Iowa vs. Iowa State

[Matthew1589]

And it's ISU. Now with three 6'-3" gals in that class, all in the ESPN 2023 Elite 60, not exactly the norm for a guard school. And probably done for 2023 high school recruiting as that is five committed recruits. Will make for an interesting lineup some day. Whenever ISU has had someone that might be better suited for forward they end up being forced to play the post because we didn't have a true post. Seems the gals with Cooks will get a change to maybe actually play forward some. Seems at least one is probably better suited for forward and both are listed as such.

Audi Crooks isn't the type of player who will be able to handle heavy minutes. 20 or under will be her max unless she puts in the work to get in better shape. There will be plenty of minutes to go around for ISU's front court players. Good pickup for them though.

 

[ISUnorth]

ISU just signed this gal I'd never heard of. Was a ranked 2018 player by ESPN but went to a small NAIA religious school. If not for the earlier ranking I'd be pretty skeptical but if nothing else the shot blocking might transition to Div 1.

Anyone know anything about her?

 

[ThatCG1801]

ISU just signed this gal I'd never heard of. Was a ranked 2018 player by ESPN but went to a small NAIA religious school. If not for the earlier ranking I'd be pretty skeptical but if nothing else the shot blocking might transition to Div 1.

Anyone know anything about her?

The name kept ringing bells in my head bc I recognized the last name Soares from somewhere.

We have a player named Kamilla Cardoso who is from Brazil. I'm wondering if Stephanie played on Brazil's national team earlier this year with Kamilla. Might be a common last name in Brazil but Kamilla's mom's last name is also Soares which is why the name was ringing bells. Idk if they are somehow related or not.

 

[Matthew1589]

The name kept ringing bells in my head bc I recognized the last name Soares from somewhere.

We have a player named Kamilla Cardoso who is from Brazil. I'm wondering if Stephanie played on Brazil's national team earlier this year with Kamilla. Might be a common last name in Brazil but Kamilla's mom's last name is also Soares which is why the name was ringing bells. Idk if they are somehow related or not.

Her father is Brazilian and mother is American, Susan Thompson, played for Jody Conradt at UT.

 

[ThatCG1801]

Her father is Brazilian and mother is American, Susan Thompson, played for Jody Conradt at UT.

Stephanie's mom is Susan Thompson? Kamilla's mom is Janete Soares according to her bio.

 

[letsgogirls]

 

[ISUnorth]

Seems like on paper an understated but solid pickup. There wasn't really another PG on the roster to backup Clark.

 

[GoChips20]

Seems like on paper an understated but solid pickup. There wasn't really another PG on the roster to backup Clark.

She’s really good. Her numbers this past season were deceiving as there wasn’t nearly as much talent around her in Micaela Kelly’s absence, which won’t be an issue at Iowa. Her first two seasons she averaged like 17.5 ppg on 50% shooting. There’s always a question of how well mid-major talent will fit into the big leagues, but this one makes me an Iowa fan.

 

[Matthew1589]

Molly is exactly what Iowa needed in the backcourt another sharp shooting point guard who takes it strong to the basket for her size. Combine her with the incoming 3 Freshmen this is an important addition.

 

[JellyBean]

ISU just signed this gal I'd never heard of. Was a ranked 2018 player by ESPN but went to a small NAIA religious school. If not for the earlier ranking I'd be pretty skeptical but if nothing else the shot blocking might transition to Div 1.

Anyone know anything about her?

Iowa State got a diamond! Whoever on Iowa State coaching staff found this talented lady, needs a raise! Stephanie is a solid player. Stephanie is long (6'6") and athletic. She can handle the ball, shoot from range, defend, and rebound. Saw some of her games (The Masters University) through their Livestream this past season.

Mustangs enter conference play unbeaten - The Master's University Athletics

No. 20 TMU Women's Basketball will enter Golden State Athletic Conference play unbeaten at 5-0 overall after handling visiting Westcliff University, 73-51, on Thursday

gomustangs.com

 

[ISUnorth]

Probably only of interest to Hawkeye and Cyclone fans, so putting it in this thread, but former Cyclone and current Hawkeye Kylie Feuerbach is out with an ACL.

 

[The deacon]

Probably only of interest to Hawkeye and Cyclone fans, so putting it in this thread, but former Cyclone and current Hawkeye Kylie Feuerbach is out with an ACL.

Definitely a tough one for a seemingly great kid (and, as you noted, one with both Cyclone and Hawkeye playing experience). Coming on the heels of Paige's latest heartbreaking injury, I feel for Kylie.

For what it's worth to anyone, I'm a dedicated UConn fan and Connecticut resident with college roots from Wake Forest, but I've been an Iowa football and basketball fan since the Hawks' Rose Bowl wins in the '50s. I'm also a big fan of Joens... however, when they play this season, I'll be rooting for the Hawkeyes.

