LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The University of Iowa women’s wrestling team went three-for-three today at the Las Vegas Desert Duals in the Flamingo Hotel and Casino. The top-ranked Hawkeyes faced Adams State, fourth-ranked Colorado Mesa, and eighth-ranked Simon Fraser.

The Hawkeyes defeated Adams State, 34-11, in their first dual of the day, earning three pins, one technical fall, and three forfeits. At 109, Sterling Dias started the dual off with a pin, 1:37 into the first period over Julianna Candelaria. Emily Frost defeated Trinity Perez at 130 with a 12-2 tech. fall. Reese Larramendy notched the second fall for Iowa in just 42 seconds at 143 over Liana Fernandez. At 155, Ella Schmit made quick work with her 58 second pin over Miranda Sanchez. Ava Rose, Haley Ward, and Alivia White all won via forfeits.

Iowa continued with a win over Colorado Mesa in the second dual of the afternoon, 25-20. Dias kicked it off at 101 with a 6-0 decision over eighth-ranked Isabella Morales. With the Hawkeyes giving up two forfeits at 109 and 116, Rose came in at 123 and secured a tech. fall over Hania Halverson, 16-6. Frost continued the dual at 130, notching a decision over Kaydence Boyd, 6-1. With Iowa behind 17-10, Schmit closed in the gap securing a pin in 1:06 over Erica Schroeder at 143. Larramendy gave Iowa the lead at 155 with her 10-0 tech. fall over Celina Cooke. At 170, Haley Ward brought another five team points in downing Samantha Vasquez via a pin in 1:01.

The Hawkeyes finished their dual sweep clinching the win against Simon Frasier, 24-23. Dias opened at 101 with a 1:00 pin against Gina Bolognese. After three forfeits and two losses favoring the Red Leafs the Hawkeyes trailed 5-23. Schmit put Iowa back on the board with a 26-second pin against Clara Scaglioni at 143 pounds. Larramendy continued with a 10-0 tech. fall over 10th-ranked Paige Maher at 155, cutting the Iowa deficit to nine. Ward and Alivia White persisted, putting Iowa ahead with two pins. Ward notched a pin in 1:49 over Mikaela Trolland at 170, while White took just 2:25 to finish her pin against fourth-ranked Julia Richey to secure the win for the Hawkeyes.

HEAR FROM FIRST-RANKED REESE LARRAMENDY

“This was an important challenge for us to face at this point in our season. Every team member stepped up and gave a 100% effort, which is what we do in practice every single day, overcome challenges.”

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes will head to Coralville, Iowa, to compete in the second annual Soldier Salute tournament on December 29-30^th. The first session will start at 10 a.m. (CT) and will be streamed on B1G+, and tickets can be purchased on xtreamarena.evenue.net.

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake women’s basketball team caught Creighton on an afternoon the 20th-ranked Bluejays rarely missed and lost 89-78 in the Bulldogs’ final nonconference game at the Knapp Center on Sunday.

The Bulldogs (6-4) were not bad themselves, shooting 62 percent in the second half and 53 percent for the game, but they couldn’t make much dent in the 12-point lead Creighton built at halftime because the Bluejays (8-2) kept answering at the other end.

Creighton shot 60.6 percent in the second half, including 8-for-12 from three-point range, and 54.5 percent for the game. It was just the second time this season a Drake opponent has shot better than 50 percent.

Drake got another outstanding game from Missouri Valley Conference scoring leader Katie Dinnebier, who filled the stat sheet with 26 points, seven assists to match her season high and three steals. The fiery junior made 8-of-12 shots and went 4-for-5 from deep, tying her career high for triples. It was Dinnebier’s ninth career game of 20 or more points and fifth this season.

Anna Miller just missed her fourth double-double of the season, scoring 15 points and grabbing nine rebounds. Grace Berg added 14 points and passed Kristin Turk for 21st place on Drake’s career scoring list, running her total to 1,410.

Courtney Becker had seven points, five rebounds, two assists and a block for the Bulldogs, who shot better than 50 percent for the sixth time this season.

Emma Ronsiek scored 25 of her career-high 31 points in the second half to lead Creighton, which won at the Knapp Center for the first time since a 108-100 four-overtime thriller on Dec. 3, 2017. Ronsiek made her first 10 shots of the second half and finished 13-of-19 from the field, including 3-for-6 from deep.

Creighton’s Lauren Jensen went 5-for-8 on treys and scored 22 points as the Bluejays finished 14-of-31 from behind the arc.

Drake took the early lead, getting a 3-pointer from Berg to start the game and a steal and layup from Taylor McAulay for a 5-3 edge. Creighton answered with 10 straight points and the Bulldogs had to play catch-up the rest of the way.

