IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa volleyball team has added two transfers to the roster it was announced by head coach Jim Barnes on Monday.

Joining the Hawkeyes in January are junior setter Claire Ammeraal from Central Michigan University and senior libero Joy Galles from the University of Arizona.

Ammeraal (6-foot-1) appeared in 235 sets for the Chippewas over two seasons. In 2023, she tallied 168 kills, 1,080 assists, 323 digs, 55 blocks and 25 services aces.

“Claire is an exceptional student, athlete and high character talent,” said UI head coach Jim Barnes. “She fills up the stat sheet with the rare ability to get assist and also attack as a setter. She is also a great defender and she competes with a fierce determination. Claire is one of the most talented setters in the country. We look forward to having her help lead our team this 2024 season.”

The Madison, Wisconsin, native has notched five career triple-doubles. As a freshman, she registered 131 kills, 932 assists and 69 blocks.

A Lafollette High School prep, she was named Big Eight Conference Player of the Year in 2021 and was a three-time Big Eight Conference first-team all-conference selection and team captain.

Galles (5-foot-5) spent four years in Tucson before transferring to Iowa. As a senior, she started 19 matches and amassed 180 digs and nine aces.

“Joy is an experienced Libero that brings a great inspirational attitude to the court, Barnes said. “Her ability to serve receive at a very high level in the Pac-12, will make an immediate impact on our team. She is a strong leader and plays disciplined defense which will be a big factor going into 2024.”

The native of Truckee, California, was a three-year letterwinner at Truckee High School, earning all-state accolades and was a Distinguished Scholar. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Star guard Katie Dinnebier became the second Bulldog to earn MVC Player of the Week honors, the league announced this afternoon.

Dinnebier continued her remarkable non-conference slate with another impressive performance against a top-25 team. Dinnebier went off for a team-high 26 points and matched her season best with seven assists while snagging three steals and a rebound in a home bout against No. 20 Creighton.

Dinnebier did her damage incredibly efficiently, going 8-for-12 from the field and setting a season-high from behind the three-point arc with a 4-for-5 outing. Sunday’s game marked the fifth time this season and ninth time in her career that Dinnebier has scored 20+ points. The preseason all-league selection leads The Valley with 19.6 points per game and 5.2 assists per game.

She joins Grace Berg as the two Bulldogs to collect MVC Player of the Week honors this season.

TCU’s Micah Peavy (player) and Texas’ Max Abmas (newcomer) picked up their first Big 12 men’s basketball award after leading their team to a win over a Power Five opponent in the sixth week of the season.

Peavy recorded a triple-double with 13 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists in TCU’s 79-59 win over Arizona State Saturday at Dickies Arena. After graduating earlier in the day with a general studies degree, he was 6-of-10 from the field and also recorded two steals. Peavy’s triple-double was the third in program history and the 10th in the NCAA this season.

During Saturday’s 96-85 win over LSU in Houston, Abmas registered a team-high 20 points to go along with a game-high seven assists and six rebounds in 35 minutes. He converted 6-of-13 field goals, including a 4-of-9 mark from three-point range, and 4-of-4 free throws. Abmas set his season high in rebounds and tied his season high in assists. He has topped the 20-point mark four times in UT’s first 10 contests and has now reached the 20-point plateau 71 times in his career (133 games). Abmas moved into the No. 23 spot on the NCAA Division I all-time career scoring list with 2,740 points. He surpassed Hank Gathers of USC/Loyola Marymount (2,273) during Saturday’s win. Abmas also moved into a tie for seventh place on the NCAA Division I all-time three-point FG made list with 450 (tied Chicago State’s David Holston). He earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and is pursuing a graduate certificate in strategic communication.

With final exams over practice resumes at Iowa State where the Cyclones are getting ready for the December 29th Liberty Bowl against Memphis. ISU coach Matt Campbell says game planning begins this week.

Campbell says the extra practices are valuable for such a young team.

Campbell says the players have enjoyed the prep time.

After a 7-5 regular season quarterback Rocco Becht says the Cyclones are thrilled with the chance to get ready for another game.

