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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa softball team will host three games and play three road contests during the fall season, head coach Renee Gillispie announced Friday.
The Hawkeyes host Southeast Community College on Sept. 8 before facing Indian Hills on Sept. 22. Iowa hosts Illinois State on Sept. 23 in their final home contest of the fall. The Hawkeyes will travel to UNI for the first game of the Big 4 Classic on Sept. 29 against the Panthers. Iowa wraps up the Big 4 Classic in Ames with games against Iowa State and Drake on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 respectively.
All fall ball games at Bob Pearl Field are free admission and open to the public.
2023 Iowa Softball Fall Schedule
Sept. 8 – Southeast Community College – Iowa City, Iowa – 4 p.m.
Sept. 22 – Indian Hills – Iowa City, Iowa – 4 p.m.
Sept. 23 – Illinois State – Iowa City, Iowa – 1 p.m.
Sept. 29 – UNI – Cedar Falls, Iowa – 4 p.m.
Sept. 30 – Iowa State – Ames, Iowa – 2 p.m.
Oct. 1 – Drake – Ames, Iowa – 11 a.m.
*All games are 9 innings
Today, we continue our preview of the upcoming Big Ten football season with a 14-team preview over 14 weekdays. Tanner Hoops previews the 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions:
On Monday, we’ll preview the Michigan Wolverines.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – University of Iowa women’s soccer opened the season with a, 1-0, victory at Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday night at Pickering Field.
The Hawkeyes emerged from an extended pre-game weather delay with an energetic offensive effort, producing ten shots and five shots on goal in the first 25 minutes action.
The seventh shot connected, a stinger through the bottom of the net by redshirt junior Meike Ingles in her first appearance since the 2021 season. Ingles finished with three shots, including two shots on goal.
The skies cleared, and Ingles’ goal would be the only score of the night, but that was not the end of a hurricane-like Iowa offensive attack. The Hawkeyes put up 25 shots on Thursday, matching last season’s game-high total (Sept. 8 vs. Iowa State, Sept. 11 vs. UNI).
Newcomer Kelli McGroarty led the way with eight shots in 53 minutes of action. Junior Kenzie Roling was next for Iowa with four shots, including two shots on goal.
For its part, the Hawkeye defense allowed just four shots. Goalkeeper Macy Enneking hauled in a pair of saves, preventing two of the Eagles’ best looks of the match.
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI
“This is a tough place to play against a team that knows how to win. I am happy with how we competed all game and really liked the chances our team created in both halves. As a group, our defending was quite sharp except for some transition opportunities. This is a good start to the season for us, handling weather adversity and a difficult opponent on the road.”
HAWKEYE NOTABLES
UP NEXT
Iowa (1-0) opens the home slate on Sunday vs. Kansas City (1-0) at the University of Iowa Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. (CT). The game will stream live on B1G+ (subscription required). Admission is free to all home soccer matches.
AMES, Iowa – Salomé Prat and Abigail Miller scored their first goals of the season, powering Iowa State past future Big 12 school Arizona, 2-1, on Thursday evening’s season-opening victory at the Cyclone Soccer Complex as the Cyclones earned their 100th home win in program history.
The Wildcats struck first in the tenth minute of the match, as Arizona forward Nicole Dallin capitalized off an Iowa State error, sneaking one past redshirt freshman Avery Gillahan to give the ‘Cats a 1-0 lead.
Gillahan, who competed in her first regular season collegiate game this evening, totaled two saves and played all 90 minutes as she picked up her first career win.
The Cyclones found the equalizer in the 18th minute as Mira Emma played a perfect lob pass over the Arizona defensive line to Prat, who buried one off the Wildcat keeper into the back left corner of the net to knot the game at one apiece.
Iowa State threatened late in the first half as an Emma shot just missed wide left and both teams went into the break with one goal on the board.
About 15 minutes into the second half, the Cyclones found the difference-maker as a Prat shot was deflected right to Alex Campana, who played the ball to Abigail Miller and Miller punched it into the lower right corner of the net to give ISU the edge.
Iowa State clamped down on defense for the remainder of the match, holding onto its 2-1 advantage and earning its first win of the season. The Cyclones got revenge for last year’s season-opener as ISU fell to the Wildcats in the desert by a matching score of 2-1.
