THIS WEEK 

The 18th-ranked University of Iowa women’s gymnastics team travels to Minneapolis, Minnesota to compete against the No. 15 Golden Gophers on Monday, Jan. 22nd. The meet is set to start at 7:00 p.m. (CT) and will be at Maturi Pavilion.

FOLLOW LIVE 

• Fans can follow along via live results at hawkeyesports.com or via Twitter (@IowaGymnastics).
• The meet will be broadcast on B1G Network. Olivia Karas and Dean Linke will be on the call

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 

• The Hawkeyes enter the new week at No. 18, after defeating Washington in its season opener last Friday evening. Iowa is one of five Big Ten teams in the Top-20.

LAST TIME OUT 

• Iowa scored 196.400 defeating Washington, which is the second-highest score in a season opener in program history.
• The GymHawks had an event sweep over the Huskies with senior Adeline Kenlin winning on beam, floor and the all-around. Kenlin finished in the top-two in every event in the meet.
• The Hawkeyes finished with a team score of 49.100 on bars, a program-best on bars in a season opener.
• Freshman Eva Volpe and Alyse Karenbauer made their collegiate debuts. Volpe competed in all four apparatuses for the GymHawks. Ilka Juk made her Iowa debut competing on bars and beam.

PREVIEWING THE MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS 

• Head coach Jenny Hansen is in her tenth season leading the Golden Gophers.
• This will be the 18th meeting between Iowa and Minnesota under Coach Libby.
• Minnesota opened the season with a win at the Super 16 Meet, defeating Oregon State, Southern Utah, and BYU.
• The Golden Gophers won over Eastern Michigan in their home opener.
• Senior Mya Hooten was named Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week.

THIS WEEK
The University of Iowa women’s tennis team will head to South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday to face Notre Dame at the Eck Tennis Pavilion. Competition will start at 10 a.m. (CT).

THE LINEUP
The Hawkeyes will be introducing three new student-athletes this season — two freshmen and one transfer. Six of the eight players on this year’s roster are international, ranging from Canada to Germany.

LAST MATCH
After getting rained out in their season opener against Florida Atlantic, the Hawkeyes notched their first win – a 5-2 road victory at Florida Gulf Coast on Jan. 13. Iowa won the doubles point and recorded singles victories at No. 1, 2, 4 and 6 in singles.

DAI: NATIONALLY RANKED
• After winning five matches during the fall season, sophomore Daianne Hayashida earned a spot in ITA’s singles rankings. The Peru native was ranked No. 109 in the nation in the rankings that were released on Nov. 15.
• Hayashida opened the spring as Iowa’s No. 1 singles player, where she posted a straight set win in her opening match.
• During the fall, Hayashida advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Midwest Regionals and she competed in the main draw of the ITA Women’s All-American Championships in September. She was the first Hawkeye to advance to the regional quarterfinals since Elise van Heuvelen in 2019.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will continue on the road on Jan. 27-28, traveling Raleigh, North Carolina, for the ITA Kickoff event. Iowa will face Clemson in its first match of the weekend before squaring off against either NC State or Alabama.

BACK IN CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA

The Hawkeyes will be back in the home arena to face Life University and Missouri Valley College this Sunday, starting at 1:30 p.m. (CT).

Life U, the 2024 NAIA National Duals Champions, will face Missouri Valley to open the duals. Iowa will wrestle Missouri Valley in the second dual on the day at 2 p.m. The Hawkeyes close out the afternoon wrestling Life at 2:30 p.m. (CT).

SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow Iowa women’s wrestling team on X (IowaW_Wrestling), Instagram (Iowawomenswrestling), and Facebook (Iowa Women’s Wrestling).

FOLLOW ALONG LIVE
• The Iowa Duals will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required)
• You can follow live results on TrackWrestling and on X.

• Sunday’s duals will be broadcast online at hawkeyesports.com (via YouTube). Steven Grace will be on the call.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes will travel to Fort Wayne, Indiana, next weekend to compete in the Indiana Tech Duals and Open tournament. Competition will be all day Friday and Saturday.

The 24th ranked Iowa State women’s basketball team will try to claim two victories in one day when they visit Texas Tech this evening. Earlier today it was announced that Saturday’s game at TCU is being cancelled because the Horned Frogs don’t have enough players available and because of a Big 12 rule will be forced to forfeit the game. The Cyclones are 5-0 and tied for the Big 12 lead entering tonight’s game.