Receiver Jaylin Noel says spirits are high as practice resumes.

Iowa State guard Emily Ryan saw her first action of the season in the Cyclones’ 105-68 win over Troy. The All-Big 12 standout had missed the first nine games due to what was called a medical issue. She finished with five points in nine minutes of action.

That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly who says the decision to play Ryan was made a few days ago.

Northern Iowa scored 62 points in the opening half and beat Alcorn State 100-82 in Cedar Fals as the Panthers improve to 5-7.

That is Panther coach Ben Jacobson who was not surprised Alcorn State made it a game in the second half.

Jacobson says the Panthers still have a long way to go on defense.

It is an NAIA championship game rematch in Durham, North Carolina Monday when top ranked and defending champion Northwestern plays third ranked Keiser of Florida. The Red Raiders edged Keiser 35-25 in last year’s title game.

That’s Northwester coach Matt McCarty who says the key for the Northwestern offense is getting quarterback Jalyn Gramstad, running back Konnor McQuillen and receiver Michael Storey going.

Keiser coach Doug Socha says his team is looking forward to the rematch.

Socha calls Northwestern a rugged football team.

AMES, Iowa – 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.

The Cyclones continued their solid scoring efforts, scoring 90-plus points for the fourth consecutive game. It’s the first time an ISU squad has done that since 2013-14 when the team did so from Nov. 20-Dec. 7, 2013.

ISU was led by a balanced effort as five different Cyclones finished with double-digit points for the second straight game, spearheaded by sophomore guard Tamin Lipsey’s 19. Lipsey was joined by Tre King (18), Milan Momcilovic (14), Jackson Paveletzke (13) and Keshon Gilbert (10) in double figures.

King recorded his first double-double in a Cyclone uniform, going for 18 and 10 rebounds on an efficient 8-of-11 from the floor. Lipsey set a new personal best for threes in a game, shattering his old high of two with five triples, also chipping in five dimes. Paveletzke notched an ISU-best 13 points, canning a trio of triples.

Florida A&M was led on offense by Keith Lamar, who was red hot from deep, cashing 7-of-13 3-pointers to end the game with 27 points and eight boards. Morrell Schramm also finished in double-figures with 10 points as the team’s leading scorer – Love Bettis – had to exit the game early with an injury.

Iowa State finished with just five turnovers on the day, the second-fewest in the T.J. Otzelberger era. ISU tallied 15 steals, forcing 23 Rattler turnovers and scoring 31 points off of them. The Cyclones ended the game, shooting 59 percent from the floor and 50 percent from deep.

How It Happened
The Cyclones jumped on the Rattlers early, forcing eight turnovers in the first eight minutes to race out to a 21-8 lead. King had it going early for ISU, as he scored the first seven points for Iowa State.

ISU would continue its run, stretching the lead to as much as 25, 36-11, in the first half. FAMU’s Lamar kept the Rattlers offense on the tracks despite earning his third foul in the first stanza. At the break, Lamar had 11 points and was 3-of-3 from deep.

The second half was much of the same, as Iowa State kept control of the game with strong defense and shooting. After cashing three triples in the first half, Lipsey added two more to his total, while Lamar added four threes in the second period.

The Cyclone lead grew to as large as 39 points with a minute and a half remaining before they went on to win by 38.

Top Performer
Tre King continued his hot run, earning his first double-double as an Iowa State Cyclone. The senior out of Lexington, Ky., surpassed his season high of eight boards with 10 to achieve the feat. Overall, it is King’s ninth career double-double, with the previous eight coming at Eastern Kentucky.

Girls Basketball

#5 Nodaway Valley 51, Underwood 46
#1 Dallas Center-Grimes 42, #15 Xavier 41
Omaha Central 59, Council Bluffs Lincoln 37
#14 Kuemper Catholic 63, Greene County 2

Boys Basketball

Underwood 75, Red Oak 58
Kuemper Catholic 87, Greene County 49
Omaha Central 74, Council Bluffs Lincoln 65