The eight game winning streak for the fifth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women was snapped at second ranked Indiana. The Hoosiers used a 15-5 fourth quarter run to take control in an 87-78 win.

Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. The Hawkeyes fall to 11-2 in the Big Ten and host Rutgers Sunday.

Top ranked Purdue raced out to a 19-4 lead at the outset and beat Iowa 87-73. The Hawkeyes cut a 21 point deficit to six in the second half but the Boilers followed with an 8-0 run to put the game away.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. Purdue shot 55 percent to improve to 12-2 in the Big Ten.

Iowa falls to 7-6 in the Big Ten and visits Minnesota on Sunday.

Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands hopes his second ranked Hawkeyes are getting healthier as the dual season winds down. Iowa takes a 13-1 record into Friday night’s final Big Ten dual at home against ninth ranked Michigan. There have been a series of different lineups throughout the season.

Brands says everybody needs to prepare to be in the lineup.

The Northern Iowa women look to keep pace with Missouri Valley leader Illinois State on Friday night with a visit to Illinois-Chicago. The Panthers are second in the league race at 10-2 and trail the Redbirds by a game. The Flames are 5-7 in the Valley.

That’s Panther coach Tanya Warren who says handling UIC’s pressure defense will be a key to the outcome.

Warren says the Flames want to limit the amount of possessions.

Warren says a key during the stretch run of the regular season will be consistency.

Softball teams from UNI, Iowa State and Drake will open the season in Cedar Falls on Friday as part of the Doc Halverson UNI-Dome Classic. The Panthers begin the season as the Missouri Valley favorite and open Friday afternoon against Nebraska-Omaha.

That’s UNI coach Ryan Jacobs. The UNI-Dome allows the Panthers to be one of the few northern teams to open at home.

The Panthers are an experienced and deep team.

Jacobs says all teams need a game right now.

First round regional girls basketball games will be contested in Class 1A tonight. Here is a look at the area regions with all games set to start at 7:00 p.m.

Region 4

Remsen St. Mary’s -BYE
George-Little Rock @ Gehlen Catholic
South O’Brien @ Kingsley-Pierson
Harris-Lake Park @ Trinity Christian
Exira-EHK- BYE
Ar-We-Va @ Woodbury Central
Audubon @ Coon Rapids-Bayard
Siouxland Christian @ River Valley

Region 5

Westwood- BYE
Whiting @ Boyer Valley
Orient-Macksburg @ CAM
West Harrison @ Tri-Center
Woodbine-BYE
Griswold @ Riverside
Hamburg @ Stanton
East Union @ Murray

Region 7

St. Albert- BYE
Diagonal @ Lenox
Sidney @ East Mills
Essex @ Fremont-Mills
Bedford @ Martensdale-St. Marys
Melcher-Dallas @ Mormon Trail
Southeast Warren @ Earlham
Lamoni @ Wayne

The IGHSAU has released the regional basketball brackets for Class 4A and 5A schools. Regional Quarterfinal games will be played on Wednesday, February 15th with Regional Semifinals on February 18th and Finals on February 21st for both classes. Here is a look at the regions featuring area teams and links to the full pairings for each class. All games at 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 4A

Region 1

Quarterfinals
Perry @ Carroll
Webster City @ Ft. Dodge

Semifinals
Perry/Carroll @ Dallas Center-Grimes
Webster City/Ft. Dodge @ Humboldt

Region 3

Quarterfinals
Storm Lake @ LeMars
Denison-Schleswig @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Semifinals
LeMars/Storm Lake @ Bishop Heelan
SB-L/Denison-Schleswig @ Spencer

Region 5

Quarterfinals
Oskaloosa @ Winterset
Creston @ Glenwood

Semifinals
Oskaloosa/Winterset @ Pella
Creston/Glenwood @ Lewis Central

CLASS 5A

Region 2

Quarterfinals
CB Thomas Jefferson @ Des Moines Lincoln

Semifinals
DM Lincoln/CB TJ @ Johnston
CB Abraham Lincoln @ Sioux City East

The Iowa Hawkeye men take a 7-5 Big Ten record on the road to top ranked Purdue tonight (Thursday night). We’ll have the game for you on KJAN, beginning at 5-p.m. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says Mackey Arena is always a tough place to play no matter what the Boilers are ranked.

Purdue seven-four junior center Zach Edey (EE-dee) is averaging better than 22 points and 13 rebounds.

McCaffery says Edey is not only one of the top players in the nation he is also one of the most improved.

McCaffery says it will take a complete effort to have a chance.

Purdue is 11-2 in the Big Ten and coming off a loss at rival Indiana.

A top five women’s clash in Big Ten action takes place in Bloomington tonight (Thursday night), when fifth ranked Iowa visits number two Indiana. This game will feature two of the top post players in the country. Hoosier senior Mackenzie Holmes is averaging 22 points per game and shooting just under 70 percent while Hawkeye senior Monika Czinano averages just over 18 points and is connecting on 67 percent of her shots.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder who says improved perimeter shooting has made Indiana one of the best teams in the country.

Bluder says it is a game matching similar styles.

The Hoosers will challenge an Iowa team that is averaging 88 points per game.

Indiana is 12-1 in Big Ten play. Iowa is 11-1.

Another near miss on the road for Iowa State. West Virginia scored the final six points of the game, Wednesday, in a 76-71 win over the 11th ranked Cyclones. It was Iowa State’s fifth straight loss on the road.

That’s Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger. The Cyclones fought back from a 15 point first half deficit.

ISU is 7-4 in the Big 12 and hosts Oklahoma State Saturday. The Cowboys beat the Cyclones in Stillwater in their first meeting.