Category: Sports

CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball hosts Murray State on Thursday night inside the McLeod Center. This will be the seventh all-time matchup between the teams with UNI holding a perfect 6-0 record against the Racers.

AMES – Another ranked opponent, another win for Iowa State. No. 2 Iowa State (15-1, 5-0) was dominant again, knocking off No. 9 Kansas (12-4, 3-2 Big 12), 74-57 Wednesday night in Hilton Coliseum to run its winning streak to 12 games, tying for the third-longest in school history.

HOPEWELL, N.J. — UNI women’s basketball senior Maya McDermott was named to the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award watch list as announced by Her Hoop Stats on Wednesday morning.

AMES – Iowa State (13-6, 4-2 Big 12) topped Texas Tech (12-7, 1-5 Big 12) by a score of 71-58 Tuesday night. Iowa State was led by two 20-point scorers.

Jacobson collects 200th career conference win in double-digit home victory. UNI visits Southern Illinois on Saturday.

MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore Keeley Steele has been selected as the ICCAC Division II women’s basketball player of the week for the week of Jan. 6-12.

Cedar Falls native becomes third different Panther to win the award this season

CEDAR FALLS – Coming off a high-energy, thrilling finish on the road on Saturday night, the UNI men’s basketball team returns home on Tuesday to host the Evansville Purple Aces in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) action.

PEORIA, ILLINOIS — UNI women’s basketball wrapped its road trip to Illinois with a matchup at Bradley on Sunday afternoon. The Panthers and the Braves battled back-and-forth to open the contest, but the UNI offense opened up the game in the fourth quarter, finishing the matchup with a 67-44 victory in Peoria, Illinois.

MADISON, WISCONSIN – The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team shutout Wisconsin, 45-0, on Sunday afternoon at the UW Field House. The Hawkeyes improved to 7-0 overall and 1-0 in Big Ten competition.

IOWA CITY – Freshman Taylor Stremlow grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and five steals while adding seven points as Iowa dropped a conference game to Indiana, 74-67.

IOWA CITY – Iowa (12-4, 3-2 B1G) annihilated Indiana (13-4, 4-2 B1G), 85-60, Saturday on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, building a 30-point lead at one time.

HAMPTON, Va. – No. 13 Iowa State (7-3, 2-0 Big 12) recorded a pair of victories over Rider, 30-9, and Bucknell, 28-12, Saturday at the Virginia Duals inside Hampton Coliseum. The Cyclones combined to win 14 of their 20 bouts on the day, including nine by bonus-point margin.

UNI’s Trey Campbell posts a career game as Anderson scores in final seconds, to steal a 85-84 road victory over the Redbirds. UNI hosts Evansville on Tuesday night.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball wraps up its Illinois trip with a matchup at Bradley on Sunday, January 12. This will be the 89th meeting between these two programs with UNI holding a 51-37 record including a six-game streak.

TUCSON, ARIZONA – Iowa State (12-6, 3-2 Big 12) downed Arizona (11-6, 2-2 Big 12) by 21 points with a final score of 79-58 Saturday, ending the Arizona road trip at 2-0.

LUBBOCK, TEXAS – No. 3 Iowa State (14-1, 4- Big 12) left Lubbock victorious Saturday afternoon, earning an 85-84 overtime victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-4, 2-2 Big 12). For the Cyclones, it was their first win in Lubbock since 2019 and the team’s first road overtime game since the last trip to Lubbock in 2023.

Panthers dominate Northern Colorado and South Dakota State to improve to 8-0 in duals. UNI visits Arizona State next Friday night.

NORMAL, ILLINOIS — UNI women’s basketball opened a two-game road stand in Illinois on Friday night with a matchup at Illinois State. The Panther offense came out hot, but cooled down and was stymied by a late Redbird charge. Illinois State claimed a 79-66 victory and handed UNI its first conference loss of the season.

Panthers have won ten of last 11 matchups with the Redbirds, looking to snap two-game skid.

AMES – The Iowa State football program has added a pair of defensive linemen to its roster, bringing its total to six players signed from the transfer portal this season.

Panthers pin five opponents with 15 bonus point wins in two duals, rolling past the Sacred Heart Pioneers by a score of 38-7, and the Ohio Bobcats by a 48-3 score. UNI to face Northern Colorado in semifinals on Saturday.

CEDAR FALLS – The University of Iowa women’s wrestling team went 2-0 on day one of the NWCA National Duals at the UNI Dome. The Hawkeyes recorded six pins and eight technical falls against Aurora and Wartburg.

CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS – Iowa travelled to Illinois Thursday and brought poor foul shooting, poor three-point shooting and plenty of turnovers to allow Illinois to claw back and win this Big Ten game.

Parco improved to 10-0 on the season with a 4-0 showing at the Soldier Salute tournament.

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – No. 13 Iowa State (5-3, 2-0 Big 12) stayed perfect in Big 12 dual action with a 24-18 victory over No. 22 West Virginia (7-2, 1-2 Big 12) Wednesday evening inside WVU Coliseum.

Panthers rally from 11-point deficit in second half but fall to Murray State by three points. UNI visits Illinois State on Saturday.

TEMPE, ARIZONA – Iowa State (11-6, 2-2 Big 12) beat Arizona State (8-8, 2-2 Big 12) on its home court by a final of 90-83 Wednesday night led by five double-digit scorers.

IOWA CITY – Iowa (11-4, 2-2) defeated Nebraska (12-3, 2-2) 97-87, Wednesday night in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Mediacom Court.

AMES – No. 3 Iowa State (13-1, 3-0 Big 12) won its 10th-straight in an 82-59 triumph over Utah (8-6, 0-3 Big 12) Tuesday night in Hilton Coliseum.

AMES – Iowa State women’s basketball sophomore Audi Crooks has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week for the second time this season and fourth of her career.

CEDAR FALLS — The UNI football team announced its 2025 schedule on Monday morning. No games against Iowa, Iowa State.

CEDAR FALLS – The UNI wrestling team brought the heat to the McLeod Center on Sunday afternoon as the tenth-ranked Panthers knocked off No. 4 Nebraska in non-conference dual action by a score of 24-9.

AMES – Utah connected on 13 three-pointers and Maye Toure finished with 24 points, including 4-for-6 shooting from long distance, as the Utes defeated Iowa State (10-6, 1-2 Big 12), 75-67, Sunday evening at Hilton Coliseum.