Iowa basketball7/1/2023 Given the sample size – and the track record from last year’s team – this Iowa performance is probably a simple outlier. The Cyclones are ranked in the top-15 nationally with a defense that creates turnovers and guards shooters well. Iowa State’s defense has been mostly excellent this season. The Cyclones return to action Sunday when they host McNeese State (5 p.m. Gabe Kalscheur scored 12, while both Lipsey and Robert Jones had 11 for the Cyclones. More: Peterson: Cy-Hawk series is center of the college basketball universe this week Meanwhile, the Cyclone offense failed to produce much of anything, shooting 40.7% overall while going 3-of-22 (13%) from distance. Iowa State’s to-this-point ferocious defense was gouged by Iowa (7-2), which shot 50% from the field and went 12-of-23 (52%) from 3-point range. "We just came out flat," said freshman Tamin Lipsey. They never seriously challenged the Hawkeyes the entire night. The Cyclones (7-2) trailed 15-0 and did not score their first points until 6 minutes into the game. Otzelberger took over the program last year. 24 Iowa, 75-56, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in one of the worst performances since Iowa State coach T.J. 20 Cyclones were completely demolished by No. IOWA CITY – Iowa State lost its bragging rights Thursday night, and probably quite a bit of its pride along with it. Iowa State men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena “I’m proud of them for that.”īut, he said, “it’s been a tough couple of weeks here.”Īnd, unfortunately, those weeks may turn into months and years for schools like Upper Iowa.View Gallery: Iowa vs. “Our students have responded well,” he said. He talked individually to the affected athletes and coaches, then met with those on the 16 sports that survived - football, volleyball, men and women's soccer, women's cross country, men’s and women's basketball, men's wrestling, women's indoor and outdoor track and field, softball, baseball, men’s and women's golf, and a fully-endowed cheer and dance program. If there is a bright spot in all of this, Hartzell said it was the way the student-athletes responded. “We all have to figure out what the right size of program is and how to compete,” he said. Upper Iowa is 166 years old and “we’d like to keep going for another 100 years.” “We need students who are paying a share of their tuition costs so we can have revenue.”Įven the big college programs with their huge budgets and mammoth TV contracts are “watching dollars.” At Upper Iowa, “we’re watching pennies,” Hartzell said. “It’s a really big deal because we need students on this campus,” Hartzell said. “You have to give young people and coaches a chance to compete,” Hartzell said. He said there would have been 20 on the shotgun team in 2024.īut some of those sports also can be expensive, especially when “just having a program isn’t good enough. Sports like tennis, sports like track and field with large rosters. Sports often can attract students to a campus. Many are opting for trade schools or two-year colleges. The bottom line is there is a lack of students who desire a four-year education these days, he said. “I don’t think this is going to go away.” “We know we’re not alone,” Hartzell said. Those in the NAIA and NCAA III world are struggling and one way to survive is to streamline departments. It wasn’t happening in Mount Pleasant, home to Iowa Wesleyan University, which announced in March it was shutting down after 181 years.Īnd, Hartzell said, he’s afraid it may be happening at your favorite “small” college. He wanted more students walking on this northeast Iowa campus, generating revenue for the university. He wanted to give students the opportunity to continue their athletics career at a four-year college, maybe even earn a few scholarship dollars in the process. “I have a personal investment,” he said about the affected sports. He also introduced esports to campus, a sport that moved to club status last year “for exactly the same reasons.” He was the one who introduced bowling as a varsity sport and brought in shotgun sports. It hurts even more because Hartzell was responsible for bringing men’s track and field back to the Fayette campus. You will begin to receive our Daily Sports updates.
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