The Atlantic Trojans opened up the second half of the basketball season with a loss at home against the Glenwood Rams Tuesday night 68-58. The Rams used a 9-1 run to end the first quarter. Glenwood led 21-13 at the end of the first and watched their lead shrink to 5 by half at 35-30. Both teams exchanged leads throughout the second half and Atlantic even managed to tie it at 55 midway through the fourth quarter. But, the lack of rebounding and trips to the charity strip would ultimately harm the Trojans and cause the loss at 68-58.

Head Coach Dalton Franken reiterated the rebound struggles that Atlantic had on the night.

The Rams were led by 22 points from Casey Godbout. Two other players finished in double figures with Kayden Anderson dropping down 20 and Jack Johnson with 10.

Atlantic got 32 points from senior Colton Rasmussen in the loss. Gavin McLaren finished with 14 points. The Trojans fall to 3-7 on the season and head to Kuemper Catholic Friday night for another tough test. The focus for Coach Franken is improving his teams offensive rebounding ability.

Glenwood improves to 5-4 and will host Shenandoah Friday.

The Glenwood Rams pressured their way to a competitive girls win over Atlantic 51-46 on Tuesday night. The Trojans used stifling pressure defense to take a 8-7 lead by the end of the first quarter. Limiting perimeter shooting was a big issue for the Trojans through much of the game. The Rams had 8 made three pointers throughout the game compared to Atlantic only having 3.

Glenwood led 26-22 at halftime and saw their lead slip away as the Trojans were up 42-36 by the end of the third. Momentum shifted in the fourth when Glenwood went on a 7-2 run to start the quarter and it seemed like Atlantic could never catch up. Trojans Head Coach Dan Vargason commented that while turnovers cost his team the game, he did notice the improvement his team is making.

The Rams got 20 points from senior Maggie McChesney. Danika Arnold also finished in double digit scoring with 12 points. The Trojans got 21 points from Paytn Harter and Makenna Schroeder had 10 points showing the potential her coaches have seen in her all season long. Coach Vargason explained that a reset was all she needed.

The Rams improve to 5-4 and will move on to host Shenandoah Friday. The Trojans continue their losing streak and fall to 3-9, they will be on the road Friday facing Kuemper Catholic.

Iowa has dropped to 0-3 in the Big Ten. Wisconsin took control with an 8-0 run midway through the second half and the 21st ranked Badgers posted an 83-72 victory in Madison. The Badgers shot 58 percent in the second half and made 20-of-26 free throws after halftime.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who says 15 turnovers were costly.

Tony Freeman led Iowa with 25 points.

The Iowa State women are at home on Wednesday night in Big-12 play to host Kansas. The Cyclones opened the league race with a 76-68 win at Oklahoma State.

That’s Cyclone coach Bill Fennelly. Kansas is 7-5 overall and opened Big 12 play with a 25-point loss at home to West Virginia.

Fennelly says The Jayhawks are much better than their record.

IRVING, Texas – For the second time in three weeks, Audi Crooks has been named the Big 12 women’s basketball Freshman of the Week. The Algona, Iowa native helped Iowa State to a 1-0 start to league play on Saturday as the Cyclones took down Oklahoma State, 76-68, in Stillwater. The victory marked Iowa State’s seventh-consecutive win in a conference opener and fourth straight on the road in the last seven seasons.

Crooks led ISU with 21 points, her third career 20-point game, on 9-of-14 shooting over the weekend to go along with seven rebounds. She was also perfect at the free throw line for the second time in her career, making all three of her attempts.

This season, Crooks is leading NCAA Division I freshmen in field goal percentage, shooting at an impressive .672 clip from the floor. She has also connected on 3-of-4 attempts from 3-point range. The center leads Iowa State in scoring with 16.5 points per game and is second on the team in rebounds with 6.0 boards per game.

Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum Wednesday night for its first Big 12 home game of the season, playing host to Kansas. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. in Ames.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors the conference office announced on Monday.

This marks Clark’s 23rd weekly award from the conference, which ties for the most in Big Ten conference history with former Hawkeye, Megan Gustafson.

She garnered weekly honors for the fifth time this season. She did so six times a year ago.

Clark led the Hawkeyes to a pair of blowout wins against Loyola Chicago and Minnesota over winter break. The West Des Moines, Iowa, native, racked up her 13th career triple-double against the Ramblers. Clark and Sabrina Ionescu are the only players in college women’s basketball history to record a triple-double in four consecutive seasons. She recorded 35 points, making 8-of-16 3-pointers, one shy of her career-best, 10 assists, and five rebounds against the Golden Gophers.

PLAYER NOTES

– Clark became the NCAA’s fifth all-time leading scorer.

– Is the first Division-I player in men’s or women’s college basketball to record 3,000+ points, 900+ assists, and 800+ rebounds in a career.

– She also became the Big Ten’s and Iowa’s all-time assist leader, eclipsing 900-career dimes against Minnesota.

– Has 50 career games with 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. (NCAA Best)

– Is the all-time leader in 30+ point performances in men’s and women’s college basketball over the last 25 seasons. (44)

– Has scored 20+ points in 99-of-114 career games which is the most in program history.

– Kept her nation’s best streak of eight consecutive games registering 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. (NCAA best)