SPORTS

WEST POINT, N.Y. — The Iowa volleyball team opened its 2026 season in commanding fashion Friday night, sweeping Army West Point in straight sets at Christl Arena.

The Hawkeyes never trailed in the match, defeating the Black Knights 25-23, 25-15 and 25-17 behind a dominant performance from their middle hitters.

Iowa’s middles accounted for 20 of the team’s 38 kills.

AMES — The UNI volleyball team opened the 2026 season on the wrong side of a sweep Friday, falling 3-0 to Georgia Tech in the opening match of the Cyclone Invitational at Hilton Coliseum.

The Yellow Jackets held off late UNI pushes in the first two sets before pulling away in the third, winning 25-22, 25-21 and 25-17.

Northern Iowa struggled to solve Georgia Tech’s blocking and service pressure, finishing with 30 kills and a .036 team hitting percentage.

IOWA CITY — The 11th-ranked Iowa field hockey team opened its season with a dramatic comeback Friday, erasing a three-goal deficit before knocking off No. 7 Wake Forest, 4-3, in sudden-victory overtime.

First-year Hawkeye Reine van Hoof delivered the game-winner at the 66:46 mark, scoring her first collegiate goal to complete Iowa’s stunning rally.

CEDAR FALLS — The UNI Panthers finally broke through Thursday, scoring their first goal of the season and snapping a nine-game losing streak with a 1-1 draw against St. Ambrose at the UNI Soccer Field.

AMES — The Iowa Hawkeyes seized control early and never let Iowa State breathe Thursday night, rolling to a 2-0 Cy-Hawk victory at the Cyclone Sports Complex.

Iowa dominated nearly every phase of the rivalry match, piling up a staggering 26-2 advantage in shots while holding the Cyclones without a single attempt during the second half.

CHICAGO — The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference have drawn a firm line in the rapidly changing world of college athletics, adopting new rules designed to prevent players who have crossed into professional football from returning to college teams — a move that directly affects the Iowa Hawkeyes and could soon reach Iowa State and other major programs.

The Big Ten announced Tuesday that its schools unanimously adopted a conference eligibility rule prohibiting football players from competing at a Big Ten institution if they have signed a professional contract, appeared on a professional roster at any point or declared for the NFL Draft as an underclassman and failed to withdraw.