Last season, Iowa won a share of the Big Ten regular season conference championship with Ohio State. The title is the program’s ninth, the second-most behind Ohio State (11). Iowa lost to eventual champion Purdue (80-73) in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Last year marked the first time since the 2004-05 season (Michigan State and Ohio State) that there were co-champions.
The Hawkeyes won of 11 of their last 13 regular season contests, including winning eight straight during conference play. The eight-game winning streak was the longest by any Big Ten team throughout the season. Furthermore, Iowa won a Big Ten-best five league road games.
SCOUTING QUINCY
The Quincy University women’s basketball team is coming off a 20-10 record last year and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
Quincy, who is coached by J.D. Gravina, returns all five starters from a year ago. The Lady Hawks’ 2008-09 roster consists of nine upperclassmen -- six juniors and three seniors. Senior guard Jessica Keller led the Lady Hawks in scoring (20.5), rebounding (7.7), assists (148), steals (103) and free throws made (172) and attempted (224). Junior forward Lindsey Stellflue ranked second in scoring (13.1), rebounding (4.6) and 3-pointers made (44) and attempted (126). As a team, Quincy averaged 78.2 points and made 192 triples in 30 games.
The Lady Hawks will play at Drake Saturday before visiting Iowa City on Sunday. Quincy opens its 2008-09 season Nov. 15 against Saginaw Valley State University in the Subway/Quincy Tip-Off Tournament.
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