Panthers score six bonus point wins and eight total victories in dual in southern California. UNI visits No. 4 Iowa State on Sunday in Ames.
Category: Sports
Sports stories of interest to the North Iowa area.
College Wrestling: Iowa Hawkeyes fall to #1 Penn State, 29-6
IOWA CITY – The third-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won two matches, but top-ranked Penn State claimed eight of 10 bouts to post a 29-6 dual victory on Friday night on Mediacom Mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Women’s College Basketball: Panthers close three-game home stand with a matchup against Bradley
CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball plays host to the Bradley Braves in the third straight home matchup for the Panthers.
Women’s College Basketball: #2 Hawkeyes defeat Penn State, 111-93, behind Hannah Stuelke’s 47
With 54.3 seconds to go, Hannah Stuelke broke Carver-Hawkeye Arena’s all-time record for scoring in a single game and Caitlin Clark tied the arena record for most assists in a single game.
Women’s College Basketball: UNI Panther defense stifles Illinois State, 74-47
The Panthers stepped on the gas from the tip and never let up as they defeated the Redbirds by a score of 74-47.
College Basketball: Penn State 89, Iowa 79
STATE COLLEGE, PA – Iowa (13-10, 5-7 BIG) could not hold a second-half lead on the road against Penn State (12-11, 6-6 B1G), falling to the Nittany Lions 89-79.
UNI wrestling travels to Cal Baptist before big matchup in Hilton Coliseum with Iowa State this weekend
CEDAR FALLS – UNI wrestling will make its final road trip through the Big 12 this weekend with its final road duals of the season, heading west for a Friday night matchup at Cal Baptist, and matching up with in-state rival Iowa State on Sunday in the renewal of the longest running rivalry in program history.
UNI softball opens 2024 season hosting Doc Halverson UNI-Dome Classic
CEDAR FALLS – The 51st season of UNI softball kicks off this weekend as the Panthers host the annual Doc Halverson UNI-Dome Classic. The Panthers will welcome five teams to Cedar Falls for this weekend’s tournament, which features 15 games across three days of action.
Women’s College Basketball: UNI guard Emerson Green out for the season
UNI guard Emerson Green will not return this season after suffering a season ending injury against Drake.
College Football: Iowa State Cyclones name Colby Kratch new linebacker coach
AMES – Colby Kratch, a six-year Iowa State staff member and linebacker coach for North Texas in 2024, has been hired as ISU’s linebackers coach, head coach Matt Campbell announced Wednesday. “Colby…
UNI men’s basketball tops Missouri State in home victory, 72-65
Heise, Hutson, Born pace Panthers to win to snap three-game skid. UNI visits UIC on Sunday afternoon.
UNI women’s basketball to face Illinois State at McLeod Center on Thursday
CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball welcomes Illinois State to town for a rematch inside the McLeod Center on February 8.
UNI men’s hoops to host Missouri State in annual White Out Game
Panthers take on Bears in Wednesday night MVC home game matchup
College Basketball: #14 Iowa State holds off Texas, 70-65
AUSTIN, Texas – Tamin Lipsey took control of the game in the second half as No. 14 Iowa State held off Dylan Disu and Texas, 70-65, at the Moody Center Tuesday night for its first win in Austin since 2015 and just the third in program history.
Iowa Hawkeye women rise to #2 ranking in AP poll after two big road wins
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team is ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 released on Monday. Iowa has spent 16 total weeks at No. 2 in program history.
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is again named Big Ten Player of the Week
IOWA CITY — University of Iowa National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors the conference office announced on Monday. She has garnered weekly honors a conference-best eight times this season.
UNI’s top-ranked Parker Keckeisen picks up third Big 12 Wrestler of the Week nod
CEDAR FALLS – UNI’s Parker Keckeisen has been named the Big 12 Conference’s Wrestler of the Week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. The selection is the third time that the Panther standout has received the honor, and first time this year.
College Basketball: UNI throttled by Murray State, 71-43
CEDAR FALLS – First half turnovers by the home team and a hot-shooting opponent painted a tough picture for the UNI men’s basketball team as the Panthers dropped a difficult home contest to the Murray State Racers on Saturday at the McLeod Center by a score of 71-43.
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa defeats Maryland, 93-85
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND – No. 3 Iowa (21-2, 10-1) defeated Maryland (12-10, 4-7), 93-85, inside a sold-out Xfinity Center on Saturday night.
Panthers fall to Bulldogs in Saturday night matchup, 79-71
UNI women’s basketball looked to mount a comeback in the last minutes of the matchup but was held off by Drake, 79-71.