 

[ISUnorth]

Definitely a tough one for a seemingly great kid (and, as you noted, one with both Cyclone and Hawkeye playing experience). Coming on the heels of Paige's latest heartbreaking injury, I feel for Kylie.

For what it's worth to anyone, I'm a dedicated UConn fan and Connecticut resident with college roots from Wake Forest, but I've been an Iowa football and basketball fan since the Hawks' Rose Bowl wins in the '50s. I'm also a big fan of Joens... however, when they play this season, I'll be rooting for the Hawkeyes.

Think a lot of the more bitterly partisan fans in Iowa forget that if the chips had fallen a little differently you might have Clark and Joens teamed up. Clark/Joens at ISU if Clark had picked ISU when down to Iowa/ISU. Clark/Joens at Iowa if her dad hadn't set his fire on hair with the Iowa staff which killed any desire for Iowa to recruit his daughter(s).

Will be an interesting year for ISU. Pretty much best roster they've ever had. Joens looks noticeably leaner when watching her play this summer in the 2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup games. Even though it benefits both Iowa and ISU to get starting seniors back with an extra "Covid" year it still doesn't seem right to me.

 

[GoChips20]

Both of these teams are a tier below the title contenders but it wouldn’t surprise me to see the pair remain in the top 8-10 for most of the season. Their head-to-head should be a thriller. I wonder if ISU’s 6’6” pickup Soares can help slow down Czinano; ISU programmatically is known for playing thin in the post and living or dying by its guards.

 

[visitingcock]

Iowa Women's Basketball 3rd Nationally in Attendance

Goof Job Hawkeye fans.

 

[ISUnorth]

Big Ten and Big 12 pre-season picks are in for both leagues. Both Iowa State and Iowa are picked to win their leagues. Cyclones just eked out Texas for the pick (coaches vote poll). Iowa's Caitlin Clark and Iowa State's Ashley Jones are both picked as league POY.

Guessing with the nation following Clark has that the ESPNU matchup will draw some interest. Too bad it's not on one of the flagship channels. Won't be surprised if the game in Iowa City is a sellout.

 

[cancontent]

Big Ten and Big 12 pre-season picks are in for both leagues. Both Iowa State and Iowa are picked to win their leagues. Cyclones just eked out Texas for the pick (coaches vote poll). Iowa's Caitlin Clark and Iowa State's Ashley Jones are both picked as league POY.

Guessing with the nation following Clark has that the ESPNU matchup will draw some interest. Too bad it's not on one of the flagship channels. Won't be surprised if the game in Iowa City is a sellout.

"If"? Isn't this rivalry a hot ticket no matter who is playing?

 

[visitingcock]

"If"? Isn't this rivalry a hot ticket no matter who is playing?

Or what sport is being played.

 

[cancontent]

Came across this via Twitter. Wonder how this affects ISU play in the post position. Jordao played significant minutes. Vick played less than 150 minutes total last season but this give me the impression they see more playing time in her future this season.

 

[ISUnorth]

"If"? Isn't this rivalry a hot ticket no matter who is playing?

Not always. Last one I attended in person was in Ames 2019. Good crowd by WBB standards but 2nd level was mostly empty. Last game in IC was COVID year 2020 so mini crowd of like 300. Interest is always there for the regular WBB fans but I think it probably goes beyond that this year (and last year for Hawks with those sellouts).

 

[ISUnorth]

Okay, I'm a Cyclone but still thought this was sort of funny setting the coach up with a softball question from the "press" at their media day.

This sort of stuff is just good for WBB.

 

[ISUnorth]

Came across this via Twitter. Wonder how this affects ISU play in the post position. Jordao played significant minutes. Vick played less than 150 minutes total last season but this give me the impression they see more playing time in her future this season.

I think newcomer Stephanie Soares probably grabs a bunch of the post minutes (or at least I think they hope she is good enough to). Last year it was sort of split between Jordao and Morgan Kane, nothing fancy there but together their total stats were not bad at all for a guard lead team. Depending on who they are playing 6'-4" Canadian Izzi Zingarois is an option. She looks quite a bit leaner than when she showed up as a freshman. Other thing is the Big 12 is not loaded with top post talent, Texas and Baylor graduated theirs and, sadly, K-State's Ayoka Lee is out for the season with knee surgery.

 

[cancontent]

I think newcomer Stephanie Soares probably grabs a bunch of the post minutes (or at least I think they hope she is good enough to). Last year it was sort of split between Jordao and Morgan Kane, nothing fancy there but together their total stats were not bad at all for a guard lead team. Depending on who they are playing 6'-4" Canadian Izzi Zingarois is an option. She looks quite a bit leaner than when she showed up as a freshman. Other thing is the Big 12 is not loaded with top post talent, Texas and Baylor graduated theirs and, sadly, K-State's Ayoka Lee is out for the season with knee surgery.