With Creighton up 19-10 after one quarter, Dinnebier led a 9-0 charge that pulled the Bulldogs into a tie at 19, hitting a three-pointer from the left wing, drawing a foul and making both free throws and feeding Ashley Iiams for a fastbreak layup after stealing the ball.

The Bluejays answered with eight straight points and went on to build a 40-28 halftime lead. Then came a third quarter that was both productive and frustrating for the Bulldogs.

Drake shot 65 percent in the period, went 4-for-5 from three-point range and made all five of its free throws, but could slice only one point off the lead. That’s because Creighton went 13-for-19 from the field and also buried four shots from deep.

The end result was a 70-59 lead after the two teams combined for 61 points in the quarter – 31 by Drake. The Bulldogs kept pace through the fourth quarter but never got the difference into single figures.

“We needed to run this team off the three-point line a little bit more, especially early in the game,” Suzie Glazer Burt Head Coach Allison Pohlman said. “We also didn’t have the most opportunities to get our transition game going and take advantage of the dribble-drive. [Creighton] ended up with some 50/50 balls and tipped plays, and I’d like to see us make those plays. Hats off to Creighton and that squad, they really stuck it to us on those.”

Drake completes the nonconference portion of its schedule at North Dakota on Thursday, Dec. 21. The game tips off at noon. The Bulldogs start MVC play on Dec. 30 at Southern Illinois, with the next home game Jan. 4 against Indiana State.

FORT WORTH, Texas – Two University of Iowa women’s wrestlers had top-five finishes at Senior Nationals this past weekend in Fort Worth, Texas. Senior Marlynne Deede finished in second place and freshman Rose Cassioppi had a fifth-place finish, both at 76kg.

Deede and Cassioppi are both now qualified for the 2024 Olympic Trials in State College, Penn. April 19-20.

At 76kg, Cassioppi went 4-2 in the tournament with wins via fall, decision and two technical falls. She had losses to fellow Hawkeye Deede in the second round and Brooklyn Hays in the consultation semifinals.

Deede went 3-0 on the first day of competition with wins over Hannah Sjostrom, Cassioppi and top-seeded Skylar Grote. She fell in the finals to Precious Wieser.

50kg – Ava Bayless – DNP
WIN Natalie Reyna-Rodriguez (Southern Oregon RTC), dec. 8-0
LOSS Mia Palumbo (Illinois), dec. 8-0
WIN Alexis Miller (Viking Wrestling Club), tech. fall 20-12
WIN Jasmine Howard (Texas), fall 4:53
LOSS Kendra Ryan (Cardinal WC), tech. fall 12-1

50kg – Emilie Gonzalez – DNP
LOSS Kaelani Shufeldt (California), dec. 6-5
WIN Mariah Anderson (Air Force RTC), tech. fall 12-1
LOSS Aleeah Gould (Army (WCAP)), tech. fall, 10-0

53kg – Brianna Gonzalez – DNP
WIN Chloe Ayres (NJRTC), tech. fall 10-0
LOSS Haley Augello (Izzy Style Wrestling), dec. 12-8
WIN Camille Fournier (Texas), fall 5:40
WIN Salyna Shotwell (Bearcat WC), dec. 4-0
LOSS Lauren Mason (TMWC), tech. fall 21-1

57kg – Alexandra Baudhuin – DNP
LOSS Cameron Guerin (TMWC), fall 3:45
LOSS Sara Sterner (Cardinal WC), fall 2:04

62kg – Esther Han – Medical Forfeit
LOSS Kaidance Gerg (Idaho), forfeit
LOSS Gabriella Perez (Florida), injury default

62kg – Nanea Estrella – Medical Forfeit
WIN YeLe Aycock (Cardnial WC), dec. 9-0
LOSS Aine Drury (10 Year Active), fall 2:10
WIN Lauren Louive (NYAC), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Hanna Errthum (Combat WC), tech. fall 15-5
LOSS Lexi Basham (USOPTC), injury default

76kg – Marylnne Deede – 2nd Place
WIN Hannah Sjostrom (North Dakota), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Rose Cassioppi (IWWC), dec. 6-3
WIN Skylar Grote (TMWC), dec. 5-3
LOSS Precious Wieser (TMWC), fall 3:36

76kg – Rose Cassioppi – 5th Place
WIN Alyssa Arana (San Fernando HS), tech. fall 12-0
LOSS Marlynne Deede (IWWC), dec. 6-3
WIN Kelani Corbett (The Valley WC), fall 2:35
WIN Cara Broadus (KT Kidz WC), dec. 10-2
LOSS Brooklyn Hays (Minnesota Gold), tech. fall 12-0
WIN Tiffani Baublitz (Team Penn.), dec. 3-1