UNI game

[Hawkfnntn]

Did anyone watch it? I didn't. I just saw the box score. Looks like Chit-Chat is the only starter that showed up she played great again. She shot the lights out 7-8 going 3-3 from three point land. But nobody else in the starting lineup got to double digits. Stuelke 4 pts in 19 mins 0-2 from 3 and 0-2 from FT line wonder what was up with her. If Iowas going to be good she's gotta be better then that. Our starting frontcourt needs to be the strength of the team. Instead Ava and Hannah combined for 12 pts shooting under 50% from both the FT and the field. That's not going to cut it against the good teams.

The bench is who brought it. Hays had 14 pts with 6 others all scoring some. 14 TOs as a team is still a bit high especially against a team like UNI would really like to have that be closer to 10. But if they are playing uptempo with lots of possessions then it's tolerable. But don't want to have much more then that. And the FT line is still a problem 9-16 as a team. If I had to guess those two things will be our issues as the year goes on. It'd be really nice to shoot closer to 75% as a team instead of 56% that's for sure.

 

[Zstatman]

I'd guess first road game jitters affected the outcome of this game; good they got one under their belt before heading to Orlando. The starters shot poorly out of the gate., except for Chit Chat.

Chit Chat continues to lead the way.

It's good the bench is getting playing time. We've really got 11 players that can contribute in a significant way, I'm including Teegan here.

Ava and Layla played together for a bit. I'd guess we'll see more of that.

We'll get our first real feel for how good this team can be with the trip to Orlando. Baylor and Miami ought to be good tests.

I listened to the game on SiriusXM. Works for me.

 

[Dadman]

Game was on espn+. I was able to watch it. Announcers had some UNI connection but were basically fair minded for the most part. Heiden and Hannah both missed way too many layups it seemed they were off somehow. Hays continues to impress, but needs time practicing free throws.

If we play like this against quality competition it would be a beat down…..

McCabe had a good game, and Chit Chat was on fire. Other than that, it was not stellar basketball

 

[Grady]

Watched the game. Stuelke seemed like she was just going through the motions, not taking the game seriously -- definitely was not dialed in. Heiden had a weird game: missed multiple layups, fell down backwards twice while trying to post up which led to 2 TOs...she was putting out the effort, just wasn't her day. Hays, on the other hand, played with purpose and finished whenever she got her hands on the ball -- you can literally see her confidence growing game-to-game, possession-by-possession!

Chit Chat was amazing: knocking down threes, cross-over fade-aways, mid-range jumpers -- what a gorgeous touch on her short shots. BTen teams will take advantage of her small stature on defense when conference play starts, but in these games she's been the complete package and yesterday showed the ability to literally take over a game.

The game was over early, and Jensen let her starters rest much of the 2nd half -- Stremlow's 3 pt shooting stroke has been sweeeeeet the past 2 games; Deal played a lot of minutes -- just trying to get her acclimated to the college game. At this point, can't quite figure out why she was as highly touted as she was.

 

[ICHawk24]

Chit Chat is our best player. Getting her and Emely out of the portal was huge. They are gonna give us great play over the next 3 years.

Layla Hays is really really good. May even press to start over Heiden. Either way, we have two very good centers.

Stuelke has shown very little growth since her Sophomore year. She doesn't really have any post moves. She is a solid player who can score some, rebound, and run the floor well. She should continue to do that. People expecting her to play outside and drive are going to be disappointed.

Still loving the long term outlook for the program.

We paid $13 for one month of ESPN plus (or its new name ESPN Select) to watch the game. The Miami game on Saturday is also on ESPN plus.

 

[Zstatman]

I seem to remember that Chit Chat wasn't even our first recruiting choice. We were recruiting a guard, last name Johnson I think, out of the Kansas City area that had played out west somewhere and was transferring. We were on her pretty hard then she chose Iowa St.

 

[CP87]

Did anyone watch it? I didn't. I just saw the box score. Looks like Chit-Chat is the only starter that showed up she played great again. She shot the lights out 7-8 going 3-3 from three point land. But nobody else in the starting lineup got to double digits. Stuelke 4 pts in 19 mins 0-2 from 3 and 0-2 from FT line wonder what was up with her. If Iowas going to be good she's gotta be better then that. Our starting frontcourt needs to be the strength of the team. Instead Ava and Hannah combined for 12 pts shooting under 50% from both the FT and the field. That's not going to cut it against the good teams.

The bench is who brought it. Hays had 14 pts with 6 others all scoring some. 14 TOs as a team is still a bit high especially against a team like UNI would really like to have that be closer to 10. But if they are playing uptempo with lots of possessions then it's tolerable. But don't want to have much more then that. And the FT line is still a problem 9-16 as a team. If I had to guess those two things will be our issues as the year goes on. It'd be really nice to shoot closer to 75% as a team instead of 56% that's for sure.

They started slow and sluggish (Jan attributed it to the first road game with 9 new players on the rost), and UNI did a really good job of mucking it up. UNI took the shot clock most the way down on early possessions, Iowa started 1/7 from the floor, it was just kind of a mess.

Then Iowa started imposing their will. It was 15-6 at Q1, 35-15 at half, and 60-26 after Q3. Everything from there was a mess, Iowa was heavy on bench minutes, and you could tell both teams had kind of lost interest (UNI won the 4Q 15-14). I would guess a big chunk of those 14 TOs happened in the 4th Q and came from the bench (8 of the 14 TOs were from bench players).

Stuelke looked fine, it just wasn't a game where a lot of opportunities came her way. UNI was really packing it in. Ava had some good looks that she doinked, but Stuelke never got many touches. Instead, Wright was doing damage from mid-range in the 1st half, and then from distance in the 2nd.

So, while the box-score looks kind of ugly, I wouldn't put too much worry into that. We were absolutely dominant after a slow start, and then things devolved down the stretch. In the middle 2 quarters, we outscored them to the tune of 45-18.

The one thing I would like to see go away is Stuelke 3FGA. I am sure she is capable of hitting (she has a couple on the season), but her ceiling is probably as a 30% 3FG shooter (currently shooting 29% on mostly wide-open looks). Every time she puts up a 3, the defense is likely breathing a sigh of relief. She shoots 73% from 2, she draws fouls in the paint, and she has made herself into a pretty good passer (8:3 Asst:TO). Her chucking up a low% long-range shot is simply bad math for the Hawks.