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AMES – No. 8 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) rolled past Southern (0-3, 0-0 SWAC), 84-56 on Sunday afternoon.

CHARLOTTE, NC – The Iowa women’s basketball team traveled to North Carolina and beat Virginia Tech, 71-52, Sunday.

UNI women’s basketball improved to 2-0 on the season with a 71-56 victory over Green Bay.

UNI sweeps Beacons to move within two wins of an MVC regular season title. Panthers begin final three-match road trip of the season next weekend at Missouri State and Southern Illinois.

KANSAS CITY – Iowa State was unable to contain the pesky Kansas Jayhawks Saturday at storied at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, as the Cyclones lost a shootout 45-36.

IOWA CITY – The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won seven of 10 matches – including six via bonus points – in a 32-9 win over No. 20 Stanford on Saturday afternoon in its home opener at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Panthers drop 31-9 contest to Illinois State on Military Appreciation Day. UNI visits Youngstown State next Saturday.

Panthers battle the reigning Big West Conference champions to round out a three-game homestand.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI volleyball’s offense clicked at a high level of productivity on Friday night as the Panthers rolled past the UIC Flames in straight sets in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play.

AMEES – No. 6 Iowa State opened the 2024-25 wrestling season Friday night, as the shorthanded Cyclones dropped a 23-21 decision to No. 20 Stanford. The Cyclones entered the dual down five starters.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball heads to Green Bay for its first road contest of the 2024-25 season on Saturday.

AMES – No. 6 Iowa State, fresh off a Big 12 title and an NCAA team trophy, enters its eighth season under two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year Kevin Dresser. The Cyclones open their 2024-25 campaign at home against No. 20 Stanford Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

UNI football welcomes the Redbirds of Illinois State to the UNI-Dome in the Panthers’ sixth MVFC clash of the season.

IOWA CITY – Iowa built a 25-point lead in beating Southern on Thursday night inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

UNI upends co-preseason favorite in the Horizon League. Panthers host reigning Big West champion UC Irvine on Sunday afternoon.

AMES – No. 8 Iowa State (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) topped Indiana State (0-2, 0-0 Big 12) Thursday night by a score of 64-42 inside Hilton Coliseum.

AMES – Iowa State women’s basketball players Audi Crooks and Emily Ryan have been added to the 2024-25 John R. Wooden Award Top 50 Preseason Watch List. Iowa State is back in action on Thursday night in Hilton Coliseum versus Indiana State.

AMES – After leading the Iowa State wrestling program to its first Big 12 Conference title since 2009 and its highest NCAA Championship placement since 2010, head coach Kevin Dresser has been rewarded with a four-year contract extension thru June 30, 2029, ISU Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced today.

UNI looks to build off its Monday season opening win, hosting the co-Horizon League preseason favorite. Tickets available for purchase.

IOWA CITY – A sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowd watched Iowa handle Northern Illinois in their season-opener, 91-73.

AMES – The Iowa State football team was ranked No. 17 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season, announced Tuesday evening on ESPN.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball hosted the Eagles of Wisconsin-La Crosse on Tuesday evening inside the McLeod Center. The matchup was the first regular-season competition between the two teams since 1982.

AMES – No. 5 Iowa State (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) claimed its seventh-straight season-opening victory Monday evening, defeating Mississippi Valley State (0-1, 0-0 SWAC) by a score of 83-44 at Hilton Coliseum.

UNI cruises to season opening win over the Spartans inside the McLeod Center. Panthers continue three-game homestand on Thursday night against Milwaukee.

IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team won its 14th straight home opener Monday night in defeating Texas A&M-Commerce, 89-67.

AMES – No. 8 Iowa State picked up the season-opening victory against Chicago State by a score of 96-56 Monday morning. The result extends Iowa State’s winning streak to 30 games in season openers, the longest active streak in NCAA DI women’s basketball.

CORVALLIS, Oregon – The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won eight of 10 matches – three via bonus points – in a 30-7 win over Oregon State on Saturday evening in its season opener at Gill Coliseum.

AMES – No. 5 Iowa State opens the 118th season of men’s basketball Monday night against Mississippi Valley State inside Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

UNI women’s basketball gets the season underway with a matchup against the Eagles of La Crosse inside the McLeod Center.

CEDAR FALLS – The UNI men’s basketball team will officially kick off the 2024-25 season on Monday night as the Panthers play host to the Division III Dubuque Spartans.

Panthers stay unbeaten in MVC play after 3-1 win in Nashville. UNI hosts UIC, Valparaiso in final regular season homestand next weekend.

AMES – Iowa State’s magical season took a wrong turn Saturday when the Texas Tech Red Raiders came to town and handed them their first loss of the season, 23-22.

UNI football finished with 344 yards of total offense in a 19-42 loss at North Dakota State.

Five Panthers finish with ten or more kills as UNI sweeps the regular season series from the Racers. Northern Iowa visits Belmont on Saturday, still unbeaten in MVC play.

AMES – No. 11 Iowa State resumes play after an off week as it hosts Texas Tech at Jack Trice Stadium for its 111th homecoming game. The game will be televised on ESPN and kickoff at 2:30 PM.

WACO, Texas – The No. 4 Iowa State men’s cross country team earned a podium finish at the 2024 Big 12 Championships, finishing third behind No. 2 BYU and No. 1 Oklahoma State. The Cyclones trailed the first-place Cougars by just 21 points.

AMES – Sophomore Audi Crooks added to her preseason accolades on Friday as she was named to the Lisa Leslie Award Watchlist. One of the nation’s top centers, Crooks averaged 19.2 points while shooting nearly 58 percent from the floor as a freshman in 2023-24.

OAKLAND, Calif. – UNI men’s basketball’s Tytan Anderson has been named to the Bracketeer.org Preseason All-American watchlist, as announced by Bracketeer.org on Thursday morning.

Richards sets program record for minutes played in goal as the Panthers end the season with a 9-6-4 record, tied for the fourth-most wins in team history.