Iowa begins the week in the driver’s seat in the Big 10 west. The Hawkeyes held Wisconsin out of the endzone to claim a 15-6 win in a slugfest in Madison. The Hawkeyes rushed for 200 yards but passed for only 37 and Tory Taylor averaged more than 50 yards per punt.

That’s Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz. The Hawks are without their starting quarterback and top three tight ends but held on to improve to 6-1 on the season.

Taylor amassed more than 500 yards of punting and aided Iowa’s defense by pinning the Badgers deep.

Tight end Erick All suffered a knee injury and Ferentz says should learn more on Monday.

The Hawkeyes host Minnesota this week.

Iowa State heads into its bye week with a record of 4-3. The Cyclones dominated in every phase in a 30-10 win at Cincinnati. The Cyclones are 3-1 in the Big-12.

That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell. The Cyclones are currently second in the Big-12 standings.

ISU was 1-2 after a loss at Ohio but has won three of its last four.

The Cyclones return to action on October 28th at Baylor.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Iowa State (6-10-1, 3-6 Big 12) downed Kansas State (3-11-3, 1-7-1 Big 12) by a score of 2-1 on Sunday afternoon, as Salomé Prat notched her second brace in the past four matches.

The win vaults Iowa State into eleventh place in the Big 12 standings, just one point behind Cincinnati for tenth as they enter the final game of conference play.

Iowa State’s six wins are the most under head coach Matt Fannon in a single season and are the most by any ISU team since 2016, when the team earned 12 wins. The Cyclones’ three conference wins are also the most since 2016, when the team tallied three.

With both teams entering the match needing to secure points for a potential conference tournament berth, the match started with an early statement from the Wildcats, who scored in the seventh minute. K-State’s Jo Sees used a Riley Baker assist to give Kansas State a 1-0 lead.

The Wildcats kept up the pressure the majority of the half, outshooting the Cyclones 6-3 before Prat converted off a perfect Mira Emma feed in the 35th minute, which she would bury in the middle left of the net to tie the match at one apiece.

K-State tried to regain momentum heading into the break, but a Gillahan save and two off-target shots from the Wildcats kept the score knotted at the half.

In total, K-State outshot ISU 9-4 in the first stanza, but Gillahan’s four saves kept ISU in business.

Not even 15 minutes into the second half, Prat gave the Cyclones the advantage, recording her second score, notching her second brace of the season, off a free kick that was played to her by both Chloe Broughton and Lauren Hernandez.

Prat’s pair of scores pushes her into the team lead for points on the year with 15, just surpassing Emma, who has 14. Prat’s seven goals have her on the brink of cracking the top ten goal-scorers in program history. Prat now has two game-winning goals on the season, tying Emma for the team lead.

Iowa State’s defense would buckle down from there, not conceding anything as Gillahan finished the match with six saves. Iowa State went on to win its second straight match, sweeping the Sunflower State schools.

Prat led the team with four shots while Emma was the lone other Cyclone to have more than one on the afternoon. Broughton, Hernandez, Hanna Reid, Olivia Edwards, Abigail Miller and Gillahan all played the entire 90 today.

LAWRENCE, Kan. – University of Iowa sophomore Daianne Hayashida advanced to the quarterfinals on Saturday on the third day of ITA Midwest Regionals at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.  Hayashida notched her first win of the day against Anet Koskel of Arkansas, 6-0, 6-0, before following with a three-set win, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, over fifth-seeded Mae Canete of Missouri in the Round of 16.

Hayashida is the first Hawkeye to advance to the regional quarterfinals since current assistant coach Elise van Heuvelen in 2019.

Barbora Pokorna had her tournament run end, losing in straight sets to Oklahoma’s Ava Catanzarite, 6-4, 6-3

In doubles play, Hayashida and Jessica Matthews finished their tournament run falling to Oklahoma’s Guzman/Shcherbinia, 8-1.

