense. In one sequence she boxed out the big UND center all the way off the court. While Megan didn't get the rebound as she was then out of position, the ball fell happily to another Hawk player Megan has a nice up and under move which she used for two or three baskets. Obviously she has a lot of learning ahead of her, but she looked good. Not sure she has much range, but hopefully that will be developed.
They made the changes to get WBB to mirror how the game is played in the WNBA and internationally.
After she scored a double-double in the first half for the first real game of the year, I imagined a new look for Kali.
Because those professional sports have such a great market share of the sports audience....smart. College BBall was great without the tinkering to make it more professional.
