The UNI women’s basketball team came up short at Oregon State on Sunday 70-59. The Beavers jumped in front by seven at the end of the first and 14 by halftime.

Oregon State was led by 14 points apiece from Talia von Oelhoffen and Taylor Jones. The Beavers move to 7-3 on the season.

UNI got 17 points from Karli Rucker and Kam Finley finished with 11 points and 7 rebounds. UNI falls to 7-4 on the season. Next up for the Panthers is a 6:00 p.m. matchup with Evansville at home on December 30th.

The Drake women’s basketball team fell on the road against Nebraska on Sunday 89-68. It was a six point game at half but the Huskers gradually pulled away and put the game away with a 25-14 advantage in the fourth quarter.

Nebraska was led by 16 points from Ashley Scoggin and 15 each from Sam Haiby and Alexis Markowski. The Huskers improved to 11-0.

Drake got 16 points from Megan Meyer and 14 from Maggie Bair in the loss. The Bulldogs fell to 7-3 on the season. Next up is a home game against Minnesota on Thursday.

Drake picked up an 80-54 win over UT-Martin on Sunday at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs raced out to a 43-25 advantage in the first half and outscored the Skyhawks by 9 in the second half.

Okay Djamgouz and Tucker DeVries each dropped in 15 points for the Bulldogs. DeVries also had 7 assists and 6 rebounds to help the effort. Darnell Brodie had 12 points and ShanQuan Hemphill and Ayo Akinwole each had 10.

The Bulldogs improved to 9-4 on the season and will travel to face St. Louis on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.

The Creston Panthers beat the Humboldt Wildcats 40-24 in a dual that preceded the Iowa State vs. Purdue matchup on Sunday at Humboldt High School.

Winners for the Panthers were: Christian Ahrens (113), Trey Chestnut (132), Triston Barncastle (145), Briley Hayes (152), Kaden Street (170), Ty Morrison (182), Max Chapman (220), andChris Wilson (285).

The Panthers improve to 10-0 in dual action this season.

HUMBOLDT, Iowa – Iowa State Wrestling Head Coach Kevin Dresser picked up his 200^th career win Sunday night, as the 13^th-ranked Cyclones beat 15^th-ranked Purdue 23-13 at Humboldt High School. The victory came in his hometown gym, as Humboldt is the hometown for Dresser and Purdue head coach Tony Ersland.

The Boilermakers jumped out to an 11-0 lead through the first three matches. Purdue earned a major decision at 125 pounds and 141 to take the early lead. Iowa State got on the board at 149 pounds, as 24^th-ranked Jarrett Degen earned a 20-1 (6:10) technical fall against Trey Kruse. Leading 4-0 going into the second period, Degen earned a quick reversal before adding a pair of nearfall points. With :10 left in the second period, Degen increased his lead to 12-0 with a four-point nearfall. The match ended as Degen earned a takedown with 1:00 to go before another four-point nearfall with :50 left. It was the 80^th career victory for Degen, as he improved to 6-1 on the year.

In one of the most anticipated matches of the night, top-ranked David Carr defeated 11^th-ranked Kendall Coleman by fall (4:30) at 157 pounds. Carr led 2-0 after the first period and added two takedowns for a 7-1 lead in the second before recording the fall. Purdue was deducted a team point following the 157-pound match, giving Iowa State the 11-10 lead. Carr moved to 8-0 on the year with his 41^st-straight victory, the second-longest active streak in the nation.

Purdue’s final victory came at 165 pounds, as Hayden Lohrey edged Austin Kraisser 5-3. At 174 pounds, Joel Devine downed 21^st-ranked Gerrit Nijenhuis 4-1. Devine opened the scoring with a first period takedown. Leading 2-1 into the third period, Devine earned a point for stalling before getting a riding time (1:09) point for the victory. The Devine victory gave Iowa State the lead for good.

It was another top-20 battle at 184 pounds, as 13^th-ranked Marcus Coleman defeated 20^th-ranked Max Lyon 8-2. Coleman recorded a takedown in each of the first two periods, taking a 4-2 lead into the final period. Coleman escaped :12 into the period and added a takedown with :12 left to seal the victory.

Ranked 18^th in the country, Yonger Bastida picked up his second-straight top-10 win as he defeated 10^th-ranked Thomas Penola 6-4 at 197 pounds. Bastida had a takedown in each of the first two periods to take a 4-3 lead into the third period. The final takedown came with 1:11 left for Bastida’s victory that put Iowa State ahead 20-13. Bastida moved to 7-1 on the year with the win. Sam Schuyler recorded a takedown :12 into the match at heavyweight, as he beat Michael Woulfe 2-0.

DURHAM, N.C.—Morningside overcame two different seven-point deficits and three turnovers to score the final 17 points of the NAIA Football National Championship to win its third title in four years.

The Mustangs finished the year with a perfect 14-0 record after defeating Grand View 38-28.

“It was tough, but the guys kept playing,” said coach Steve Ryan. “We struggled with turnovers in the first half and our defense came out and played lights-out in the second half.”

Grand View (14-1) forced a three-and-out to start the third quarter, then blocked the punt to take over at the Morningside 5-yard line. Ali Scott’s second touchdown run of the game put the Vikings up 28-21 with 12:25 left in the third.

Morningside used a 15-play, 82-yard drive that chewed up 6:25 of the third quarter to tie the game at 28 on Anthony Sims’ third touchdown run of the game from four yards out.

Sims was the Offensive Player of the Game finishing with 145 rushing yards on 27 carries.

A Drew Bessey interception with 12:31 left in the fourth which set up a 34-yard touchdown pass from Joe Dolincheck to Reid Jurgensmeier.

Jurgensmeier had a monster game in the second half, finishing with 216 yards on 13 catches.

