KJAN Sports Director Asa Lucas’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer. This week we talk about the Week 1 win against Clarke and look forward to the home opener against Glenwood.

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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State fell to No. 16 Memphis by a score of 4-1 on Thursday evening, on a cool night at the Cyclone Soccer Complex.

Goalkeeper Avery Gillahan had a career-high eight saves on the evening, while fifth-year transfer Kristin Boos tallied the first goal of her Cyclone career.

The nationally ranked Tigers (4-1-0) jumped out to a quick lead on the night, as the Tigers were able to get past Gillahan in the 18th minute to take a 1-0 lead. Memphis would then tack on another score to make it 2-0, with both first-half goals coming from Saorla Miller. The Cyclones (2-3-0) were outshot 10-3 in the first half, going into the break down two.

Memphis got back in the scoring column in the 67th minute as Mya Jones scored off a feed from Miller, giving the Tiger senior a total of five points on the night.

After her penalty kick attempt was saved in the 86th minute, newcomer Kristin Boos was able to score late in the match to put Iowa State on the board, now down 3-1.

Memphis responded quickly, pushing the kickoff down the field and scoring its fourth goal, not 50 seconds after Boos punched one in.

The Cyclones had eight shots on the evening, with Boos and Sophia Thomas leading the way with two apiece. Gillahan’s seven saves toppled her previous best of three, which she recorded against Iowa last week.

Freshman Lilly Touhey made her first appearance of the season for Iowa State, totaling 22 minutes of play time.

Defenders Chloe Broughton, Olivia Edwards and Hanna Reid, as well as Gillahan, all played a full 90-minute match to lead the Cyclones.

The loss drops the Cyclones to 2-3, as Iowa State has dropped its last three matchups.

Fannon’s Thoughts 

“I thought we really played a good game with just a few moments going against us. I know we’ll be chomping at the bit to get back out here on Sunday.”

Goals 

Iowa State: Kristin Boos (87’)

Memphis: Saorla Miller (18’, 27’), Mya Jones (67’), Yui Suetsugu (88’)  

Assists 

Iowa State: Mya Jones 

Memphis: Saorla Miler  

Up Next
Iowa State will be back in action this Sunday, Sept. 3, as it welcomes UC Santa Barbara to Ames for a weekend matinee. Sunday’s action against the Gauchos is set to kick off at 1 p.m. and the match will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. 

STARKVILLE, Miss. – University of Iowa women’s soccer improved to 4-0 on the season with a, 1-0, victory at Mississippi State on Thursday night at the Mississippi State Soccer Field.

For the fourth consecutive game, a first-half goal proved decisive for the Hawkeyes as sophomore Shae Doherty converted the game-winner in the eighth minute of action. It was Doherty’s first goal of the season; she now ranks third for the Hawkeyes offensively with three points.

It was the first time this season that an opponent produced more shots on goal than Iowa (5-4), but goalkeeper Macy Enneking was perfect with five saves on all five Bulldog looks. The Hawkeye defense now has three clean sheets for the season, already halfway to last year’s shutout total.

The Hawkeyes spread the ball around on offense, with seven players contributing to nine shots against Mississippi State.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI

“We should have put them away in the first half when we had them. Credit to Mississippi State for making changes at halftime and putting us on the back foot. Winning on the road against a good team even when you get out-played the second half is important for us as we build our our team this year.

There are some major differences between the two conferences and how they play. We got caught at times, having to play against a very direct team because we are in the middle of not having enough pressure on the ball and dropping off. I am really proud of our team and their ability to be gritty in the second half defensively.”

HAWKEYE NOTABLES

• The Hawkeyes improve to 1-0-1 in the all-time series vs. Mississippi State.
• Iowa’s 4-0 record marks the best start to a season since 2019, when the Hawkeyes won their first nine games of the year.
• Iowa is the only team in the Big Ten Conference with a 1.000 win percentage; five conference teams have registered draws, but no losses.
• Iowa joins Penn State as the only Big Ten schools with two wins over Power Five programs this season (Iowa also defeated Iowa State, 2-1, on Aug. 24).