17 different Cyclones saw the field on the night, and six played all 90 minutes. Besides Miller and Campana, fellow newcomers Kristin Boos, Nicolasa Jacobs and Regan John saw their first action in a Cyclone uniform.
Iowa State out-shot Arizona 8-7 and had the corner kick advantage, 5-3.
Fannon’s Thoughts
“We’ve got a really good group of new players that have added something that has been a big difference. We’ve also though, got a group of people who have fought through thick and thin and have been in a place where they’re ready to lead us. I think that being able to put that together and get that group to merge together has been what has stood out so far.”
Goals
Iowa State:Salome Prat (18’), Abigail Miller (’64)
Arizona: Nicole Dallin (10’)
Assists
Iowa State:Mira Emma, Alex Campana
Arizona: N/A
Up Next
Following the season-opener against Arizona, Iowa State will take to the road for its first road contest of the regular season. The Cyclones will face Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado on Sunday, August 20. Action is set to begin at 1 p.m. CT and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa volleyball will host its annual Black and Gold Scrimmage on Sat., August 19 at 5 p.m. CT inside Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.
The scrimmage is Hawkeye fans’ first chance to see the 2023 squad in action. Iowa returns nine letterwinners, while adding three transfers and six freshmen.
Following the scrimmage, the team will hold a kid’s clinic open to any and all children currently enrolled in sixth grade and below.
The Hawkeyes open the 2023 season at the Sacramento State Invitational on August 25-27 as the Hawkeyes take on Cal Poly, Sacramento State, and Nevada on Colbert Court at the Nest.
Team Black
Kaia Mateo
Amanda Darling
Anna Davis
Delaney McSweeney
Michelle Urquhart
Emily Lavin
Alyssa Worden
Audrey Black
Harlei Cole
Team Gold
Bailey Ortega
Sydney Dennis
Maddy Hanson
Rosa Vesty
Jacqlyn Caspers
Caitlan Buettner
Nataly Moravec
Gabby Deery
Olivia Lombardi
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser announced the 2023-24 schedule Thursday, which includes home duals against Iowa, Pittsburgh, Northern Iowa and Missouri.
“I know my team and my staff are really excited about this schedule,” Dresser said. “Our home schedule is particularly exciting and demanding this year. I really wanted to put something together that would excite our fans and motivate them to get to Hilton a lot this year. I think it will be a fun season to watch.”
The Cyclones’ dual slate will include matchups against four of the top seven, and three of the top five, teams at last season’s NCAA Championships. In total, there are eight top-25 teams on ISU’s 2023-24 schedule.
Iowa State will open its season Nov. 5 against Cleveland State inside David Carr’s high school gym at Perry High School in Massillon, Ohio, a nod to Carr as he begins his final season as a Cyclone.
The Cyclones will host the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk dual against the Hawkeyes Nov. 26 inside Hilton Coliseum. Seven other home dates dot the schedule as ISU also welcomes Davidson (Nov. 12), Utah Valley (Jan. 12), Pittsburgh (Jan. 14), West Virginia (Feb. 2), Northern Iowa (Feb. 11) and Missouri (Feb. 25) in dual action.
Carr’s final match inside Hilton Coliseum could be Part IV of college wrestling’s best rivalry, and a rematch of last season’s 165-pound Big 12 and NCAA title matches, against Mizzou’s Keegan O’Toole.
Iowa State will also host the Last Chance Open (Feb. 18) inside the Lied Recreation Center.
The Cyclones will return to Humboldt, Iowa – the hometown of Dresser – for the third season in a row for a neutral site dual against Wisconsin (Nov. 19).
In December, Iowa State will wrestle at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2) for the first time since the 2019-20 season. The Cyclones will also make their second consecutive appearance at the Collegiate Duals (Dec. 18). Iowa State will see Little Rock, Pittsburgh and Cornell at the event, which will be held in Nashville, Tenn. this season.
ISU will have only three true road duals this season, all in January. The Cyclones open the new year with a western road trip to Arizona State (Jan. 5) before a neutral site contest against California Baptist (Jan. 7) in Walnut, Calif. Iowa State will close the month with duals against Oklahoma (Jan. 26) and Oklahoma State (Jan. 28).
The 2024 Big 12 Championship (March 9-10) will be held at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., while the NCAA Championships (March 21-23) will take place inside the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Television and streaming listings for all events will be communicated at a later date. To view the complete Cyclone wrestling schedule, click here.
