(Iowa City, IA) – This time it is not Cooper DeJean on the Special Teams Player of the Week list. Rather, it is place-kicker Drew Stevens as he was named to the honor after his game-winning field goal with 14 seconds remaining to help Iowa overcome Northwestern 10-7 on Saturday.

It all happened when the Hawkeyes drove 37 yards downfield with just 1:46 left to put Stevens within 53 yards. He drilled the field goal, tying the season-long that he earned in the game against Michigan State.

This is now the second career weekly honor for the sophomore, both of which have come against Northwestern. The last time that he was recognized with the honor was on Halloween of 2022 when he made all four field goal attempts and knocked in a 54-yarder. This also marks the fifth time this season that a Hawkeye has been recognized for a weekly honor.

Iowa dives further into Big Ten action with a game against Rutgers this upcoming Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. The kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Drake women’s basketball (1-0) opened a new season with a sizzling performance from long range in rolling past St. Thomas (0-1) 94-69 at the Knapp Center on Monday night.

After watching the banner honoring their 2023 Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship unfurl from the rafters, the Bulldogs wasted no time setting the tone for the game. Grace Berg and Courtney Becker knocked down three-pointers on Drake’s first two trips down the floor and the shots just kept falling.

The Bulldogs hit nine of their first 14 shots from beyond the arc and were 15-for-27 after three quarters before finishing 15-of-33. Graduate transfer Anna Brown led the barrage, going 5-for-7 from deep and finishing with 17 points in her Drake debut.

The five treys matched the career high she reached twice at Loyola Chicago, where she played four seasons before joining the Bulldogs.

Berg led the Bulldogs with 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting. Katie Dinnebier added 13 points, five assists and two steals, while Becker and Taylor McAulay and each scored 11. Becker had a solid line with nine rebounds, four assists and two steals. She made all but one of her six shots.

Freshman Shannon Fornshell also grabbed nine rebounds and scored four points.

The 94 points were the most for the Bulldogs in a season opener since they beat North Dakota 99-91 on Nov. 11, 2016. The Bulldogs shot 51 percent overall and had assists on 27 of their 33 field goals. Drake finished second nationally in assists last season, averaging 20.9 per game.

The celebration of last season’s tournament success continued after the game when the players, coaches, and staff members received their championship rings.

St. Thomas, a Division I program only since 2021, clawed back to tie the game at 6-all. Then the Bulldogs took over. A 20-2 burst that included two triples each by McAulay and Ashley Iiams and one from Brown made it 26-8 and the Bulldogs were in control from then on.

Brown knocked down back-to-back treys to start the second quarter to stretch the lead to 32-8. At that point, five different players had made a 3 for the Bulldogs. By the end of the game, seven had hit at least one shot from beyond the arc.

When the Bulldogs weren’t striking from long range, they got layups in transition, scored on aggressive drives to the basket and set themselves up for easy shots with strong cuts to the hoop. Junior post Anna Miller led the team with six assists, matching her career high, including a slick high-low feed to Berg for a bucket early in the game. She also pulled down six rebounds and blocked two shots.

Drake led 48-30 at halftime and was up by as many as 28 before St. Thomas made a little run, drawing to 82-68 with 4:30 left. The Bulldogs then outscored the Tommies 12-1 to finish it off.

Jo Langbehn’s 16 points led St. Thomas, which plays in the Summit League. Drake held the Tommies to 6-for-25 shooting from 3-point range and 38.5 percent overall.

Drake travels to Saint Louis for a game at 7 p.m. Thursday, then hosts Iowa State at 2 p.m. next Sunday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa women’s soccer team enters the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 regional seed. Iowa (12-4-4) will host Bucknell (12-3-5) in the First Round at 6 p.m. (CT) on Friday, Nov. 10, at the Iowa Soccer Complex.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for University of Iowa students and youth. All NCAA Tournament First Round games stream live on ESPN+ (subscription required).

Friday will mark the first time the Hawkeyes have hosted an NCAA Tournament match.

Iowa makes its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance and third under Head Coach Dave DiIanni. The Hawkeyes have an 11-6 postseason record under DiIanni, including nine postseason wins since the 2020-21 season.

The Hawkeyes earned the Big Ten Conference automatic bid with a conference tournament championship this weekend. The Hawkeyes downed three ranked opponents en route to the second Big Ten Tournament Title in the past four seasons.

NCAA Tournament Second Round play takes place on Nov. 17, with Sweet 16 action scheduled for Nov. 19. Those games will take place at eight non-predetermined campus sites.

Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley says defense has been a big part of their success in Missouri Valley play. The Panthers are 5-1 in league play as they get ready to visit Missouri State, Saturday afternoon. UNI is up to 15th in the STATS FCS Poll.

Farley says the defense still needs to be more consistent.

Farley says that defense will be challenged by Missouri State.

Missouri State is 2-4 in the Valley.

Kick-off from Springfield, Missouri is at 2-p.m., Saturday.

The Iowa men’s basketball team opens the new season at home on Tuesday night against North Dakota. With six new players expectations are much lower than the past few years. North Dakota is coming off a 13-20 record last season.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who wants to see progress after a closed scrimmage against Wichita State and an exhibition game against Quincy.

Valparaiso transfer Beb Krikke (kirik-E) is expected to have an immediate impact after scoring 14 points and hauling down seven rebounds in the exhibition victory over Quincy.

The Northern Iowa men open the basketball season Tuesday night with a visit to North Texas. The Panthers are expected to bounce back after a 14-18 record last season.

That’s Panther coach Ben Jacobson. North Texas is coming off last season’s NIT Championship.

Junior guard Nate Heise (hi-Z) returns after missing nearly all of last season with a hand injury.

Heise says this Panther team is much more experienced.

The third ranked Iowa Hawkeye women raced out to a 35-17 lead at the end of one and beat Fairleigh Dickinson 102-46. Caitlin Clark had 28 points and 10 assists.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. The Hawks play eighth ranked Virginia Tech Thursday night in Charlotte, North Carolina, the visit UNI Sunday.

Iowa State raced out to a 49-18 lead at halftime and cruised to an 85-44 win over Green Bay. Freshman Milan (Me-lunn) Momcilovic (mom-chill-uh-veech) scored 15 of his game high 18 points in the opening half.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger who was pleased with the effort.

BOONE, Iowa — The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) has released the following statement today:

The IHSAA is litigating a media rights dispute with the Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN), the current rights holder for select championship events.

IHSSN plans to charge live streaming viewers of the upcoming IHSAA State Football Semifinals and Finals at the UNI-Dome. We have objected to IHSSN’s live streaming charges since they were announced this summer. The dispute remains ongoing in Polk County District Court.

The IHSAA will continue to pursue free public access to broadcasts and streaming of its championship events. Until then, attending IHSAA championships allows fans to support our schools in person and ensures purchases go toward student-athlete programs and experiences.

Expectations are high as the Drake women host St, Thomas of Minnesota this evening in their season opener. Allison Pohlman begins her third season as coach and the Bulldogs return nine players that were part of a team that won the Missouri Valley tournament title and played in the NCAA Tournament.

The Bulldogs will be in search of a 15th trip to the NCAA Tournament this season.