A young Iowa State men’s basketball team opens the new season at home on Monday night against Green Bay. The Cyclones have played in two straight NCAA Tournamets under coach T.J. Otzelberger and defense remains the focus.

Otzelberger says this team will be more versatile from a lineup perspective.

Sophomore guard Tamin Lipsey calls this a yung but talented squad.

Lipsey on what they want to get out of this first game.

Sundance Wicks is in his first season as Green Bay coach. The Phoenix were 3-29 last season.

The third ranked Iowa Hawkeye women open the season on Monday night against Fairleigh Dickinson. The Knights have an entire new lineup under first year coach Stephanie Gaitley.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. The Hawkeyes have already sold out the entire season in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Bluder does not want to taper the attention the team is getting after last seasons run to the NCAA title game but knows high expectations come with it.

A new look Iowa State women’s basketball team opens with a late morning game on Monday against Butler. The Cyclones have eight newcomers on the team.

The game will be played in front of a large contingent of elementary school students.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — University of Iowa women’s soccer downed No. 12 Wisconsin, 1-0, on Sunday at Lower.com Field to win its second Big Ten Tournament Championship in program history.

Iowa is the first eighth-seed to win the conference tournament. The Hawkeyes clinched the league’s at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, adding a third consecutive ranked win to their resume. In program history, Iowa has never dropped three ranked teams in a row.

The Hawkeyes improve to 12-4-4 (3-4-3) heading into NCAA Tournament action. The shutout marks Iowa’s 12^th clean sheet this season, matching a program record during Head Coach Dave DiIanni’s first season in 2014.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI

“We are so incredibly proud of our team. Honestly, just like Thursday night, Penn State and Wisconsin are unbelievable opponents. We were under pressure right until the end there, but we withstood it. We have been asking for a little bit more from this group all year long. Just a little bit more investment, a little bit closer attention to the details. Honestly, the last three games they have been rock solid, and I am so very proud of them…

[Freshmen Millie Greer and Eva Pattison] have got two seniors on either side of them in Sam Cary and Maggie Johnston. [That said] we have asked a lot of them this year. Every situation in different games is new to them, and they have been able to be resilient and adjust to it. Quite honestly, they have been good leaders for us. They are bracketed with Macy [Enneking] behind them, so we have got good leadership for them, but we are really proud of them.

We need a little bit of rest, and we need to get healthy, but we all feel good here with the trophy. We are hoping that we can get a [strong] seed, and we are really proud to be in it.”

HAWKEYE NOTABLES

• Iowa’s All-Big Ten Tournament Team delegation: fifth-year Samantha Cary, senior Macy Enneking and senior Kelli McGroarty; Cary was named Defensive Player of the Tournament.
• Iowa is the first eight-seed to win the Big Ten Tournament; the Hawkeyes have won two conference tournament championships in program history, both under Coach DiIanni.
• Iowa will make its fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament (2013, 2019, 2020).
• The Hawkeyes have won three consecutive games against ranked opponents (No. 12 Michigan State, No. 5 Penn State, No. 12 Wisconsin); Iowa is 3-1-1 against ranked opponents this season.
• Enneking’s 25 career victories rank fourth in program history. Enneking’s 21 career shutouts rank third in the Hawkeye record books.
• 90 Tracker: Five Hawkeyes played the entirety of Sunday’s game, including fifth-year Samantha Cary (15), freshman Millie Greer (15), senior Maggie Johnston (7), freshman Eva Pattison (6), and freshman Sofia Bush (2). Eleven Iowa position players have registered 90 minutes in previous outings this season, including seventh-year Josie Durr, senior Rielee Fetty, senior Kelli McGroarty, junior Elle Otto, junior Kenzie Roling and sophomore Kellen Fife.

UP NEXT

The NCAA Tournament selection show streams live at NCAA.com on Monday, Nov. 6, beginning at 3 p.m. (CT). The first round takes place Nov. 10-12 at campus sites.

PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Iowa women’s wrestling team is coming home with a total of ten top three finishes, including six champions from the Princeton Open this Sunday at the Jadwin Gymnasium.  

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH CLARISSA CHUN 

“It was a great weekend for our women to showcase what they’ve been working on and to see where our team is at. I want to thank ESU and Coach Nieves for opening our season. They are a strong team with great competitors and coaches. Our women came out with a lot of energy that propelled each one to bring out their best.

The Princeton Open was a great season opener competition with other collegiate programs from the East coast, women’s club programs and senior age women to compete against. There was great wrestling from our women and we are looking forward to continuing to get better throughout the season. We are appreciative of the Hawk Fans support, that showed up, and tuned in.”

UP NEXT 

The Hawkeyes will head back home to Carver-Hawkeye Arena next Sunday for the Trailblazer Duals. The first match is set to start at 11 a.m. (CT).

Hawkeyes Wrap Up Fall Season at Princeton

PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Iowa rowing team finished its final event of the fall season at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie.

