The sixth ranked Iowa State women take the Big 12 lead on the road to 15th ranked Texas tonight (Wednesday night). It begins a big week for the Cyclones that finds them hosting second place Oklahoma this weekend.

That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly. The Longhorns beat the Cyclones 66-48 in Ames last month and neither Ashley or Aubrey Joens played in that game.

Fennelly feels better about playing Texas at full strength.

Iowa State is 10-2 in the Big 12.

Playoff basketball continues for Class 3A girls on Wednesday with Regional Semifinals and Class 4A and 5A play gets started with Regional Quarterfinals. Here’s a look at area games that all have 7:00 p.m. start times.

CLASS 3A

Region 7
Atlantic @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton – ON KJAN
Harlan @ Des Moines Christian

CLASS 4A

Region 8
Carroll @ Lewis Central (Winner goes to Glenwood)
Creston @ Denison-Schleswig (Winner goes to Winterset)

CLASS 5A

Region 1
Sioux City North @ Fort Dodge (Winner goes to DM North)

Region 2
Sioux City West @ CB Abraham Lincoln (Winner goes to Sioux City East)

Meredith Rich hits the go-ahead three

The CAM Cougars rallied from a five point deficit to start the fourth quarter and took a 54-45 win over St. Albert in a Class 1A Region 8 Quarterfinal game on Tuesday night in Anita.

It was a great back and forth battle. Ella Klusman buried a three at the end of the third to fire up the Saintes. CAM responded as Reese Snyder opened the fourth with a three and CAM went on an 11-2 run to grab the edge. CAM Head Coach Joe Wollum talked about handling the momentum swings.

In the midst of that run Meredith Rich hit a huge corner three to put CAM back on top 44-42. She talked about the excitement of the moment.

Rich said they just wanted to stay with the plan heading to the fourth.

Eva Steffensen had a huge game with 21 points and came up with a number of key deflections and steals. Coach Wollum said it’s great to have her versatility out there.

CAM improved to 19-4 on the season and earned a rematch of a regular season loss at Stanton on Friday in the Regional Semifinals. Coach Wollum said they are ready for the challenge.

St. Albert was led by 13 points from Klusman and 10 from Missy Evezic. The Saintes end their season with a record of 14-8.

CLASS 1A

Region 2

Newell-Fonda 75, Boyer Valley 22
Audubon 59, Ankeny Christian 35 (A: Jaci Christensen 27pts, Aleah Hermansen 21pts)
Remsen-St. Mary’s 63, Glidden-Ralston 18
Woodbine 74, Coon Rapids-Bayard 39

Region 8

Exira-EHK 54, Sidney 40 (E-EHK: Mollie Rasmussen and Quinn Grubbs with 16 each)
East Mills 49, Lenox 39
Stanton 39, Fremont-Mills 22
CAM 54, St. Albert 45- ON KJAN (C: Eva Steffensen 21pts)

CLASS 2A

Region 7

Panorama 61, I-35 26
Central Decatur 51, Pleasantville 44
Nodaway Valley 76, Woodward-Granger 53 (NV: Maddax DeVault 26pts, Lindsey Davis 23pts)
Earlham 40, Van Meter 37

Region 8

Treynor 57, Kuemper Catholic 43
West Central Valley 39, ACGC 26
Underwood 60, AHSTW 41
IKM-Manning 47, Logan-Magnolia 31

The Atlantic-CAM wrestling team will battle in the Class 2A State Team Duals on Wednesday.

The Trojans are the 6th seed in the 2A bracket and will open up with a dual against 3rd-seeded Osage at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. They will wrestle again in either the Consolations or Semifinals at 1:00 p.m. The 7th and 5th place matches will be at 4:30 p.m. and the consolation finals and championships are at 6:30 p.m.

We’ll have coverage of the Trojans’ matches on KJAN. Jim Field will have the call from Des Moines. Listen on-air or online. The full 2A and 1A brackets are listed below.

Class 2A

#1 West Delaware, Manchester vs. #8 Notre Dame, Burlington
#4 Sergeant Bluff-Luton vs. #5 Crestwood, Cresco
#2 Independence vs. #7 Winterset
#3 Osage vs. #6 Atlantic/CAM

Class 1A

#1 Don Bosco, Gilbertville vs. #8 Emmetsburg
#4 Nashua-Plainfield vs. #5 Logan-Magnolia
#2 Lisbon vs. #7 Wilton
#3 West Sioux, Hawarden vs. #6 Missouri Valley

PORTLAND, Ore. – University of Iowa women’s basketball will compete in the 2022 Phil Knight Legacy College Basketball Tournament on Nov. 25 and 27 in Portland, Oregon, to honor Phil Knight and his contribution to college basketball.

Hosted by Rip City Management, LLC, the Phil Knight Legacy will feature Iowa, Duke, Oregon State and UConn in the women’s field.

Each team will play one game per day in the bracket-style format. Games will be held inside the Chiles Center at University of Portland, Rose Quarter’s Moda Center and Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Ticket information, schedule and brackets will be announced at a later date.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team will play in the 2022 Phil Knight Invitational November 24-25 and Nov. 27 in Portland, Oregon. Games will be played at the Moda Center, Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the Chiles Center as the men’s tournament is played alongside a four-team women’s tournament that will feature Iowa State, Michigan State, North Carolina and Oregon.

Along with the Cyclones, the PKI features a number of the nation’s elite men’s basketball programs. Iowa State’s bracket will also include Alabama, Michigan State, North Carolina, Oregon, Portland, UConn and Villanova.

The field has a combined 206 NCAA Tournament appearances, 43 Final Fours and 16 NCAA titles. Each team will play one game per day in the bracket-style format on Nov. 24, 25 and 27.

Brackets and the complete schedule of games will be announced this summer. Ticket information will be available soon. Fans can sign up for pre-sale access at https://rosequarter.com/hoops/.

Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger says a lack of motivation is not an issue as the Cyclones get ready for tonight’s (Tuesday night’s) game at TCU. ISU is 3-9 in the Big 12 and has lost four straight games.

Otzelberger says after playing harder than all of their non-conference opponents the margin of error is smaller in the Big 12.

Otzelberger says better offense will help on the defensive end.

TCU beat the Cyclones 59-44 in Ames last month and Otzelberger says his team needs a better start.

A key will be keeping TCU off the offensive boards.

The UNI men will need to move on quickly from Sunday’s blowout loss at Loyola as the Panthers get ready to visit Illinois State tonight (Tuesday night). The Panthers are 10-4 in the Missouri Valley after an 85-58 loss to the Ramblers.

That’s Panther coach Ben Jacobson who says his team should have no problem moving on.

Jacobson says having several players who have been through a title chase is a plus.

With Noah Carter playing the center spot Jacobson is concerned about Illinois State’s size.

Illinois State fired head coach Dan Mueller on Sunday but he will finish the season. Mueller also played at Illinois State.