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Audi Crooks of Iowa State scores two of her 40 points in an NCAA Tournament win over Maryland Friday night at Maples Pavilion.When the No 2 seeded Cardinal host the No. 7 Hawkeyes Sunday at 7 p.m. at Maples Pavilion, it will be up to Stanford to take one of the feel good stories of the NCAA Women’s Tournament out of the picture.
“We kind of keep our defense a secret,” VanDerveer said. “No one thinks we play any defense. But I thought we did a really good job.” Stanford players were sitting in the stands watching Crooks go to work before they took the court and were impressed. Stanford’s Cameron Brink will play a role in defending Iowa State freshman post Audi Crooks Sunday at Maples Pavilion. Karl Mondon/Bay Area News GroupCrooks skillset was a challenge for a program which hadn’t planted a post in the paint for a quarter century.
Her game Friday night even drew congratulatory notice from the Des Moines Police Department on Twitter/X, a social media post with the caption “Some Crooks, nobody can stop.”“I thought it was pretty funny,” Crooks said. “Cool that the police department is watching and is noticing . . . that does draw a lot of attention to our program and women’s basketball.
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