The Iowa Hawkeye women jumped out to an 18-4 lead at the end of one and beat Kansas 71-58 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Hannah Stuelke had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Lucy Olsen had 16 points and coach Jan Jensen says defense was the difference.

Jensen was happy with the way her team had to grind out a win.

The Hawkeyes got 23 points off the bench and Olsen says several freshmen played key roles.

The Hawkeyes improve to 5-0.

Iowa center Logan Jones says there is no lack of motivation as the Hawkeyes get ready for Saturday’s game at Maryland. The Hawkeyes are 6-4 and have been off since a November eighth loss at UCLA.

Jones says the Hawks will be ready no matter who starts at quarterback. Brendan Sullivan is out with an injured ankle, Cade McNamara has been cleared and Jackson Stratton is also a possibility.

Running back Kaleb Johnson says the Hawkeyes are excited for the final two games of the regular season.

Johnson says if Jackson Stratton gets the start at quarterback he will be ready.

Tight end Luke Lachey says for the tight ends nothing changes depending upon who the quarterback is.

After missing a couple of games due to injury Lachey feels he is returning to game shape.

Maryland coach Mike Locksley wants to celebrate Senior Day with a win over Iowa. After a 3-1 start the Terrapins have dropped five of their last six heading into Saturday’s game against the Hawkeyes.

Locksley says Kirk Ferentz has built a winning program at Iowa with a consistent style of play.

Locksley says the key for the Terrapin defense will be slowing down Hawkeye running back Kaleb Johnson. The Hawkeyes are 4-0 in Big Ten play when Johnson goes over 100 yards of rushing.

After going 12-10 a season ago, the CAM Cougars Boys Basketball Team is looking to their upswing. the 2023-24 season was their second consecutive 12-win season. However, last season, the Cougars beat Glidden-Ralston in the first round of the playoffs. This year, the Cougars might have the tools to go further as they are returning a large part of their roster including their top two scorers. Head Coach Ian Hunt is extremely excited about the possibilities this new season provides.

Colin Bower led CAM last year, averaging a double-double with 13.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game while shooting over 44% from the floor. Chase Jahde wasn’t far behind, as he averaged 13.5 points per game and shot at a 37% clip last year. Both returners bring size and athleticism to the table, and Hunt says they are on track after the team’s first week.

In addition to Bower and Jahde, numerous Cougars have improved over the offseason and have the potential for a breakout season.

The Cougars finished fifth in the Rolling Valley Conference with an 8-8 record last season. In a conference of nine, this cracks into the top half of the conference. This year, hunt wants to see his team be in the thick of conference battles while seeing continual improvement throughout the season.

With the season fast approaching, Hunt and his team can’t wait to hit the floor in their season opener against Griswold.

The Cougars season opener against the Tigers Tips-off at 7:30 pm on Monday.

The Iowa Hawkeye men dialed up the defensive pressure and beat Rider 83-58. The Hawkeyes forced 20 turnovers in moving to 5-0.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. Rider entered the game with a record of 3-1 but made only one of 16 from three point range.

Payton Sandfort scored 22 points and Owen Freeman added 19 as the Hawkeyes overcame a slow start offensively.

The Hawkeyes played without starting guard Josh Dix, who injured a wrist in last Friday’s game against Washington State.

The Northern Iowa men raced out to an 18-point halftime lead and beat Western Illinois 82-56 in Cedar Falls. Panther coach Ben Jacobson.

Jacobson says the Panthers turned it up defensively midway through the opening half.

Trey Campbell led the Panthers with 18 points and Tytan Anderson added 17 points as they improve to 3-2.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says Jackson Stratton could start Saturday’s game at quarterback at Maryland. The transfer from Colorado State entered the loss at UCLA after Brendan Sullivan left the game with an injured ankle. Cade McNamara was listed as the starter on Monday’s two-deep and has returned to practice but his availability is still uncertain.

Ferentz says the limited game experience Stratton got at UCLA was a plus. He completed three of six passes and led Iowa on a touchdown drive.

Sullivan started the last two games and Ferentz says he could be available for a bowl game.

Ferentz says a decision on the starting quarterback will be made on Friday. Ferentz has coached against several former Iowa coaches and players but this will be the first time he has gone up against a family member. Former Hawkeye offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz is an offensive assistant at Maryland.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior forward Payton Sandfort has been named to the 2024-25 Lute Olson National Player of the Year ‘Early Season’ Watch List, the announcement was made Tuesday by the College Insider, Inc. The award is presented annually to the top player in Division I college basketball.

