Posts by Eric Rynston-Lobel

Eric Rynston-Lobel has been a contributor to The IX Basketball since August 2022. He covered Northwestern women's basketball extensively in his four years as a student there for WNUR, previously worked as a sports reporter for the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire and now works as a freelancer based in Chicago.

Iowa was bound to regress without Caitlin Clark, but this much?

January 31, 2025

The Hawkeyes sit at 4-6 and 15th in the Big Ten

Under Shauna Green, Illinois thrives as the underdog — even as injuries mount

January 25, 2025

Kendall Bostic: ‘Don’t count us out for anything’

Iowa’s struggles, Minnesota’s impressive play among early Big Ten surprises in 2025

January 15, 2025

The post-Caitlin Clark era has hit a brief rough patch

Teri Moren’s trio of former players on staff helps explain Indiana’s success

January 10, 2025

Warthen: ‘It just makes you want to come back’

With new players in a new conference, Kelly Graves aims to have Oregon back on track

January 3, 2025

A look at the makings of a turnaround in Eugene

Lindsay Gottlieb and Kelly Graves discuss adjusting to life in the Big Ten

January 2, 2025

Graves: ‘This has kind of rejuvenated me in a way’

Grace VanSlooten pivotal to Michigan State’s best start in program history

December 17, 2024

VanSlooten: ‘It really felt like I was wanted here’

In her third year of a major rebuild at Bradley, Kate Popovec-Goss reflects on the journey

December 16, 2024

Popovec-Goss: ‘It’s about the process, not outcome’

Grace Sullivan is among Northwestern’s transfers aiming to help turn things around

December 7, 2024

Sullivan: ‘It’s been really cool to see where our different experiences have brought us’

Maryland’s Brenda Frese likes what she’s seeing so far

November 22, 2024

Off to a 5-0 start, Maryland’s influx of transfers has meshed seamlessly