Where to start ...
-- We staffed two writers at both Big 12 Tournament games and one at the NCAA Tournament. Two with the men. We only have three full-time employees.
-- It's important to point out that Connor, our newest full-time employee, is partly dedicated to women's basketball. I can assure you that financially, from a business standpoint only, we would be wise to use those resources elsewhere as much as I love it, women's basketball does not generate the interest that football and men's basketball do. It's just a fact. It's the same with wrestling.
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We have had a writer dedicated to women's basketball since 2010, when I took over here. We have paid these writers and I promise you, have lost significant money in the process. We do it to support the women's program, that I love so very much and have worked my ass off to promote over the years.
-- Connor is going to Greensboro on Wednesday for the entirety of the next two rounds and hopefully will be in Minneapolis too. I'd like to see another free fan site in America sending writers half way across the country to cover women's basketball. (Again I believe it is important to do so we are doing it. BUT most publishers and business owners do not, and won't choke down the loss).
-- We have a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to the women, which of course touches on other things too. But the basis of the podcast when we created it was to give an extra boost towards women's sports at Iowa State.
-- A few other notes ... This past weekend, we did an NCAA Tournament preview show. Billy Fennelly joined us. On Sunday, we did a Round of 32 preview show. Jamie Steyer-Johnson joined us. On last night's show, an entire segment was dedicated to the women.
On top of that, here are links to every story we have done ONLY in the postseason.
Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly and players Ashley Joens & Morgan Kane previewed the weekend's Big 12 Tournament after a practice on Thursday. The Cyclones (25-5, 14-4 Big 12) come in to the weekend as the No. 2 seed and will play the winner of No. 7 West Virginia and No. 10 TCU. https://y
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The Iowa State women's basketball team practiced before it takes the court for the Big 12 Tournament this weekend at Municipal Auditorium. Emily Ryan gets ready for a pass at Big 12 Tournament practice. Photo by Connor FergusonAubrey Joens shoots a ball during Big 12 Tournament practice. Photo by
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Mar 11, 2022; Kansas City, MO, USA; Iowa State Cyclones guard Lexi Donarski (21) is introduced before facing the West Virginia Mountaineers at Municipal Auditorium. Mandatory Credit: Amy Kontras-USA TODAY Sports KANSAS CITY, Mo. — I’ve covered somewhere around 15 Big 12 Tournaments over the y
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- Iowa State had a 21-point lead at one point Friday night in its 66-60 win over West Virginia at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. Despite multiple scoring droughts that lasted more than three minutes, the Cyclones managed to survive and advance. "They're talented," Iowa
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https://www.jcorpdesignbuild.com Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly and the pair of players in Ashley Joens and Lexi Donarski addressed the media following Saturday's game against Texas. https://youtu.be/wvSne6lDzYg
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Mar 12, 2022; Kansas City, MO, USA; Iowa State Cyclones head coach Bill Fennelly looks on in the first half against the Texas Longhorns at Municipal Auditorium. Mandatory Credit: Amy Kontras-USA TODAY Sports KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- Freedom of movement in college basketball is dead -- and has bee
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ashley Joens set a pick to allow a teammate to get open during Iowa State's 82-73 overtime loss to Texas in the Big 12 semifinal game. She was run over like a bowling pin sitting in the lane waiting to be knocked down to complete the spare. This wasn't an outlier in the game. It w
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Iowa State women's basketball team will play its first round NCAA Tournament game on Friday, facing off with No. 14 UT Arlington in the first round. As the No. 3 seed in its bracket, Iowa State will host the first and second round games in the four-team pod it is in. If Iowa State can make it
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Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly and players Ashley Joens and Morgan Kane spoke to media members on Sunday about its 2022 NCAA Tournament draw: https://youtu.be/I6C8o00aMig https://youtu.be/UdbmIkF1odg
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Dec 2, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; UT Arlington Mavericks forward Starr Jacobs (4) shoots over South Florida Bulls forward Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (32) during the second half at College Park Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports After being announced as a No. 3 seed, Iowa St
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Steph Copley and Alisa Woods dive into the women's basketball NCAA Tournament bracket and run back through everything that happened last week in Kansas City on a new episode of Title IX presented by the Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University.
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The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics Communications: AMES, Iowa – Ashley Joens continues to make history, earning Second Team All-America honors by the Associated Press, the organization announced on Wednesday. Joens becomes the fourth Cyclone to make an AP All-America team,
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Iowa State added a fourth player to its 2023 recruiting class Wednesday night, with the news of four-star wing Addy Brown's commitment to the program. The Cyclones are preparing to face off with UT Arlington on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Ames, but remain diligent in
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Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly, plus stars Ashley Joens and Emily Ryan, preview the Cyclones' NCAA Tournament first-round tilt with UT-Arlington on Friday in this CFTV. https://youtu.be/WlfX4jCx8b8
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Iowa State Cyclones guard Emily Ryan (11) shoots as Texas-Arlington Mavericks guard Camryn Hawkins (23) attempts to block during the second quarter in the NCAA first-round game at Hilton Coliseum Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Ames, Iowa. AMES --- Iowa State trailed UT Arlington by eight points
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For just over three quarters, it looked like March Madness may have caught up to the No. 3 seed Iowa State women's basketball team. Although it waivered early, trailing by eight after the first quarter, the Cyclones powered to a 78-71, NCAA Tournament win. Ashley Joens finished the game with a
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AMES --- Iowa State's first round game in the NCAA Tournament against UT Arlington ended at 11:03 p.m. Friday. Coach Bill Fennelly eventually got to bed at 3:30 a.m. after doing as much immediate prep for the second round game as he and his staff could. "I'm about six Red Bull's in right now,
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Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly and players Ashley Joens & Emily Ryan spoke to media members ahead of practice about preparing for Georgia, with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line: https://youtu.be/vMw0Yb-11qo
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Join us at 2 for a live pregame show for Iowa State / Wisconsin on the men's side and Iowa State / Georgia for the women's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XztoHuCSYb8
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For the first time in 12 years, the Iowa State women's basketball program is headed back to the Sweet 16. The Cyclones rolled No. 6 Georgia on Sunday night at Hilton Coliseum in a 67-44 win. Lexi Donarski led the team in scoring with 20 points on the night, and helped the Cyclones turn an earl
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AMES --- Sunday's game between No. 3 Iowa State and No. 6 Georgia got off to a lopsided start, seeing the Cyclones up 9-0 with four forced turnovers before their opponents could call timeout. The team punched its ticket into the Sweet 16 for the first time in 12 years with a 65-30 win, but what h
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Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly and Cyclone standouts Lexi Donarski & Emily Ryan addressed media members following their team's win over Georgia that punched its ticket to the Sweet 16: https://youtu.be/6P6fXfa4uIY
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Chris Williams and Brent Blum did their podcast live on Sunday night following the Iowa State men's and women's programs both advancing to the Sweet 16. Complete analysis on both games and what's to come.
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By my count, that is 23 pieces of content since the start of the Big 12 Touranment.
That doesn't count the one-on-one podcast that I did with Bill Fennelly before the start of the tournament. He also joined me on my KXnO show, where I talk about this team constantly.
It's just funny to me that I wake up today getting "thank you for your coverage" texts from the program and read this on our free message board.
Whatever though. You have a right to your opinion, and I do mine. I challenge you to find another fan site in America that covers women's basketball as much as we do.