• 90 Tracker: Senior Samantha Cary (4) and freshman Millie Greer (3) each logged 90 minutes for the Hawkeyes on Thursday night. Other Hawkeyes to play the entirety of at least one match this season are seniors Rielee Fetty (2) and Maggie Johnston.

UP NEXT

Iowa hosts Senior Day vs. Southeast Missouri State (2-1-1) on Sunday at the University of Iowa Soccer Complex. Kickoff has moved to 10 a.m. due to high temperatures later in the day.

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At the Logan-Magnolia meet, East Sac County won the boys title with 44 points and St. Albert placed second with 80 points.  IKM-Manning was fourth with 102 while Tri-Center was fifth with 128.  Parker Heisterkamp of St. Albert won the individual title in 15:23.66, his teammate Owen Wise was third in 15:54.08.  IKM-Manning’s Lane Sams was seventh, Dane Gorham of Boyer Valley was ninth and Brennan Boden of Tri-Center placed 10th.

On the girls side, AHSTW has 67 for first place, Logan-Magnolia was a point back in second place and  Denison-Schleswig was third with 71.  Boyer Valley was fourth with 75.  Allysen Johnsen of Logan-Magnolia won the race and teammate Madison Sporrer was second.  Denison-Schleswig’s Lola Mendlik was third.  Bella Lamp of AHSTW placed sixth, the Lady Vike’s  Rylie Knop was eighth and Ava Paulsen 11th.

At the West Central Valley Wildcat Classic, Kuemper Catholic won the boys meet with 45 points .  Nodaway Valley scored 113 for fifth place.  Kuemper Catholic’s Ryan North was fourth, Jacob Greving 5th and Blake Molinsky was sixth.  Teammate Fletch Badding placed tenth.  Nodaway Valley’s Malachi Broers placed 13th overall.

In the girls race, Interstate 35 scored 49 points to win, just ahead of Kuemper Catholic with 50 points.  Kuemper’s Marie Dea won the race.  Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton’s Michelle Wilson placed third.   Kuemper’s Julie Kanne was fifth.  Nodaway Valley’s Jazz Christensen finished in seventh place.

Hawkeye Ten Conference

• (3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 22-15-6
• (3-1) Shenandoah 23-25-25-25, Creston 25-16-13-13
• (3-0) Lewis Central 25-25-25, Clarinda 16-17-14

Corner Conference

• (3-0) Griswold 25-25-26, Fremont-Mills 21-15-24
• (3-1) Stanton 16-25-25-25, Sidney 25-23-22-20

Missouri River Conference

• (3-1) Abraham Lincoln 25-25-22-27, Bishop Heelan Catholic 23-17-25-25

Bluegrass Conference

• (3-0) Orient-Macksburg 25-25-25, Diagonal 16-16-21

Non-Conference

• (2-1) Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 18-25-16, IKM-Manning 25-17-14
• (2-1) Boyer Valley 20-29-15, IKM-Manning 25-27-9
• (3-0) Mount Ayr 25-25-25, Essex 17-14-19
• (3-0) East Mills 25-25-25, Lenox 10-12-18
• (3-1) MVAOCOU 15-25-11-25-16, Missouri Valley 25-18-25-18-14
• (3-0) Bedford 25-25-25, Lamoni 18-20-18
• (3-0) Earlham 25-25-25, Coon Rapids-Bayard 13-15-22
• (3-0) West Harrison 25-25-25, Whiting 7-8-12

(Radio Iowa) – There will be some changes for fans as the college football season gets underway Saturday with Iowa State hosting U-N-I at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. I-S-U Associate Athletic Director, Nick Joos, says a lot of work has been going on in the parking lots north of the stadium.

The work on the parking lots is part of the preparation for the Cy Town area that is being built. Joos says another change is the move to cut the use of cash inside the stadium.

They are also requiring you to have your game ticket on your phone.

Joos says you can find all the information you need about these things on the Cyclones.com website. They will be making adjusts for fans as the forecast is calling for the very warm temperatures to return. Joos says you will be able to bring a water bottle into the stadium.

