2023-24 ISU WBB Season Thread

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Congratulations Audi!

Audi Crooks Receives AP All-America Honorable Mention - Iowa State University Athletics

AMES, Iowa – For the first time in program history, an Iowa State women's basketball freshman has earned All-America status. Audi Crooks was announced as an honorable

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For comps here's the honorable mention list with Big 12 players highlighted.

Lauren Betts, UCLA; Audi Crooks, Iowa State; Aaliyah Edwards, UConn; Yvonne Ejim Gonzaga; Lauren Gustin, BYU; McKenna Hofschild, Colorado State; Abbey Hsu, Columbia; Kiki Iriafen, Stanford; Rickea Jackson, Tennessee; Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State; Ayoka Lee, Kansas State; Cotie McMahon, Ohio State; Aneesah Morrow, LSU; Nika Muhl, UConn; Lucy Olsen, Villanova; Charisma Osborne, UCLA; Te-Hina Paopao, South Carolina; JJ Quinerly, West Virginia; Saniya Rivers, North Carolina State; Kiki Rice, UCLA; Jaylyn Sherrod, Colorado; Skylar Vann, Oklahoma.

 

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Crooks listed as top 25 player to see in the tourney.

March Madness must-see: 25 best players in the women's NCAA tournament

Talent abounds in the women's NCAA tournament. From freshmen like JuJu Walker to scoring phenoms like Caitlin Clark, these are 25 must-watch players.

www.espn.com

 

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Interesting note from this article on Mary Kate King: she was on scholarship last season, but that was a one-year thing. She's back to being a walk-on, which means ISU has four scholarships available for next season beyond the two signed recruits.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/2024/03/21/iowa-state-womens-basketball-march-madness-ncaa-tournament-cyclones-mary-kate-king-dubuque-wahlert/73028164007/

 

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Interesting note from this article on Mary Kate King: she was on scholarship last season, but that was a one-year thing. She's back to being a walk-on, which means ISU has four scholarships available for next season beyond the two signed recruits.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/2024/03/21/iowa-state-womens-basketball-march-madness-ncaa-tournament-cyclones-mary-kate-king-dubuque-wahlert/73028164007/

I knew about this, but I wasn’t sure if she was on scholarship for the whole year or just one semester. I was thinking it was just one semester.

 

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Just rewarched the post game interviews after the Stanford game. It was apparent the live these players have for each other. And the adulation and respect that Coach Fennelly has for Emily Ryan is palpable. She means a lot to him.

 

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Hannah Belanger got a medal for (I assume) this:

Belanger Earns CSC Academic All-District Honors​

Belanger Earns CSC Academic All-District Honors - Iowa State University Athletics

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior guard Hannah Belanger has been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team, the organization announced

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In that regard, clicking through the images on the ISU WBB on Facebook this one pops up:

 

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Hannah Belanger got a medal for (I assume) this:

Belanger Earns CSC Academic All-District Honors​

Belanger Earns CSC Academic All-District Honors - Iowa State University Athletics

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior guard Hannah Belanger has been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team, the organization announced

cyclones.com

In that regard, clicking through the images on the ISU WBB on Facebook this one pops up:

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I see in the article she's going to continue on somewhere for school to become a Physician's Assistant.

 

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I see in the article she's going to continue on somewhere for school to become a Physician's Assistant.

Knowing that Hannah Belangers of the World came to Iowa State and we both benefitted, I get a satisfying feeling.

 

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Interesting note from this article on Mary Kate King: she was on scholarship last season, but that was a one-year thing. She's back to being a walk-on, which means ISU has four scholarships available for next season beyond the two signed recruits.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/2024/03/21/iowa-state-womens-basketball-march-madness-ncaa-tournament-cyclones-mary-kate-king-dubuque-wahlert/73028164007/

Talk about feel-good stories. Must read if you like to smile!

 

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Talk about feel-good stories. Must read if you like to smile!

Feel good and then sad knowing she’s leaving. But very likely an academic thing.