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Drake coach Todd Stepsis wants his players to embrace the title chase in the Pioneer Football League. The Bulldogs are coming off a 25-20 Hail Mary victory at the University of San Diego and take a 4-0 PFL record into Saturday’s home game against Stetson.
Stepsis says they are enjoying playing meaningful games as the month of October ends.
Drake has the top ranked defense in the PFL and must get ready for Stetson’s two quarterback system.
Drake started last season 0-8. It was a late October win at Stetson that started the Bulldogs’ current seven game winning streak in conference play.
Iowa guard Rusty Feth says the Hawkeyes have moved on after a controversial finish against Minnesota. Cooper DeJean’s late punt return for a touchdown was overturned for what replay called an invalid fair catch signal and the Hawkeyes fell to the Gophers 12-10. Iowa returns to action November fourth in Wrigley Field against Northwestern.
Feth on moving on after the loss.
The Hawkeyes are 6-2 and Feth says the bye week comes at a good time.
Defensive lineman Deontae Craig says the off week goves them a chance to rest and heal.
Receiver Diante Vines on the timing of the bye week.
With no game this week the the Minnesota loss lingered longer.
Vines on bouncing back from the loss.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa gymnastics team released the full details of its 2024 schedule on Wednesday.
Notes about the 2024 season:
The GymHawks will hold three of their four home meets in Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.
Season tickets for the 2024 gymnastics season are now on sale through the UI Athletics ticket office. Season tickets for adults are $30 and youth are free (ticket required). Tickets are available over the phone at 800-IA-HAWKS and online at hawkeyesports.com/tickets
The Hawkeyes return 16 letterwinners including two All-Big Ten selections, JerQuavia Henderson and Adeline Kenlin. Henderson is a three-time All-American and reigning Co-Big Ten Champion on the floor exercise returning for her fifth year. Iowa added five newcomers to the roster, four freshmen and one transfer.
IOWA 2024 GYMNASTICS SCHEDULE
Jan. 12 – vs. Washington – Coralville, Iowa – Xtream Arena
Jan. 22 – at Minnesota – Minneapolis, Minn. – Maturi Pavillion
Jan. 26 – vs. Southern Utah – Coralville, Iowa – Xtream Arena
Jan. 28 – at Michigan State – East Lansing, Mich. – Jenison Field House
Feb. 4 – vs. Nebraska – Coralville, Iowa – Xtream Arena
Feb. 9 – at Rutgers – Piscataway, N.J. – Jersey Mike’s Arena
Feb. 16 – vs. Ohio State – Iowa City, Iowa – Carver Hawkeye Arena
Feb. 24 – Big Five – University Park, Penn. – Rec Hall
Mar. 3 – at Sacramento State – Sacramento, Calif. – The Nest
Mar. 8 – at Iowa State – Ames, Iowa – Hilton Coliseum
Mar. 15-17 – at Collegiate Challenge – Nashville, Tenn. – TBA
Mar. 23 – B1G Championships – East Lansing, Mich. – Jenison Field House
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference office announced today that Michigan State right tackle Spencer Brown has been suspended for half a game, under the conference’s Sportsmanship Policy, as a result of the actions that led to Mr. Brown’s ejection for a flagrant personal foul that occurred in a game against Michigan on October 21, 2023.
Brown is ineligible to play in the first half of Michigan State’s next game against Minnesota on October 28, 2023. The Big Ten Conference considers this matter concluded.
HOPEWELL, N.J. – Junior guard Katie Dinnebier represented Drake on the 2024 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award watch list announced this morning by Her Hoops Stats. Dinnebier is one of 25 mid-major stars from 13 different conferences named to the watch list.
The Waukee, Iowa native averaged nearly 12 points and six assists per contest last season while adding over three rebounds and just under two steals from the point guard position. According to Her Hoop Stats, she is just one of six players since the 2009-10 season to average at least 1.25 points per scoring attempt and a minimum assist-to-turnover ratio of at least 2.00, joining Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu and Paige Bueckers and Gabby Williams of UConn.
Dinnebier adds this preseason honor to a First Team Preseason All-MVC nod. This is her first appearance on the Becky Hammon Award watch list.
