Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Iowa State

Next up is Iowa State in the first round of a tournament hosted by Vanderbilt in Nashville. The Michigan Daily article mentioned below has a small preview:

Thanksgiving action: The Wolverines travel to Nashville, Tenn., for the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament. Michigan will first take on Iowa State Friday and either face Belmont or Vanderbilt Sunday.

Against the Cyclones, the Wolverines will need to find a way to stop junior Heather Ezell. The recently named Big 12 Player of the Week scored 32 points in 27 minutes in a dominating win over Sacramento State.

The winner of Friday's game will likely face No. 19 Vanderbilt for the tournament title. The Commodores boast a young, athletic team. Senior center Liz Sherwood posted a double-double in a win over Clemson. Vanderbilt has out-rebounded their opponents and shoots .525 from the field.

From the Iowas State web site:
Iowa State travels to Nashville, Tenn., for the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament this week. The Cyclones face Michigan in the first round of the tourney on Friday at 4 p.m. (CST) and will take on either 19th-ranked Vanderbilt or Belmont on Sunday at either 12 p.m. or 2 p.m.

Iowa State is 2-0 for the 14th time in school history. The Cyclones have started 3-0 just eight times in their 34-year history. ISU has won its last eight straight games at home, dating back to last season.

The Cyclones defeated Pepperdine in the season opener and took down Sacramento State, 99-45, on Sunday behind 17 three-pointers. Heather Ezell led the way with a school-record 10 threes and finished with a career-high 32 points.

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