Sandfort is one of eight Big Ten players on the list, along with Rutgers’ Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper, Indiana’s Oumar Ballo, Michigan’s Vladislav Goldin, Washington’s Great Osobor, Purdue’s Braden Smith and Ohio State’s Bruce Thornton.

Early in the 2024-25 season, Sandfort has reached double figure in each of Iowa’s first four games. He flirted with triple-doubles in Hawkeye victories over East Texas A&M and Southern, and he is averaging 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists, while shooting 42.3 percent from the field with 12 3-point field goals.

Sandfort has also been named to the John R. Wooden and Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Preseason Watch Lists.

As a junior, the 6-foot-8, 215 pound forward put up career-best numbers across the board, averaging 16.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists, while shooting 44.6 percent from the floor, 37.9 percent from distance and 91.1 percent from the free throw stripe.

Sandfort was one of the best shooters in the Big Ten, leading the league with 94 3-point field goals. He made two or more 3s in 27 games, three or more in 17 games and four or more 12 times. The 94 makes ranked in the top 40 nationally.

Sandfort, who became just the second Big Ten Player since 1992-92 to average 16+ points, 6+ rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 3-point field goals, made Iowa history during a Feb. 27 victory over Penn State. He recorded the first triple-double in program history, finishing with 26 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and three blocks in the game.

The award is named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson, who won 776 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona and nine at Iowa. Olson is one of just 25 head coaches in NCAA history to win 700 or more games and he ranks ninth on the Division I career victories list.

In 2002, Olson was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He passed away on Aug. 27, 2020.

The recipient of the award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.

The 2025 award will be announced in San Antonio, Texas – the site of the men’s Division I Basketball Championship.

The Hawkeyes return to action tonight, hosting Rider at 7 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will be streamed live on B1G+.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior running back Kaleb Johnson has been named as a semifinalist for the 2024 Doak Walker Award, it was announced Tuesday by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum.

In its 33rd year, the award is named after SMU’s three-time All-America running back Doak Walker.

Johnson, who is also a Walter Camp and Maxwell semifinalist, is having a record-breaking year for the Hawkeyes. He has tallied a school-record 126 points this season, via a school-record 21 total touchdowns. Johnson (6-foot-0, 212-pounds) has rushed for 20 scores, which ties Shonn Greene’s single-season record set in 2008. Johnson has rushed for 1,328 yards in 10 games in 2024, the third-most in the country and seventh most in program history.

The native of Hamilton, Ohio, has scored at least one touchdown in 10 straight games — the longest stretch in school history. He has seven games this season with two or more rushing touchdowns, believed to be the most in a single season in program history.

Greene won the 2008 Doak Walker Award, while former Hawkeye Albert Young was a semifinalist in 2005.

Voting begins tomorrow (Nov. 19) to determine the finalists, which will be announced on Nov. 26. The award recipient will be announced on Dec. 12.

Iowa (6-4, 4-3) returns to action Saturday, Nov. 23 at Maryland (4-6, 1-6). Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. (CT) in College Park, Maryland. The game will be televised on BTN and broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network.

Kaleb Johnson | National Rankings
Total Touchdowns: 2nd (21)
Rushing Yards Per Game: 3rd (132.8)
Total Points scored: 3rd (126)
Rushing Touchdowns: 4th (20)
Rush Yards Per Carry: 6th (7.06)
All-Purpose Yards: 7th (143.7)

Kaleb Johnson | 2024 Honors
Maxwell Award Semifinalist
Walter Camp National POY Semifinalist
Doak Walker Award Semifinalist
CBS Sports, Sporting News, The Athletic Midseason All-America
Doak Walker National RB of the Week (Sept. 24)
Big Ten Co-Offensive POW (Sept. 23)
Big Ten Offensive POW (Nov. 4)
Senior Bowl Co-Offensive National POW (Oct. 14)
UI September Male Athlete of the Month

The eighth ranked Iowa State women play the first of three instate games on Wednesday night when they visit Northern Iowa. ISU coach Bill Fennelly says games matching Big Four teams always create added interest.

Fennelly says a school like Iowa State has more to lose.

Fennelly says as a native Iowan the instate games mean a great deal to him.

The Cyclones are 4-0. The Panthers are 2-1 and coming off a 76-70 home loss to Ball State.

That’s UNI coach Tanya Warren who says they will need a much better effort against the Cyclones.

Warren considers Fennelly a good friend.