Bill Fennelly to face former Iowa State assistant Brenda Frese in 2024 NCAA Tournament

AMES – Immediately after learning the Iowa State women's basketball team would be playing Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Cyclones coach Bill Fennelly grabbed his phone and texted Terrapins coach Brenda Frese. “I can’t say it out loud,” Fennelly said with a smile at the text's contents. Iowa State, the 7-seed, will face 10-seed Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The matchup will have a special meaning for the two programs. Frese, a Cedar Rapids native, is a former assistant of Fennelly’s at...