That’s Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly who credits attitude for the Cyclones quick start in the league race.

In a statement TCU says it is cancelling games due to injuries in the program. The Horned Frogs are also forfeiting tonight’s game against Kansas State.

HOPEWELL, N.J. – Drake junior Katie Dinnebier has earned national recognition on the 2024 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year watch list. The Bulldog star is leading the MVC with 19.7 points per game to go along with 5.7 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.9 steals per contest.

Dinnebier was named to the preseason watch list for the same award prior to the start of the 2023-24 campaign. She is one of 15 players on the updated midseason list that represent 14 teams from 10 leagues across Division I basketball.

The West Des Moines native is joined by Murray State’s Katelyn Young as the only players from the Missouri Valley Conference.

This weekend, Dinnebier and the Bulldogs will be hosting Young and Murray State as well as the Belmont Bruins for their annual DSM Hometown Team Weekend.

AT TRI-CENTER

Audubon 40, Clarinda 30
Audubon 48, Tri-Center 30
Audubon 45, Southwest Iowa 36
Tri-Center 39, Clarinda 27
Clarinda 30, Southwest Iowa 21

AT GREENE COUNTY

Nevada 60, Coon Rapids-Bayard 24
Perry 45, Coon Rapids-Bayard 15
Greene County 42, Perry 24

AT LENOX

Van Meter 36, Mount Ayr 24
Southwest Valley 39, Mount Ayr 20
Southwest Valley 48, Van Meter 27
Southwest Valley 48, Lenox 17

AT ACGC

ACGC 84, East Mills 0
ACGC 57, South Central Calhoun 24
ACGC 44, Woodward-Granger 34
South Central Calhoun 72, East Mills 0
Woodward-Granger 57, South Central Calhoun 24
Woodward-Granger 72, East Mills 0

AT UNDERWOOD

Underwood 47, Missouri Valley 30
Riverside 38, Missouri Valley 33
Riverside 54, Underwood 27

AT LOGAN-MAGNOLIA

Logan-Magnolia 47, AHSTW 30
Logan-Magnolia 54, Treynor 24

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Red Oak 77, Atlantic 72
Glenwood 75, St. Albert 46

Western Iowa Conference:
IKM-Manning 63, AHSTW 51
#7 Underwood 79, Riverside 61
Treynor 76, Audubon 48

Rolling Valley Conference:
#12 Coon Rapids-Bayard 51, West Harrison 37
#15 Exira-EHK 59, Glidden-Ralston 33

Corner Conference: (Corner Conference Tournament)
Griswold vs. Fremont-Mills
Essex @ Sidney
Hamburg @ Stanton

West Central Conference:
Van Meter 72, Pleasantville 66
ACGC 66, Ogden 52
Panorama 78, West Central Valley 55
#4 Madrid 59, Woodward-Granger 46

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Atlantic 63, Red Oak 13
Clarinda 56, #14 Kuemper Catholic 53
Shenandoah 68, Creston 46
#9 Lewis Central 53, Denison-Schleswig 11

Western Iowa Conference:
Logan-Magnolia 36, Missouri Valley 30
Underwood 46, Riverside 38

Rolling Valley Conference:
#12 Coon Rapids-Bayard 58, West Harrison 10
#15 Exira-EHK 65, Glidden-Ralston 17

Corner Conference: (Corner Conference Tournament)
East Mills 41, Sidney 26
Griswold 45, Essex 32
Stanton 68, Hamburg 10

West Central Conference:
ACGC 67, Ogden 17
#2 Panorama 66, West Central Valley 17
Van Meter 56, Pleasantville 34
Woodward-Granger 56, Madrid 25

BYU connected on 13 three pointers and the 20th ranked Cougars built a 24 point second half lead and beat 24th ranked Iowa State 87-72. The Cyclones fall to 2-2 in the Big 12. Coach T.J.Otzelberger says BYU was the more aggressive team.

Otzelberger says the Cougars played with a sense of urgency.

The Cyclones trailed 39-35 at halftime before BYU took control in the second half.

Keshon Gilbert led the Cyclones with 16 pints.

The second ranked Iowa Hawkeye women connected on 15 three pointers and took advantage of 28 Wisconsin turnovers in a 96-50 win over the Badgers in Iowa City.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. The Hawkeyes are 7-0 in the Big Ten and visit 18th ranked Ohio State on Sunday.

Caitlin Clark led the Hawkeyes with 32 points.