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Panthers look to end non-conference action with a third straight win. UNI sits three wins shy of 700th Division I victory.

AMES – Iowa State (7-4, 0-0 Big 12) took the win over in-state foe UNI (1-8, 0-0 MVC) by a final of 87-70.

ST. LOUIS – Bob Bowlsby, who served as the Director of Athletics at the University of Northern Iowa from 1983 to 1991 and managed the Panthers’ entry into the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) in his final year in the role, has been selected as part of the 2024 MVC Hall of Fame class, as announced by the league office on Wednesday afternoon.

AMES – Iowa State puts its 25-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents on the line Thursday, as the Cyclones take on the Eastern Illinois Panthers. It will be the final game for both teams before a break for the Holidays.

IOWA CITY – University of Iowa senior linebacker Jay Higgins was announced as the unanimous winner of the 2023 Duke Slater Golden Gavel Award.

AMES – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell announced the addition of 22 early signees from the high school ranks, 12 preferred walk-ons and one four-year college transfer during the 2024 early signing period on Wednesday.

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors for the 22nd time in her career.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – UNI wrestling battled two of the nation’s top-ten teams and secured its first dual win of the season as the Panthers participated in the 2023 edition of the NWCA Collegiate Duals at the Montgomery Bell Academy in the Music City on Tuesday.

Men’s basketball guard coming off the two highest scoring games of his career last week. UNI visits Northern Illinois on Thursday night.

MASON CITY – The NIACC athletic department has announced its 2024 Hall of Fame class, which will be fifth class in school history. A total of six former standout student-athletes, a national championship team and a long-time NIACC athletic supporter will make up the Class of 2024.

AMES – The UNI women’s basketball team is set to round out the non-conference slate with an in-state showdown with the Iowa State Cyclones on Wednesday evening in Ames.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 6 Iowa State (6-1, 0-0 Big 12) ended 2023 on a high note with a 3-0 outing, including a pair of top-15 wins, at the Collegiate Duals. The Cyclones notched victories over No. 13 Pittsburgh, Little Rock and No. 5 Cornell Monday at Montgomery Bell Academy.

IOWA CITY – University of Iowa forward Owen Freeman was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, it was announced Monday by the league office. It is Freeman’s school-record fourth accolade this season.

AMES – Iowa State (6-4, 0-0 Big 12) totaled 16 3-pointers in the win over Troy (1-7, 0-0 Sun Belt) Sunday afternoon. The Cyclones were led by two 20-point scorers in the 105-68 victory.

LAS VEGAS – The #1 University of Iowa women’s wrestling team went three-for-three Sunday at the Las Vegas Desert Duals in the Flamingo Hotel and Casino. The top-ranked Hawkeyes faced Adams State, fourth-ranked Colorado Mesa, and eighth-ranked Simon Fraser.

CEDAR FALLS – A barrage of first-half three-point shots and a season-high first half scoring total propelled the UNI men’s basketball team to victory on Sunday afternoon as the Panthers picked up consecutive wins for the first time this season in a 100-82 win over Alcorn State inside the McLeod Center.

AMES – Iowa State (9-2, 0-0 Big 12) won its seventh-straight game in the confines of Hilton Coliseum, taking down Florida A&M (2-7, 0-0 SWAC), 96-58 on Sunday evening.

DES MOINES – No. 4 Iowa (11-1, 1-0) defeated Cleveland State (9-2, 2-0), 104-75, inside a sold-out Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday afternoon.

DES MOINES – Iowa made easy work of Florida A&M Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, winning 88-52.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI men’s basketball will host its final home game of the non-conference schedule on Sunday afternoon as the Panthers face off against the Alcorn State Braves at 1 p.m. CT inside the McLeod Center.

Nate Heise records a career-high in scoring with a double-double performance. Panthers host Alcorn State on Sunday afternoon. Tickets available for purchase.

AMES – Iowa State Cyclone guard Keshon Gilbert has been named the Big 12 Newcomer 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.

CEDAR FALLS – Panthers face off against Panthers on Tuesday night as the UNI men’s basketball team welcomes Prairie View A&M to the McLeod Center for a midweek non-conference bout on Tuesday night.

AMES Iowa State (5-4, 0-0 Big 12) took down North Dakota State (4-6, 0-0 Summit) Sunday evening by a 30-point margin of 89-59. Iowa State had six in double figures for the first time in seven years as ISU went on its way to the victory.

IOWA CITY – Three University of Iowa football student-athletes — junior Cooper DeJean and seniors Jay Higgins and Tory Taylor — have been voted first-team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Iowa is the only team in the nation with three first team selections.

CEDAR FALLS – Five Panthers made their first dual starts of their collegiate careers on Sunday afternoon inside the McLeod Center as UNI wrestling dropped its first dual of the 2023-24 season to the Columbia Lions by a score of 28-21.

IOWA CITY – Iowa (5-5, 0-2 Big Ten) was dropped by Michigan (5-5, 1-1 Big Ten) in a Bog Ten opening game tonight.

AMES – Iowa State (7-2, 0-0 Big 12) played its best game of the season on Thursday night, Iowa State (8-2, 0-0 Big 12) remained unbeaten at home in an 107-56 victory over Prairie View A&M (4-4, 0-0 SWAC) Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum.

MADISON, WISCONSIN – No. 4 Iowa (10-1, 1-0) defeated Wisconsin (5-4, 0-1), 87-65, inside a sold-out Kohl Center on Sunday afternoon in its Big Ten opener.