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201:. In the first round of the playoffs, Chicago took the first game in overtime, but Iowa won the last two games to advance to the championship series against the Houston Angels. Houston won the first two games of the series by scores of 89–85 and 112–98. Iowa won the next two games by scores of 110–101 and 89–79 to tie the series at two games apiece and setting up a fifth and final game for the title. Behind 36 points by
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Midwestern Division with a record of 24 wins and 12 losses, and as one of the two teams with the league's best record earned a bye in the first round. In the semifinals, Iowa played defeated the
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in July 1978, with eight teams participating. By the time of the draft, Iowa was one of only three teams that had a nickname selected and the only team that had already engaged a coach. With its last pick in the draft, the
Cornets selected
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purchased the first franchise in the fledgling league on March 21, 1978 for $ 50,000. Nissen, who had been a star gymnast at the
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Griswold-Nissen Trampoline & Tumbling Co. in Cedar Rapids. The team made it to the league's championship series both seasons, falling to the
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425:"Houston Angels Win Title In Women's Basketball"
376:. Iowa City, Iowa. 16 December 1978. p. 32
129:in 1979–80. The team played their games at the
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225:. Molly Bolin of the Cornets and
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192:Iowa Public Broadcasting Network
342:. Iowa Women's Archives at the
311:Herman, Robin (July 19, 1978).
190:was broadcast on television by
172:Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
745:1980 disestablishments in Iowa
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760:Sports in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
188:Veterans Memorial Auditorium
131:Veterans Memorial Auditorium
66:Veterans Memorial Auditorium
735:1978 establishments in Iowa
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346:Libraries. Archived from
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725:Basketball teams in Iowa
482:The Beaver County Times
374:Iowa City Press-Citizen
765:Women's sports in Iowa
621:San Francisco Pioneers
370:"Iowa Cornets on IPBN"
125:in 1978-79 and to the
340:"Molly Bolin (1957-)"
258:Fun While it Lasted
139:Five Seasons Center
71:Five Seasons Center
586:Nebraska Wranglers
455:The New York Times
429:The New York Times
344:University of Iowa
318:The New York Times
273:"The Iowa Cornets"
143:Cedar Rapids, Iowa
82:Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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601:New Orleans Pride
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91:green, white
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635:WBL seasons
285:27 February
278:The Gazette
219:Pearl Moore
176:Molly Bolin
159:Essex House
137:and at the
88:Team colors
68:(1978–1980)
719:Categories
240:References
227:Ann Meyers
221:and 22 by
203:Paula Mayo
119:trampoline
661:WBL draft
539:WBL teams
409:August 1,
354:August 1,
155:Manhattan
73:(1980–81)
54:Dissolved
487:July 27,
461:July 28,
435:July 27,
324:July 27,
78:Location
652:1980–81
647:1979–80
642:1978–79
380:22 June
229:of the
149:History
46:Founded
205:, the
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