I wouldn't overlook Texas' depth at the position this season even with players like Ebo and Lattimore transferring out. While Moore is considered undersized, she's like Morrow from DePaul. High motor and plays bigger than what's she's listed. Texas fans seem pretty high on the roster they have at the post position this season as well. I'll definitely be watching closely.

And ps - it's Zingaro Although Zingarois has a nice French-Canadian vibe to it. Tres bien, mon amis.

 

[southie]

I think newcomer Stephanie Soares probably grabs a bunch of the post minutes (or at least I think they hope she is good enough to). Last year it was sort of split between Jordao and Morgan Kane, nothing fancy there but together their total stats were not bad at all for a guard lead team. Depending on who they are playing 6'-4" Canadian Izzi Zingarois is an option. She looks quite a bit leaner than when she showed up as a freshman. Other thing is the Big 12 is not loaded with top post talent, Texas and Baylor graduated theirs and, sadly, K-State's Ayoka Lee is out for the season with knee surgery.

If you aren't familiar with Texas' incoming transfer posts 6'5 Taylor Jones (Oregon State) and 6'4 Khadijah Faye (Texas Tech), you might want to see their video clips. Jones is very experienced having played in the PAC, and Faye had a couple of huge games going head to head against Ayoka Lee.

 

[ISUnorth]

Since the Cy-Hawk games is Wednesday in Iowa City I thought I'd bump the thread. Iowa's Clark is obviously okay after her ankle thingie with a triple-double in 29 minutes versus woeful Wisconsin. Czinano was 9-10 and after being missing in action for a couple for games.

Iowa State last played in a meaningless exhibition level game last Tuesday against some school with a bunch of initials. It's was such a mismatch I hardly paid attention.

Going to be an interesting rivals game with ranked teams and some intriguing matchups. Soares vs Czinano in the paint and Big 12's defensive player of the year Lexi Donarski guarding Clark. Not sure who Iowa has guarding Joens. Across the two teams the only player with any reputation for defense is Donarksi. Maybe include Soares with blocked shots on the defense but we'll know more about that come conference play. Might come down to whoever hits threes as it's sort of the bread and butter for both teams.

Question for any Hawks, what happened to Sharon Goodman? I thought she looked pretty good as a true freshman (for an unheralded recruit) in spot play backing up Czinano but doesn't seem to play much after coming back from ACL.

 

[cancontent]

Since the Cy-Hawk games is Wednesday in Iowa City I thought I'd bump the thread. Iowa's Clark is obviously okay after her ankle thingie with a triple-double in 29 minutes versus woeful Wisconsin. Czinano was 9-10 and after being missing in action for a couple for games.

Iowa State last played in a meaningless exhibition level game last Tuesday against some school with a bunch of initials. It's was such a mismatch I hardly paid attention.

Going to be an interesting rivals game with ranked teams and some intriguing matchups. Soares vs Czinano in the paint and Big 12's defensive player of the year Lexi Donarski guarding Clark. Not sure who Iowa has guarding Joens. Across the two teams the only player with any reputation for defense is Donarksi. Maybe include Soares with blocked shots on the defense but we'll know more about that come conference play. Might come down to whoever hits threes as it's sort of the bread and butter for both teams.

Question for any Hawks, what happened to Sharon Goodman? I thought she looked pretty good as a true freshman (for an unheralded recruit) in spot play backing up Czinano but doesn't seem to play much after coming back from ACL.

Good question regarding Goodman. I've been wondering the same.

My next question is who backs up Czinano during this game? From what I've watched, it doesn't seem like Coach Bluder trusts O'Grady as much as she did last year. They're going to need as much depth possible to keep Soares off the boards.

 

[visitingcock]

This game is worthy of a BUMP!

 

[ISUnorth]

Wednesday early evening on ESPN2 at 6:00 (CT).

 

[triaddukefan]

Wednesday early evening on ESPN2 at 6:00 (CT).

I'm rooting for the Land Grant institution. Might have to dig out my Iowa State sweatshirt (though I haven't seen in a couple of decades)

 

[The deacon]

I'm rooting for the Land Grant institution. Might have to dig out my Iowa State sweatshirt (though I haven't seen in a couple of decades)

I'm one of those who seemingly 'can't make up my mind' fans.

I'm an avid Huskies fan who also roots for Wake 'cause of my college experience there.

So, what's the point here? The Hawkeyes football team grabbed me in the late '50s with a couple of Rose Bowl wins and I've been an Iowa football fan ever since. Both Iowa basketball teams have been good to very good over the years so I increasingly followed those Hawkeyes teams. These days, with Paige out with injury, Caitlin is the best show in WCBB.

So, I'll be rooting for Iowa tomorrow evening but kind of think ISU might get the 'W.'