“He always played big in big games, and he did today,” said Ryan of Jurgensmeier. “He made critical catches and his last touchdown was phenomenal.”

Both teams scored on their first possessions, going 75 yards each on six plays each. A 30-yard pass from Johnny Sullivan to Anthony Turner got Grand View on the board first just 2:27 into the game and Sims scored from three yards out for Morningside to tie the game with 11:11 left in the first. A two-yard run by Sims at the 6:52 mark of the quarter gave the Mustangs their first lead.

The Vikings took advantage of a pair of turnovers to regain the lead with a one-yard run by Ali Scott to tie it.

Morningside was able to keep points off the board once on a missed field goal following an interception and nearly regained momentum on a long pass to Austin Johnson, but the ball was punched loose by Jianni Angulo after a 57-yard gain.

Grand View answered with a 10-yard reception by Bennett Spry from Sullivan with 3:03 left in the second to go up 21-14.

“I couldn’t be any prouder of them,” said coach Joe Woodley of his Grand View team. “They showed the same guts and fight and execution today as they have all year. Sometimes it’s not enough.”

The Mustangs answered with a 13-play drive to tie the game with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Joe Dolincheck to Austin Johnson with 20 seconds left in the second.

“Joe just puts the ball in the right spot every play,” said Jurgensmeier. “That’s what we’ve been doing all year, and our coaches had good calls and put us in the right spots.”

Jalen Portis was named the Defensive Player of the

(Game after making five tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble, leading a defense that limited the Vikings to 324 total yards.

(from naia.org)

AMES, Iowa – No. 12 Iowa State (11-1, 0-0 Big 12) closed out the calendar year with a 108-39 win over Prairie View A&M (2-8, 0-0 SWAC) Sunday behind 19 three-pointers, which tied a school record and broke the record for the most inside Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones overwhelmed the visitors from the start, and led by as many as 69, as ISU improved to 7-0 at home this season.

The Cyclones extended their winning streak to four games as they reached the century mark for the first time since 2019 (vs. Texas Tech). ISU shot 51 precent, including 19-of-39 (49%) from beyond the arc, and held the Panthers to 21 percent from the field. Iowa State’s 19 triples is also tied for the second-most in a game in Big 12 history, and tied for third-most in the country in a game this season.

Up Next

Iowa State returns to action after the new year as it opens Big 12 play against West Virginia on Jan. 2 inside Hilton Coliseum. The game will be at 3 p.m. on ESPNU.

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1st Place – Molly Allen of Underwood
2nd Place – Gavin Kiger of LoMa
3rd Place – Davis Bramman of Riverside
4th Place – Brad Ortner of Missouri Valley
5th Place – Jameson Drake of Treynor
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1st Place – Eli Becerra of Missouri Valley
2nd Place – Corbin Reisz of LoMa
3rd Place – Lucas Bose of Underwood
4th Place – Taylor Conn of Tri Center
5th Place – Kellen Oliver of Riverside
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1st Place – Blake Allen of Underwood
2nd Place – Jace Rose of Riverside
3rd Place – Kai Carritt of LoMa
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1st Place – Westin Allen of Underwood
2nd Place – Tarick Rowe of LoMa
3rd Place – Taven Moore of Riverside
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5th Place – Andrew Meade of Missouri Valley
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2nd Place – Carson Thomsen of Underwood
3rd Place – Ethan Flaharty of Tri Center
4th Place – Tyson Osbahr of AHSTW
5th Place – James Newton of LoMa
6th Place – Zeke Konkler of Audubon

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1st Place – Gable Porter of Underwood
2nd Place – Sean Thompson of LoMa
3rd Place – Hayden Fischer of AHSTW
4th Place – Alex Hansen of Audubon
5th Place – Jett Rose of Riverside
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1st Place – Hagen Heistand of Underwood
2nd Place – Andrew Bowman of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Kayden Baxter of AHSTW
4th Place – Brad Stock of Treynor
5th Place – Harley Christensen of LoMa
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2nd Place – Nolan Moore of Riverside
3rd Place – Maddox Nelson of Underwood
4th Place – Ben Hansen of Missouri Valley
5th Place – Danny Kinsella of Treynor
6th Place – Tanner Nelson of Tri Center

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1st Place – Caleb Iliff of Treynor
2nd Place – Garrison Gettler of AHSTW
3rd Place – Cody Gilpin of Missouri Valley
4th Place – Kadyn Fleek of Underwood
5th Place – Keegan Deist of Audubon
6th Place – Calvin Collins of LoMa

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2nd Place – Kyle Moss of Treynor
3rd Place – Maddox Anderson of Tri Center
4th Place – Brody Zimmerman of Riverside
5th Place – Graham Jensen of Underwood
6th Place – Jordan Kerger of LoMa

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1st Place – Brecken Freeberg of Tri Center
2nd Place – Gage Clausen of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Dylan Oviatt of LoMa
4th Place – Kolby Weihs of AHSTW
5th Place – Aiden Kennedy of Treynor
6th Place – Lane Barber of Audubon

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1st Place – Carter Davis of Underwood
2nd Place – Brek Boruff of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Caleb Hiatt of LoMa
4th Place – Levi Young of Treynor
5th Place – Nate Jorgensen of AHSTW

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2nd Place – Thomas Huneke of Underwood
3rd Place – Henry Lund of AHSTW
4th Place – Kadin Bonham of Missouri Valley
5th Place – Brok Comstock of Riverside
6th Place – Rafe Gayer of Treynor

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1st Place – Rex Johnsen of LoMa
2nd Place – Easton Eledge of Underwood
3rd Place – Daniel Gregory of Treynor
4th Place – Jaicob Madsen of AHSTW
5th Place – Nate Messerschmidt of Riverside
6th Place – Vincent Zappia of Missouri Valley