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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- It took freshman Cordell Pemsl six games to crack the starting lineup for the Iowa Hawkeyes this season, but it looks like he might stay there for a long time.Pemsl muscled in 21 points Monday night as Iowa (4-5) snapped a four-game losing streak with a 95-68 victory over Stetson.Pemsl, a powerful 6-foot-8, 249-pound forward, has averaged 19 points since making the starting lineup three games ago with outputs of 18, 18 and now 21 points.Most impressive of all, Pemsl has made 23 of 27 shots as a member of the starting lineup with a series of strong moves around the basket.Ive just been taking shots that I know I can make, he said. Ive been working on sealing and getting good positioning. And when Ive gotten the ball Ive been effective, so I try to take shots I know I can make or kick it out to my teammates.Iowa coach Fran McCaffery likes the way Pemsl has been playing.The thing about it, he knows whats a good shot and whats not a good shot, said McCaffery. He has great hands, great touch. Hes crafty around the basket.Well keep throwing him the ball, because good things happen.He knows when to go and when not to go, and thats not often the case with young players.Pemsls teammates did a good job of feeding him near the basket.They know that Im going to hustle down and Im going to fight for good positioning, he said, and once I get there they know where to pass it and where I want it.Isaiah Moss, a redshirt freshman, pumped in five 3-pointers and also scored 21 points for the Hawkeyes, while Peter Jok collected 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.Leo Goodman led Stetson (4-6) with 14 points.The Hawkeyes got off to a fast start and had a 14-2 lead a little more than four minutes in. Iowa led 44-28 at halftime and raised the margin to 30 points at 90-60 on another 3-pointer by Moss, who finished with a career high in 3-pointers and points.Iowa had surrendered 100, 92 and 98 points in its last three games, including a stunning 98-89 loss to Nebraska-Omaha, but the Hawkeyes played a much tighter game against the visitors from Florida.BIG PICTUREIowa: The Hawkeyes had allowed an average of 96.7 points in their last three games before holding Stetson to 68, but Iowa will be tested again Thursday night when it hosts the high-scoring Iowa State Cyclones ... The Hawkeyes played their third straight game without freshman Tyler Cook, who is sidelined with a broken finger after averaging 13.7 points in the first six games ...Stetson: The Hatters lost for the fifth time in their last six games and fell to 1-11 against Big Ten teams in school history ... Stetson has made at least one 3-pointer in 370 straight games, a streak that began in 2004 ... Head coach Corey Williams has a 32-74 record in four years at Stetson.NUMBERSEleven players scored for the Hawkeyes and 11 grabbed at least one rebound.PIVOTAL PLAYPemsl scored the first two baskets for Iowa in the opening minute and the Hawkeyes cruised from there.HE SAID ITWe have smart, intelligent guys with character, McCaffery said after Iowa snapped its four-game losing streak with the 27-point victory. They know what they have to do.UP NEXTIowa will be idle for nine days for final exams after hosting Iowa State.Stetson travels to Illinois for a Wednesday matchup against SIU Edwardsville. VaporMax KPU Uomo . They hope to persuade the other team owners and commissioner Roger Goodell to put pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to drop the nickname they find offensive. 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Jordan Lynch, the all-purpose Heisman Trophy finalist from Northern Illinois, failed to make it into that exclusive club.DETROIT -- George Postolos is leaving the Houston Astros, despite what he insists are better days ahead for the struggling team. "I know its going to be successful," he said. "Thats tough to step away from that." Postolos resigned as president and CEO of the Astros on Monday, returning to sports consulting work in the midst of what looks like it could be the teams third consecutive season of at least 100 losses. Postolos worked for seven years with Houston businessman Jim Crane to buy a sports franchise and it wound up being the Astros. He had been Astros president and CEO since November 2011. "I am very proud of what Jim accomplished with my help -- acquiring a major league franchise with a strong and diverse ownership group, developing and implementing a good plan for the teams future, and assembling a first-rate management team," Postolos said in a statement. "I look forward to helping other investors pursue their objectives in sports knowing that Jim and the Astros organization are off to a great start and well positioned for future success." In a brief telephone interview with The Associated Press, he said the decision to leave was his. "Its one of those things, where theres no perfect time to leave," he said. "But its a good time because a lot of the key pieces are in place." The successes have been rare of late for Houston. The Astros entered Monday nights game in Detroit at 10-28, the worst record in the major leagues, and Houston batters had struck out a big league-high 381 times. The Astros lost 107 games last year and 106 in 2011. Houston is trying to avoid becoming the first team since the expansion New York Mets in the 1960s to lose 106 or more games in three straight seasons. The Astros are making the transition from the National League to the AL West, one of the toughest divisions in baseball. Houstons attendance plummeted to an NL--worst 1.dddddddddddd6 million last season, and the lack of major moves didnt create much preseason buzz. Houstons opening-day payroll was a big league-low $27.2 million, including $21.6 million for active players and those on the disabled list. Alex Rodriguez will make more than that this year ($29 million) all by himself, according to a study of major league contracts by The Associated Press. The Astros reached the World Series for the first time in franchise history not long ago, in 2005, but it was late in the careers of stars like Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell. With management rebuilding with youth and a new manager in Bo Porter, there will be no quick fixes. Even for a team in transition, the timing of Postolos departure caught Porter off guard. "I was shocked, just because I found out the same time everybody else found out," Porter said. "I got to the ballpark, and the information was dropped on me. Obviously its completely out of my jurisdiction. I dont even know what happened and what led to his resignation." Postolos will be returning to his consulting practice advising investors on acquisitions and strategy in major league sports. "I look at the sports-acquisition marketplace. Its very robust," Postolos said. "For someone like me, who has experience in that marketplace, its an interesting time." The team credited him with leading several changes within the organization, including an overall rebranding of the team with new uniforms, colours and logos, and tweaks to the marketing and foundation departments. He also emphasized the importance of engaging with fans. "We appreciate Georges hard work in the acquisition of the Astros and his commitment to the organization," Crane said. "Id also like to personally thank him for the assistance that he has provided to me over the last several years and wish him the best of luck." ' ' '