Iowa competed against some of the top teams in the nation, in the eight’s and four’s women’s open.

UI competed against a stacked field consisting of, No. 3 Princeton and No. 8 Penn, as well as Big Ten rivals, No. 15 Rutgers and No. 17 Indiana. In the women’s open four, Iowa placed 3^rd overall.

The Hawkeyes will open up their spring season in Orlando, Fla. on Feb. 9 with an exhibition against the University of Central Florida.

Quoting Head Coach Jeff Garbutt

“The Princeton Chase, once again, served as an amazing test for the Hawkeyes. Getting to race some of the top teams in the country really helped to test our resilience as a team and our results show some real promise for the spring season. The weekend was highlighted by our top three finish in the women’s open four. Everyone raced hard in both of their 3-mile races. We learned a lot about racing today and have our sights set on improving through winter training.”

OPEN EIGHT TEAM RESULTS

Iowa “A” – 15^th

Iowa “C” – 24^th

Iowa “B” – 30^th

OPEN FOUR TEAM RESULTS

Iowa “A” – 3^rd

Iowa “B” – 19^th

Iowa “C” – 21^st

Iowa “D” – 23^rd

Iowa “F” – 27^th

Iowa “E” – 30^th

FULL RESULTS

MASSILLON, Ohio– No. 10 Iowa State opened its season with a 43-3 victory over Cleveland State Sunday afternoon inside David Carr’s high school gymnasium at Perry High School. Carr capped the Cyclones’ season-opening win with a fall in 1:47, earning himself UFC Fight Pass Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Four Cyclones – Caleb Helgeson, Nando Villaescusa, Evan Frost and Anthony Echemendia – made their debuts in the ISU dual lineup against the Vikings, all securing wins.

Iowa State won the takedown battle against Cleveland State, 47-6. All nine of ISU’s individual bout victories came with bonus points.

MJ Gaitan started his redshirt freshman season with a commanding 19-3 major decision over Cleveland State’s Ronald Dimmerling. The California native used five takedowns, four of which came in the first period, and three near fall points in the win.

At 184 pounds, Helgeson picked up a 14-3 major decision over Joey Lyons to give Iowa State a 9-0 advantage in the team score.

Villaescusa was solid in a 16-8 upset over No. 24 Ben Smith at 197 pounds. Villaescusa gave up an early takedown but controlled the rest of the way, wracking up over two minutes of riding time in the win.

Yonger Bastida put on a takedown clinic at heavyweight. He took down No. 28 Daniel Bucknavich eight times in a 26-10 tech fall in 6:03.

A takedown at the buzzer paired with a riding time point gave Kysen Terukina a tech fall against Ben Aranda in 7:00. Iowa State led, 23-0, at the halfway point in the dual.

Evan Frost got stronger throughout the match in a 17-3 major decision against Jake Manley. After a scoreless first, Frost used a four-takedown third period to secure his first career dual victory.

Jacob Frost couldn’t overcome a pair of seven-point moves from No. 27 Dylan Layton at 141 pounds. Frost registered four takedowns and a pair of reversals in the comeback effort, but fell short, 22-18.

At 149 pounds, Anthony Echemendia used seven takedowns and three near fall points for a dominant 24-7 tech fall over Douglas Terry.

Jason Kraisser gave up the first takedown against Shane Heil but wouldn’t let his opponent score again. Kriasser tallied eight near fall points in a 19-3 tech fall.

In the dual’s featured bout at 165 pounds, Carr wasted no time taking out CSU’s Daniel Patten. The Ohio native used a ‘Dresser Dump’ to earn the fall in 1:47.

Up Next
Iowa State will square off with Davidson in its home opener Sunday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. inside Hilton Coliseum. Tickets are available, here.

No. 10 Iowa State 43, Cleveland State 3
174: #33 MJ Gaitan (ISU) TF Ronald Dimmerling (CSU), 19-3 (3:38)
184: Caleb Helgeson (ISU) maj. dec. Joey Lyons (CSU), 14-3
197: Nando Villaescusa (ISU) maj. dec. #24 Ben Smith (CSU), 16-8
285: #9 Yonger Bastida (ISU) TF #28 Daniel Bucknavich (CSU), 26-10 (6:03)
125: #18 Kysen Terukina (ISU) TF Ben Aranda (CSU), 20-5 (7:00)
133: #22 Evan Frost (ISU) maj. dec. Jake Manley (CSU), 17-3
141: #27 Dylan Layton (CSU) dec. #17 Jacob Frost (ISU), 22-18
149: Anthony Echemendia (ISU) TF Douglas Terry (CSU), 24-7 (5:00)
157: #13 Jason Kraisser (ISU) TF Shane Heil (CSU), 19-3 (7:00)
165: #2 David Carr (ISU) WBF Daniel Patten (CSU), 1:47

Extra Matches
125: Ethan Perryman (ISU) TF Nick Molchak (CSU), 19-3 (3:31)
165: Connor Euton (ISU) maj. dec. Tate Geiser (CSU), 14-4