The ground floor of the Jacobson administrative building is air conditioned and open to the public if someone needs to come in and get out of the heat. Iowa State and U-N-I kickoff at 1 p-m in Ames. The University of Iowa hosts Utah State on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. A spokesperson for Iowa says there are no major changes from last year, other than construction on the streets outside the stadium. They will also be allowing you to bring in water bottles due to the expected warm temperatures.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s tennis team released its complete schedule for the 2023-24 season, it was announced Thursday by head coach Sasha Schmid. The Hawkeyes will host nine duals at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center.

SCHEDULE NOTES 

– Iowa has five dates on the fall schedule, including the Charlotte Invitational on Sept. 24-25 to open the season.  The team will play in three ITA events in October and early November before closing out the fall at the Las Vegas Invitational.

– The Hawkeyes will face eight opponents – with the possibility of playing nine – that qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2023.  Iowa will face Notre Dame (Round of 32), Denver, Iowa State (Elite 8), Drake, Illinois, Wisconsin (Round of 32), Ohio State (Sweet 16) and Michigan (Elite 8) during the spring schedule.

– Iowa could also face NCAA runner-up NC State or Alabama on Jan. 28 in the ITA Kickoff event in Raleigh, North Carolina.  The Hawkeyes open the event against Clemson on Jan. 27.

– The Hawkeyes home opener is set for Feb. 9, hosting Memphis and Northern Illinois in a doubleheader at the HTRC.  Iowa’s Big Ten opener is set for March 2 at Indiana.

– The 2024 Big Ten Tournament will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from April 24-28.

Iowa returns five players for the 2023-24 season to go along with three newcomers, including LSU transfer Nikita Vishwase.  

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Four University of Iowa field hockey student-athletes — fifth-year Esme Gibson, sophomore Mia Magnotta and freshmen Lauren DeRose and Gia Whalen — have been named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Watch List, it was announced Thursday by the association.

The Hawkeye quartet are among 131 collegiate student-athletes from across the country included on the watch list. It is intended to represent players with the strongest potential for consideration to the 2023 NFHCA All-Region and All-America teams.

The Hawkeyes are coming off an undefeated opening weekend at the ACC/B1G Challenge, which included a shutout victory over No. 12 Wake Forest and a 3-2 overtime win at No. 1 North Carolina.

Gibson, a midfielder from England, started in both of Iowa’s victories against ranked opponents to open the season. As a senior, Gibson was a NFHCA second-team All-American and a first-team All-West Region honoree.

Magnotta, a Forty-Fort, Pennsylvania, native, posted both wins in goal, recording the first shutout of her career vs. Wake Forest. She followed it up by tallying a career high six saves against No. 1 North Carolina in her fifth career start.

DeRose — a defender from Collegeville, Pennsylvania — and Whalen — a midfielder from Paoli, Pennsylvania — have started both games to open their collegiate careers.

No. 7 Iowa travels to Albany, New York, on Friday to face Fairfield at 1 p.m. (CT).  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Three University of Iowa women’s golfers — sophomores Madison Dabagia and Shannyn Vogler and freshman Xiemena Benites — have been named to the Big Ten Women’s Golfers to Watch List for the 2023-24 season.  The announcement was made Thursday by the Big Ten office.

Dabagia, who is on the Watch List for a second straight season, posted a 76.31 scoring average over 35.5 rounds during her first season as a Hawkeye.  She finished the year with two top 20 and one top 10 finish.  The Fort Wayne, Indiana, native qualified for the 123rd United States Women’s Amateur this past summer.

Vogler is on the Big Ten Watch List for a second straight season after posting a team-best 74.70 scoring average in 2022-23.  She finished the season with one top 10 and two top 20 finishes, including winning the medalist honors at the inaugural National Golf Invitational.  The Moline, Illinois, native was Iowa’s first medalist since 2018.

Benites joins the program after a stellar career in Peru, where she was honored by the Congress of Peru as the South American Pre Juvenil champion in 2021, after firing a career low of 65 (-6). Benites finished second at the South American Pre-Juvenil Championship, helping team to a gold medal, and was named “Cruz Marianista”– the best student of the year — twice.

The Hawkeyes open the fall season Sept. 17-19, traveling to Madison, Wisconsin, for the Badger Invitational.