By Gethin Coolbaugh, The Sports Xchange
Christmas came early for Bill Fennelly and the Iowa State women's basketball team.
After a 74-67 loss to then-24th-ranked Kansas State in the Big 12 tournament on March 4 left the Cyclones with an 18-12 record (9-9 Big 12), the Iowa State coach didn't know if his team's body of work would be enough to make the NCAA Tournament.
Be he felt a huge weight lifted when the Cyclones were announced as a ninth seed in the Bridgeport region in the early moments of the selection show on Monday night.
Christmas came early for Bill Fennelly and the Iowa State women's basketball team.
After a 74-67 loss to then-24th-ranked Kansas State in the Big 12 tournament on March 4 left the Cyclones with an 18-12 record (9-9 Big 12), the Iowa State coach didn't know if his team's body of work would be enough to make the NCAA Tournament.
Be he felt a huge weight lifted when the Cyclones were announced as a ninth seed in the Bridgeport region in the early moments of the selection show on Monday night.