Hayashida will play her quarterfinals match tomorrow starting at 1 p.m.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH SASHA SCHMID 

“I am really proud of Dai, I think it was a tremendous day for her to move forward and begin the quarterfinals at regionals. She played two great singles matches today and had a hard-fought win tonight over a good player at Mizzou. I am happy for her, she’s worked hard and she deserves this opportunity. We’ll be excited to see her compete tomorrow.”

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State is set to face Kansas State in its final road game of the regular season on Sunday in the penultimate Big 12 action of the season. Sunday’s game is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. and the action will be streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

ISU (5-10-1, 2-6 Big 12) enters the competition coming off its second conference win of the season over Kansas. Kansas State (3-10-3, 1-6-1 Big 12) has dropped six of its last seven and is one spot behind the Cyclones in the Bog 12 soccer points standings.

Iowa State has matched its highest win total under Coach Fannon as well as its highest Big 12 win total with two matches remaining on the year.

The Matchup: Iowa State (5-10-1, 2-6 Big 12) at Kansas State (3-10-3, 1-6-1 Big 12)

Where: Buser Family Park // Manhattan, Kan.

When: October 15 – 1 p.m.

Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Live Stats: cyclones.com

The AHSTW girl’s cross country team won the Missouri Valley High School Cross-Country Invitational by a score of 47 points. Adyson Lapel from Woodbine won first place. AHSTW had the eighth, ninth, and tenth-placed finishers in the invitational. Ava Paulsen was the eighth-place finisher Bella Lamp ninth, and Rylie Knop in tenth. Riverside finished in second, Woodbine finished in third, and Heartland Christian finished fourth.

Girls Team Results

1 – AHSTW: 47 points
2 – Riverside: 51 points
3 – Woodbine: 52 points
4 – Heartland Christian: 70 points

The Woodbine boy’s cross country team won the Missouri Valley High School Cross-Country Invitational on Saturday with a total of 32 points. Woodbine had four top-ten runners in the meet. Landon Bendgen took the individual title with a time of 15:35.70, finishing over one minute faster than Gunner Wagner as he earned second place in the meet for Woodbine. Missouri Valley would come in at second place. Riverside finished in third place with the third, fourth, and fifth-place runners. Mason McCready finished with third, Brody Henderson fourth, and Dawson Henderson in fifth. Griswold finished in fourth and had the 17th-place finisher Holden Jensen and Brayden Lockwood at 22nd.

Boys Team Results

1 – Woodbine: 32 points
2 – Missouri Valley: 47 points
3 – Riverside: 63 points
4 – Griswold: 102 points
5 – IKM-Manning: 117 points

Corner Conference:

Council Bluffs Lincoln 2-Sidney 0 (21-16, 21-14)
Lewis Central 2-Sidney 0 (21-12, 21-18)
Lewis Central 2-Stanton 0 (21-10, 21-17)

Hawkeye Ten Conference:

Lewis Central 2-Council Bluffs Lincoln 0 (21-16, 21-14)
Lewis Central 2-Logan-Magnolia 0 (21-8, 21-5)
Lewis Central 2-Sidney 0 (21-12, 21-18)
Lewis Central 2-Stanton 0 (21-10, 21-17)
Norwalk 2-Red Oak 1 (18-21, 24-22, 15-7)
Red Oak 2-Gilbert 0 (21-16, 21-10)
Red Oak 2-Greene County 0 (21-14, 21-16)
Red Oak 2-Webster City 0 (21-18, 21-18)
Red Oak 2-Winterset 0 (21-9, 21-10)

Pride of Iowa Conference:

ADM 2-Southeast Warren 0 (21-12, 21-14)
Pella Christian 2-Southeast Warren 0 (21-16, 21-14)
Seymour 2-Central Decatur 0 (21-15, 21-10)

Racoon River Conference:

ADM 2-Pella Christian 0 (21-15, 21-18)
ADM 2-Southeast Warren 0 (21-12, 21-14)
Boone 2-ACGC 0 (21-14, 21-15)
Gilbert 2-Chariton 0 (21-16, 22-20)
Gilbert 2-South Central Calhoun 1 (17-21, 22-20, 15-7)
Norwalk 2-Gilbert 0 (21-17, 21-12)
Norwalk 2-Winterset 1 (21-11, 16-21, 15-12)
Red Oak 2-Gilbert 0 (21-16, 21-10)
Red Oak 2-Winterset 0 (21-9, 21-10)
Roland-Story 2-Boone 0 (21-19, 28-26)
Union Community 2-ADM 0 (21-18, 21-17)
Winterset 2-Greene County 1 (21-13, 16-21, 15-13)
Winterset 2-Webster City 0 (21-15, 22-20)

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 2-Paton-Churdan 0 (21-19, 21-11)
Boyer Valley 2-Ar-We-Va 0 (21-13, 21-9)
Boyer Valley 2-Woodbine 0 (21-14, 21-15)
CAM 2-Boyer Valley 0 (25-20, 25-20)
CAM 2-Coon Rapids-Bayard 0 (21-12, 21-11)
CAM 2-West Harrison 0 (21-15, 21-15)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 2-Glidden-Ralston 1 (9-21, 21-17, 15-11)
Exira-EHK 2-Ar-We-Va 0 (21-12, 21-12)
Glidden-Ralston 2-Exira-EHK 0 (21-15, 21-16)
Glidden-Ralston 2-West Harrison 0 (21-9, 21-18)
West Harrison 2-Paton-Churdan 0 (21-8, 21-8)
Woodbine 2-Coon Rapids-Bayard 0 (21-17, 21-16)
Woodbine 2-Exira-EHK 1 (21-19, 18-21, 15-12)

West Central Conference

ACGC 2-Panorama 0 (21-13, 21-9)
ACGC 2-West Central Valley 0 (21-10, 21-13)
Boone 2-ACGC 0 (21-14, 21-15)
Roland-Story 2-ACGC 0 (21-18, 21-13)
Roland-Story 2-Panorama 0 (21-11, 21-10)
Roland-Story 2-West Central Valley 0 (21-13, 21-5)
Roland-Story 2-Woodward-Granger 0 (21-15, 21-15)

Western Iowa Conference:

Council Bluffs Lincoln 2-Treynor 1 (21-11, 15-21, 15-10)
Lewis Central 2-Logan-Magnolia 0 (21-8, 21-5)

EIGHT-PLAYER

At-Large at 1st Place

Turkey Valley (5-3) at Clarksville (9-0)

Belle Plaine (4-4) at Winfield-Mount Union (8-0)

3rd Place at 1st Place

Boyer Valley (6-3) at Audubon (7-1)

Janesville (6-2) at Bishop Garrigan, Algona (7-1)

Fremont-Mills (4-4) at Bedford (8-0)

Iowa Valley (6-2) at BGM, Brooklyn (5-3)

Southeast Warren (4-4) at CAM, Anita (8-0)

Kee, Lansing (6-2) at Central City (7-1)

Edgewood-Colesburg (6-2) at Don Bosco, Gilbertville (7-1)

Harris-Lake Park (5-3) at St. Mary’s, Remsen (8-0)

3rd Place at 2nd Place (host by point +/-)

Montezuma (5-4) at Gladbrook-Reinbeck (7-1)

Baxter (5-3) at WACO (6-1)

2nd Place at 2nd Place (host by point +/-)

Glidden-Ralston (6-2) at Exira-EHK (5-3)

Woodbine (5-3) at Lenox (7-1)

Moravia (7-2) at Lone Tree (6-2)

Riceville (6-2) at West Bend-Mallard (6-2)

CLASS A

4th Place at 1st Place

Mount Ayr (4-4) at ACGC (8-0)

Tri-Center, Neola (3-5) vs. Akron-Westfield (7-1), at LeMars

North Linn (6-2) at Lisbon (8-0)

IKM-Manning (4-4) at Madrid (8-0)

Sibley-Ocheyedan (2-6) at Saint Ansgar (8-0)