The Iowa State wrestling season ticket record has already been set. Tickets are still on sale and are available for purchase at cyclones.com/tickets.
On 11:55 PM at the Trojan Bowl the Atlantic Cross Country team is hosting a “Glow Mile” run. The running will start at midnight. They’re providing a limited amount of glow sticks, bracelets, and necklaces. You’re welcome to bring your own.
The run is open to the community and there is no cost.
SAN DIEGO – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team will face Oklahoma in the opening game of the inaugural Rady Children’s Invitational on Nov. 23, it was announced Thursday by Sports San Diego.
The Hawkeyes and Sooners will face off at 2 p.m. (CT) followed by a 4:30 p.m. game between Seton Hall and USC. Iowa will face the Pirates or Trojans at 5 p.m. on Nov. 24.
The early season Thanksgiving holiday tournament will be played at LionTree Arena on the campus of UC San Diego in La Jolla, California. All four games will be televised on FOX or FS1.
“Sports events have been a pillar of the tourism industry in San Diego,” said Dennis DuBard, 2023 President of Sports San Diego. “Together with Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, FOX Sports, UC San Diego Athletics, and Global Sports & Events – we endeavor to produce the best and most special early season college basketball tournament in the country. San Diego is the perfect place to do this, and we cannot wait to tipoff the inaugural event.”
Iowa leads the all-time series over Oklahoma, 3-2. The two teams last met in the 1987 NCAA Tournament – a 93-91 Hawkeye victory. Iowa is 1-1 all-time against Seton Hall and 5-2 against future Big Ten foe USC.
Ticket prices range from $35 to $125 per two-game session. For tickets, fans can visit www.RadyChildrensInvitational.com. $5 for each ticket sold will be donated to Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.
Iowa’s complete schedule will be released once available.
2023 Rady Children’s Invitational Schedule
Nov. 23
2 p.m. — Oklahoma v. Iowa (FS1)
4:30 p.m. — Seton Hall vs. USC (FS1)
Nov. 24
2:30 p.m. — Oklahoma vs. Seton Hall/USC (FOX)
5:00 p.m. — Iowa vs. Seton Hall/USC (FOX)
A southwest Iowa man is facing dozens of child sex abuse charges for allegedly abusing a child for the past decade.
Forty-two-year-old Ryan Kissell had been employed as a coach by Creston schools, but was hired in May to teach and coach in the Nodaway Valley School District in Greenfield. Court records indicate the alleged abuse was not connected to school activities in Creston and did not happen on school property. The Creston News Advertiser was first to report that Kissell was arrested yesterday (Wednesday) and, according to a Creston Police report, the alleged abuse of a child has been going on since 2013. Kissell has been charged with one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child, 24 counts of lascivious acts with a child and 21 counts of second degree child sex abuse.
According to statement from the Nodaway Valley School District, Kissell has been placed on administrative leave. He had been hired to be a special education teacher at the high school in Greenfield and as head football coach for the Nodaway Valley/Orient-Macksburg football team. School is scheduled to start next Wednesday in the district.
AMES, Iowa – For the second straight season, Iowa State had 14 gymnasts named Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WGCA) Scholastic All-Americans.
Iowa State’s 14 WCGA Scholastic All-Americans are tied for the most student-athletes receiving the award in program history. It is the fourth-straight season that the Cyclones have tallied double-digit selections.
Ana Palacios earned WCGA honors for a school-record fifth time, while Laura Cooke, Maya Ford, Madelyn Langkamp and Jade Vella-Wright each earned the recognition for the fourth time. Loganne Basuel claimed her third Scholastic All-American honor and Josie Bergstrom, Hannah Loyim and Rachel Wilke all picked up their second time on the list. Kelsey Boychuk, Madison Matassa, Kaia Parker, Sydney Saturino and Lauren Thomas all were tabbed with the award for the first time.
Both Langkamp and Palacios recorded 4.0 GPAs over the 2022-23 school year.
Iowa State’s 14 recipients were tied for a Big 12-best, as both West Virginia and Oklahoma also had 14 student-athletes recognized. Affiliate program Denver saw 12 members earn the honor.
Student-athletes must maintain a 3.50 or higher GPA during the academic year or cumulatively during their collegiate career to qualify for Scholastic All-America honors.
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