Category: Sports

CEDAR FALLS – The Panthers faced off with the Coyotes of South Dakota in their fourth of five straight road matchups. South Dakota jumped out to a quick lead which UNI worked to come back and make it close before a late run by the Coyotes pushed the game out of reach for the Panthers.

AMES – Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht was named Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year to highlight the Big 12 Conference postseason awards for the Cyclones, announced Wednesday by the conference office after a vote by the coaches.

IOWA CITY – Iowa (5-2) defeated North Florida (4-4) 103-78 tonight in Carver-Hawkeye arena.

CEDAR FALLS – Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play comes knocking for the UNI men’s basketball team as the Panthers play the first of two early league games this week with the Belmont Bruins coming into the McLeod Center on Wednesday night.

CEDAR FALLS – The UNI women’s basketball team is set to face off with the Coyotes of South Dakota on Wednesday evening inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Complex in Vermillion, South Dakota.

CEDAR FALLS – University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook announced on Wednesday that retired Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby has agreed to serve as Interim Athletic Director for the Panthers. The Waterloo, Iowa native has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in collegiate sports after honing his skills as UNI’s Athletic Director from 1983-91.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI volleyball’s 25th trip to the NCAA Tournament begins on Thursday afternoon as the back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) regular season and tournament champions take on the Hurricanes of Miami (FL) for the first time in program history in Madison, Wisconsin.

MASON CITY – NIACC’s Wyatt Helming has been selected as the ICCAC Division II men’s basketball player of the week for the week of Nov. 20-26.

MASON CITY – For the second time this season, a NIACC women’s basketball player has been selected as the ICCAC Division II player of the week.

IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeyes return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena to host North Florida on Wednesday at 8 PM. Iowa is 3-0 at home this season. The game will be televised on the BIG TEN Network.

AMES – Iowa State’s Abu Sama III has been named Big 12 Offensive Player and Newcomer of the Week after a breakout performance against No. 19 Kansas State.

IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team is ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press Top-25 released on Monday.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Iowa will play No. 3 Michigan in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 3 in Indianapolis for the second time in three years.  The game will be televised on FOX.

IOWA CITY – University of Iowa defensive coordinator and secondary coach Phil Parker has been named a finalist for the Broyles Award, it was announced Monday by the Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation. The Broyles Award is presented annually to the top assistant coach in college football.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – The scene is set for the 2023 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship game as Oklahoma State earned the #2 seed and will square off against #1 seed Texas Saturday, December 2 at AT&T Stadium. Iowa State finished in a 3-way tie for fourth place.

LAS VEGAS – The UNI women’s basketball team took on the Vanderbilt Commodores on day two of the South Point Shootout. The Panthers looked to mount an 18-point comeback in their final matchup of the tournament but fell just short down the stretch by a final score of 68-64.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI volleyball will match up with the University of Miami (FL) Hurricanes in the opening round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, as announced during the release of the bracket on Sunday night on ESPN.

ESTERO, FLORIDA – No. 5/6 Iowa (7-1, 0-0) defeated No. 16/22 Kansas State (6-1, 0-0), 77-70, inside Hertz Arena on Sunday night. Iowa is the 2023 Gulf Coast Showcase Champions.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Iowa State (5-2, 0-0 Big 12) dropped its second game in a row on Sunday night, falling to No. 12 Texas A&M (6-1, 0-0 SEC) in the third-place game of the ESPN Events Invitational by a score of 73-69.

AMES – The fourth-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team won six matches in an 18-14 victory over No. 8 Iowa State on Sunday afternoon in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series dual at Hilton Coliseum. It was the Hawkeyes 19th straight victory over Iowa State.

MANHATTAN, KANSAS – Iowa State defeated Kansas State on the road in heavy snow Saturday night, 42-35. Iowa State, (7-5, 6-3) used big plays to beat Kansas State (8-4, 6-3). Matt Campbell…

ESTERO, FLORIDA – The #5 Iowa Hawkeyes will play in the finals of the Gulf Coast Showcase taking on No. 16/22 Kansas State on Sunday night. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) inside Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida. The contest will air on FloHoops (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

ESTERO, FLORIDA – No. 5/6 Iowa (6-1, 0-0) defeated FGCU (4-2, 0-0), 100-62, inside Hertz Arena on Saturday night in the Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals and will face nemesis Kansas State in the tournament final.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Iowa State (2-3, 0-0 Big 12) dropped game two at the South Point Shootout against Syracuse (5-1, 0-0 ACC) on Saturday afternoon.

ESTERO, FLORIDA – The fifth-ranked Hawkeyes advanced to the Semifinals of the Gulf Coast Showcase and will be taking on FGCU on Saturday night. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) inside Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida. The contest will air on FloHoops (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Iowa State (2-2, 0-0 Big 12) fell to unbeaten Vanderbilt (6-0, 0-0 SEC) 68-53 on Friday afternoon in its first game at the South Point Shootout.

LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA – Iowa soundly defeated Seton Hall Friday afternoon, 85-72, maintaining a lead throughout much of the game.

LAS VEGAS – The UNI women’s basketball team opened play in the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday afternoon with a matchup against the Syracuse Orange. The Panther offense failed to get into a rhythm in the matchup against a tough Syracuse defense.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Iowa State (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) was unable to overcome a double-digit point deficit, falling to Virginia Tech (5-1, 0-0 ACC) on Friday night in the ESPN Events Invitational by a score of 71-62.

ESTERO, FLORIDA – No. 5/6 Iowa (5-1, 0-0) defeated Purdue Fort Wayne (2-2, 0-0), 98-59, inside Hertz Arena on Friday night.

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – UNI men’s basketball closed out the 2023 edition of the Battle 4 Atlantis in resounding fashion on Friday night, leading virtually wire-to-wire in a commanding 73-51 win over the Stanford Cardinal to claim seventh-place in the Thanksgiving multi-team event (MTE) in the Bahamas.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – Iowa (10-2, 7-2) defeated Nebraska (5-7, 3-6), 13-10, in the Heroes Game on Friday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. 

KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA – Iowa State is set to take on Virginia Tech Friday in the semifinals of the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla. Iowa State will be looking for its third- straight Feast Week event championship game appearance under T.J. Otzelberger. The game is at 4:30 PM and will be televised on ESPN2.

MANHATTAN, KANSAS – Iowa State closes the 2023 regular season with a showdown at No. 19/20 Kansas State in Matt Campbell’s 100th game as head coach of the Cyclones. He joins Dan McCarney as the only Cyclone leaders to coach in 100 games. The game is at 7 PM and will be televised on FOX.