North Butler (6-2) at Starmont (7-1)

Danville (4-4) at Wapsie Valley (7-1)

North Union (5-3) at Woodbury Central (8-0)

3rd Place at 2nd Place

Maquoketa Valley (6-2) at Columbus Community (6-2)

Central Decatur (5-3) at Earlham (5-3)

South Winneshiek (5-3) at East Buchanan (6-2)

South Central Calhoun (5-3) at Logan-Magnolia (7-1)

Pekin (6-2) at Lynnville-Sully (7-1)

Kingsley-Pierson (6-2) at MMCRU (6-2)

Lake Mills (6-2) at Nashua-Plainfield (6-2)

Gehlen Catholic, LeMars (4-4) at West Hancock (7-1)

CLASS 1A

4th Place at 1st Place

Ridge View (4-4) at Emmetsburg (6-2)

Cascade (2-6) at Grundy Center (8-0)

Hudson (5-3) at MFL MarMac (7-1)

Shenandoah (3-5) at OABCIG (6-2)

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (3-5) at Regina, Iowa City (7-1)

West Central Valley (3-5) at Sigourney/Keota (7-1)

Denver (5-3) at South Hamilton (7-1)

East Sac County (4-4) at Underwood (7-1)

3rd Place at 2nd Place

Pocahontas Area (4-4) at Columbus Catholic, Waterloo (6-2)

AHSTW (5-3) at Hinton (5-3)

Dike-New Hartford (5-3) at Manson NW Webster (3-5)

Ogden (4-4) at Pella Christian (6-2)

South Hardin (4-4) at Sumner-Fredericksburg (7-1)

West Sioux, Hawarden (4-4) at Treynor (7-1)

Pleasantville (5-3) at West Branch (5-3)

Wilton (7-1) at Woodward-Granger (4-4)

CORALVILLE, Iowa — University of Iowa volleyball fell to No. 13 Penn State, 3-0, inside Xtream Arena on Friday night.

The Hawkeyes were led by redshirt senior Delaney McSweeney with six kills and a clip of .500. Redshirt freshman Nataly Moravec also posted six kills and added nine digs to her stat line. Redshirt sophomore Sydney Dennis also had nine digs on the night. Senior setter Bailey Ortega registered 17 assists and tallied a career-best three service aces.

HOW IT HAPPENED

SET 1 (Penn St., 25-14): The Hawkeyes started the match on top, 3-1, after a Nittany Lion service error, a McSweeney kill assisted by Ortega, and a Penn State blocking error. The visitors went on a long run with Iowa points sprinkled in from senior Audrey Black and Moravec. With the Hawkeyes down by eight, they started to get their footing, posting kills by Moravec, McSweeney, redshirt junior Anna Davis, and fifth year Caitlan Buettner, a block by Black and Davis, and aces from Ortega and Dennis. Iowa fought but was unable to catch Penn State as it took the set.

SET 2 (Penn St., 25-18): Penn State took the first point of the set, but Buettner responded to tie at one. The Nittany Lions continued to set the pace of the match, but the Hawkeyes weren’t willing to give up. Iowa went on a four-point run, shortening the spread to four with kills from McSweeney and Moravec. The teams exchanged sets of three points with Penn State up, 13-10. The Hawkeyes scored six-consecutive points off a kill from Moravec, three forced errors and two aces from Black to bring the score within two, but the Nittany Lions responded and won second set.

SET 3 (Penn St., 25-14): Penn State continued its momentum into the third set. Iowa kept it close early with kills from Moravec, McSweeney, and Davis before the Nittany Lions pulled ahead. Halfway through the set, the Hawkeyes capitalized on errors and Ortega posted back-to-back service aces, but Penn State maintained its lead, 16-9. McSweeney, Buettner, freshman Gabby Deery, and Davis each posted kills before Penn State claimed the set and match.

UP NEXT

Iowa hosts Michigan State on Saturday inside Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, at 6 p.m. (CT). The match will be live streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).