Women’s College Basketball: Cyclones beaten at Central Florida, 71-66
ORLANDO, Fla. – UCF shot better than 60 percent from the field in the second half and became the first team this season to outrebound Iowa State as it defeated the Cyclones, 71-66, Saturday afternoon in the first meeting between the schools.
UNI women’s basketball returns to the McLeod Center for Saturday evening matchup with Drake
CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball is primed for a McLeod Center return for a matchup with the Drake Bulldogs on Saturday evening.
College Basketball: Iowa 79, Ohio State 77
IOWA CITY – Iowa (13-9, 5-6) B1G defeated Ohio State (13-9, 3-8 B1G), 79-77, Friday night in a tightly-contested game featuring numerous lead changes.
College Basketball: Iowa State drops tough road game to Baylor, 70-68
WACO, TEXAS – Keshon Gilbert’s 24 points wasn’t enough to propel a second-half comeback for Iowa State Saturday night against Baylor, as the Cyclones fell to the Bears, 70-68.
College Wrestling: Iowa State tops #17 West Virginia on Senior Night, 29-11
AMES – No. 4 Iowa State defeated No. 17 West Virginia, 29-11, on senior night Friday inside Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones won seven of 10 matches, including four with bonus points.
College Wrestling: Iowa pinned by Michigan, 24-11
ANN ARBOR, Michigan – The second ranked University of Iowa Men’s wrestling program fell on Friday evening to Michigan, 24-11, at the Crisler Center. Former Mohawk #18 Cullan Schriever lost his match to #4 Dylan Ragusin, 5-2.
College Football: Iowa State’s 2024 Big 12 schedule announced
ISU will have seven home games at MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium, opening the season Aug. 31 playing host to North Dakota in the first meeting between the schools.
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa State topples Oklahoma State, 78-67
AMES – Iowa State (13-7, 7-3 Big 12) retuned to the win column with the 78-67 victory over Oklahoma State (11-10, 4-6 Big 12). The Cyclones seal the season sweep over Oklahoma State with the win.
Women’s College Basketball: #3 Iowa 110, Northwestern 74
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS – No. 3 Iowa (20-2, 9-1) defeated Northwestern (7-14, 2-8), 110-74, inside a sold-out Welsh Ryan Arena on Wednesday night. National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, became the Big Ten’s all-time leading scorer and is now second on the NCAA’s all-time scoring list.
UNI men’s basketball comes up short at Bradley, 85-69
Campbell and Born score 16 points each as Panthers drop final game of January to Braves. UNI hosts Murray State on Saturday afternoon.
Women’s College Basketball: UNI Panthers’ defense shuts down UIC Flames, 65-43
CHICAGO – UNI women’s basketball traveled to Chicago, Illinois to take on the UIC Flames in a matchup that was originally scheduled for January 12 before being postponed due to a facility issue at Credit Union 1 Arena.
College Football: Iowa Hawkeyes name Tim Lester as new Offensive Coordinator
IOWA CITY – Tim Lester has been hired as the University of Iowa football’s offensive coordinator. The announcement was made Wednesday by Moon Family Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz.
Panther men’s hoops squares off with Bradley on Wednesday night
UNI takes on the reigning MVC regular season champions to close out the month.
UNI Panther women face UIC to make up postponed matchup
UNI women’s basketball set to make up January 12th’s postponed matchup at UIC.
College Basketball: Iowa travels to Indiana tonight for pivotal BIG10 matchup
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team travels to Bloomington to face the Indiana Hoosiers on Tuesday night. The game starts at 6 PM and will be televised on BTN.
Iowa State’s Audi Crooks again named Big 12 Freshman of the Week
The Algona native posted 25 points at both Kansas and No. 24 West Virginia for her seventh and eighth 20-point games while posting her fourth career double-double against the Mountaineers Saturday with 16 rebounds.
College Basketball: Iowa’s Owen Freeman named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the 7th time this season
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa forward Owen Freeman was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the seventh time this season.
Russian figure skater guilty of doping before 2022 Beijing Olympics; USA to take Gold Medal
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A top Russian figure skater who competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and helped her team take first place is banned after a guilty dope test and now Team USA is the likely Gold Medalist.
Women’s College Basketball: UNI Panthers slap Bradley Braves, 105-59
Panthers record sixth 100+-point game in program history in 105-59 victory over Bradley.
College Wrestling: Iowa Hawkeyes tame Northwestern Wildcats, 46-0
Former Mason City Mohawk Cullan Schriever used 5:09 to win, 24-9, over Patrick Adams at 133.