Category: Sports

INDIANOLA – The second-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team had all 15 regional participants qualify for the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships on Friday at Simpson College. Iowa also claimed the Region V title accumulating 220 team points in the tournament.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball heads to Iowa’s capitol city to take on the Bulldogs of Drake. These teams have a historic past with 98 previous meetings.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The 18th ranked University of Iowa baseball team fell to No. 14 Virginia, 12-9, on Saturday night at 121 Financial Park.

AMES – Audi Crooks broke Iowa State’s freshman season scoring record and finished with 18 points as Iowa State defeated BYU, 74-49, Saturday evening at Hilton Coliseum.

Former Charles City standout Samantha Heyer allowed three runs and struck out 14 batters in a 150-pitch effort against SEMO.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI men’s basketball shot just over 55% from the floor and dominated the rebounding battle on Saturday as the Panthers scored a key upset over the defending Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament champions and in-state rival Drake Bulldogs, 91-77.

AMES – In a game where No. 6 Iowa State struggled to score its defense saved the day. Iowa State (21-6, 10-4 Big 12) forced 23 turnovers, including seven in a five-minute stretch late in the second half, in a 71-64 victory over West Virginia (9-18, 4-10 Big 12) Saturday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The 18th ranked University of Iowa baseball team fell to Auburn, 7-5, on Saturday morning at 121 Financial Park.

UNI scores its highest ranked win of the season in 25-point win over Tigers. Panthers host Wisconsin on Sunday for Senior Day.

UNI battles reigning Big 12 champions on Friday and welcomes Badgers to town for Senior Day on Sunday.

Caitlin Clark was 3-16 from 3-point land, while the team was 5-28 from deep. That was the difference in the ballgame – cold shooting. Clark also contributed 5 turnovers.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball welcomed the Southern Illinois Salukis into the McLeod Center on Thursday night for the Panthers’ annual Pink Out. Northern Iowa dominated from tip to final buzzer in the 74-51 victory.

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – UNI softball picked up its first road win of the 2024 season in grand fashion on Wednesday evening, spoiling Memphis’ home opener with a 7-0 victory over the Tigers. Samantha Heyer starred in the victory with a 14-strikeout no-hitter.

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Audi Crooks scored 25 points and Iowa State assisted on more than 76 percent of its baskets en route to a 76-64 win Wednesday evening at the Fertitta Center.

MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore Eli Anderson was selected as the ICCAC Division II baseball player of the week for the week of Feb. 12-18.

MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore Brynnlin Kroymann was selected as the co-ICCAC Division II softball player of the week for the week of Feb. 12-18.

Panthers’ ten-game winning streak against Redbirds snapped on the road. UNI hosts in-state rival Drake on Saturday.

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN – A big first half run and the ability to hold it late propelled Iowa over Michigan State Tuesday night, 78-71.

Bluder (pictured at top via Iowa Athletics) has guided the program to its eighth consecutive season with 20 or more victories in her 24th year as the head coach at the University of Iowa. Under her direction, the Hawkeyes have the longest active streak at 15 weeks inside the AP Top 5.

UNI’s annual Pink Out game comes in a Thursday night matchup against Southern Illinois.

IOWA CITY – The 18th ranked University of Iowa baseball team defeated Loras, 20-6, in its home opener at Duane Banks Field on Tuesday night. It is believed to be the earliest home opener in program history.

IOWA CITY – The #4 Iowa Hawkeyes hit the road to take on #14 Indiana on Thursday, Feb. 22. Tip- off is set for 7 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Assembly Hall. The game will be televised on Peacock.

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, earned National Player of the Week Honors from the Associated Press and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association this week.

AMES – It appears that the Iowa State Cyclones will be losing their Offensive Coordinator, Nate Scheelhaase, to the LA Rams.

HOUSTON, Texas – In a battle of the Big 12’s top teams, No. 6 Iowa State (20-6, 9-4 Big 12) came up short at No. 2 Houston (23-3, 10-3 Big 12), falling 73-65. Monday night’s meeting was the fourth top-six matchup in school history for ISU.

AMES – The Iowa State football program will conclude its spring season with a Spring Game on Saturday, April 20 at 11 a.m. at MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium. Admission to the game will be free to the public.

HOUSTON – No. 10 Iowa State heads to No. 3 Houston for ESPN’s Big Monday. The game will be the third meeting in Iowa State history between two top-ten teams on the road, with the previous two coming in 1957 and 1997 at Kansas. Game is at 8 PM, televised on ESPN.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The 20th-ranked University of Iowa baseball team fell to Lehigh, 8-4, on Sunday morning at Wando River Field at Shipyard Park.

IOWA CITY – The fourth-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team defeated Wisconsin, 34-7, on Sunday afternoon on Mediacom Mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Panthers snap four-game skid against the Braves to move into three-way tie for fourth in league standings. UNI visits Illinois State on Wednesday night.