Drake has now had four representatives on any Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award watch list since the birth of the award, joining Grace Berg in 2022, and both Becca Hittner and Sara Rhine in 2020.
Two other MVC competitors are included on the watch list as Preseason All-MVC players Katelyn Young of Murray State and Maya McDermott of UNI were also earned recognized.
Individual and team improvement will be key to the success of this year’s Briar Cliff men’s basketball team. Gone are 2nd team all GPAC selection Jaden Kleinhesselink, starters Kyle Boerhave, and Nick Hoyt and sharpshooter Conner Groves. Mark Svagera enters his seventh season at the helm of the Chargers after one of the more challenging summers of his tenure, where he’s challenging his role players to become the go to players.
Returning senior starters Matthew Stilwill and Quinn Vesey are the veteran team leaders who will be called upon to lead the inexperienced group. Stilwill comes off a season where he started the year as the sixth man but worked his way into the starting lineup and averaged 12.2 points per game. Stilwill is excited with the new roster additions, as well as watching a few players make solid improvements.
Vesey meanwhile elected to play one more year after being named third team all GPAC, averaging 11 points per game, and was 4th best in the GPAC with 44 steals. The tenacious defender has tremendous confidence in his teammates entering the season.
Briar Cliff opens the season Thursday night with the home opener at the Newman Flanagan Center against Dakota State.
Iowa State’s Jayden Higgins has gone from transfer to the Cyclones’ leading receiver. The transfer from Eastern Kentucky leasds ISU with 23 catches, including three touchdowns as they prepare to visit Baylor.
Higgins had six catches in a victory at Cincinnati. It was ISU’s first road win of the season.
After starting the season 1-2 the Cyclones have rebounded and are currently tied for second in the Big-12. Higgins says they are not surprised by the turnaround.
Iowa State’s defense is making progress as the Cyclones open the stretch run of the season at Baylor this week. After getting hurt by the big player early in the season the Cyclones have yielded a total of 24 points in wins over TCU and Cincinnati.
That’s defensive end Joe Peterson. Baylor has the second best passing offense in the Big-12 but Peterson says they still want to make the Bears one dimensional.
As he said the first chore is to stop Baylor’s run game.
At 3-1 in the Big-12 Peterson says the Cyclones are excited about being in the hunt.
Linebacker Caleb Bacon says like the Cyclones, Baylor has made a lot of progress as of late. The Bears are 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the league race.
With three wins in the last four games the confidence is growing.
Bacon on the progress the defense has made this season.
The Roling Valley Conference Volleyball Selections have been announced for 2023. Below are the All-Conference 1st and 2nd Teams.
All-Conference 1st Team:
All-Conference 2nd Team:
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head coach Jamie Pinkerton has named Sydney Albaugh, an Elkhart, Iowa, native, as Director of Softball Operations for the Cyclones.
Albaugh comes to Ames after playing five collegiate seasons between Kirkwood and Omaha, having just recorded 12 starts with the Mavericks last season. Albaugh initially joined the Cyclone softball program as a graduate assistant before being promoted.
“I am very excited to join Coach Pinkerton and his staff and to be a part of the culture they have created here in Ames,” said Albaugh. “Coming back home and being able to work at such a prestigious university and program is truly a dream come true for me.”
After attending North Polk High School, Albaugh began her collegiate career at Kirkwood. There, over three seasons, she recorded 138 hits in 133 games played, recording 28 homers and 23 doubles. She slashed .400/.443/.728 with the Eagles and tallied 125 RBI while scoring 96 runs.
At Omaha, the infielder played in 42 games, making 20 starts over the last two seasons. Sydney was surehanded in the field, recording 112 putouts and a .983 fielding percentage.
“We’re happy to welcome Sydney to the staff as our director of operations,” said head coach Jamie Pinkerton. “She’s been a part of our program for the last semester, so when the position came open, it was an easy transition for her and for us. Sydney is a lifelong Cyclone fan and has played at the JUCO and the DI level and knows the inner workings of a softball program. She’s a welcome addition to our staff!”
Albaugh earned her bachelor’s degree (’23) from Omaha in communication studies and is currently getting a mass communication and media studies master’s degree from Iowa State.
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