AMES, Iowa – No. 10 Iowa State (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) beat Davidson (0-1, 0-0 SoCon) 50-0 Sunday afternoon in the home opener for the Cyclones. It was the largest margin of victory against an NCAA Division I school for the Cyclones since beating Utah Valley 53-0 in 2019.

All 10 of ISU’s individual victories came with bonus points (2 WBF, 6 TF, 2 MD) and the Cyclones held a 43-0 takedown advantage in the dual.

It was a homecoming for the Wildcat coaching staff, as Davidson Head Coach Nate Carr Jr. wrestled for the Cyclones from 2008-11 and assistant coach Marcus Coleman graduated last year from Iowa State. Carr is the older brother of David Carr and the son three-time NCAA Champion Nate Carr. Coleman was a five-time NCAA qualifier and two-time All-American for the Cyclones, winning 99 matches in his career.

The dual opened at 125 pounds, where No. 19 Kysen Terukina earned a 12-3 lead in the first period on four takedowns, as he won by 19-4 technical fall (4:46) over Enis Ljikovic. At 133 pounds, No. 21 Evan Frost posted another technical fall for the Cyclones, as he downed Jackson Sichelstiel 16-1 in 4:56.

No. 23 Jacob Frost led 9-2 after the first period at 141 pounds, as he cruised to a 19-4 technical fall (5:36) over Josh Viarengo. At 149 pounds, Anthony Echemendia put on a show against Tyler McKnight with a 17-5 lead after the first period. Echemendia got a quick escape, technical violation, escape and takedown in the second period for the 22-5 technical fall (3:47).

Making his Cyclone debut, Cody Chittum’s match at 157 pounds was the first to go the distance on the night. Chittum took a 7-2 lead into the third period and used a late takedown and a point for riding time for a 13-3 major decision against Tanner Peake.

No. 2 David Carr led 13-2 after the first period with three takedowns and a four-point nearfall, before adding an escape and takedown early in the second period for a 17-2 technical fall (3:54) against Marc Koch at 165 pounds. At 174 pounds, No. 33 MJ Gaitan earned fall in 3:37 over Brett Sanderlin. Gaitan held a 13-3 lead at the time of the fall after three first period takedowns.

At 184 pounds, Caleb Helgeson recorded five takedowns, as he beat Wyatt Ferguson 17-5. No. 25 Julien Broderson made quick work of Cameo Blankenship at 197 pounds, tossing Blankenship to his back less than :30 into the match for a fall in :45.

The dual closed at heavyweight, as No. 9 Yonger Bastida dominated Jake Fernicola 19-4. Bastida recorded five takedowns in the first period for a 15-4 lead before picking up an early second period takedown for the technical fall in 3:11.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) fell to Drake (3-0, 0-0 MVC) Sunday by a score of 85-73 after the Cyclones couldn’t pull off the second-half comeback.

Drake did not allow an Iowa State field goal in the second quarter, but ISU went on to outscore the Bulldogs 27-14 while shooting at 64.7 percent in the third to get right back in it. Iowa State took a lead in the final quarter, but Drake closed the game on a 18-6 run to take the win.

Audi Crooks had both her first-career double figure and 20-plus point performance leading the Cyclones with 23 in 18 minutes. Hannah Belanger totaled 11 points with eight coming in the third quarter, including three 3-points on six attempts.

Top Performance

Freshman Audi Crooks led the Cyclones with 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field and making 9-of-12 free throws. Crooks also had one defensive and two offensive rebounds.

Up Next

Iowa State will return home to Hilton Coliseum Monday, Nov. 20 to host Southern for a 6:30 p.m. tip-off.

CORALVILLE, Iowa — University of Iowa volleyball fell to Northwestern, 3-0, Sunday afternoon inside Xtream Arena.

The Hawkeyes recognized seniors Audrey Black, Delaney McSweeney, Caitlan Buettner, Amanda Darling, Bailey Ortega, and Jacqlyn Caspers.

McSweeney led the way for the Hawkeyes, posting nine kills and hitting at a percentage of .563. Buettner and freshman Gabby Deery recorded seven kills a piece. Ortega put up 15 assists for the Hawkeyes, and libero Darling registered 12 digs on the day.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday, Nov. 17 to play the Gophers. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CT on B1G+ (subscription required).

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The eighth ranked University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling team put on a show in their Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut against #13 Presbyterian, #11 Lindenwood, and #5 Sacred Heart.

NOTABLES 

• The Hawkeyes earned a total of 127 team points, leading all four teams (Presbyterian had the second most with 43 points), allowing only 5 team points to be scored against them.
• The Hawkeyes documented a winning record of 32-1.
• Iowa led in most pins and tech. falls in the least amount of time, totaling 26 falls.
• Sophomore Ava Bayless recorded the fastest tech. fall of the night at 34 seconds.
• A total of 8,207 fans were in attendance of a the historic dual, breaking the record for attendance at a college women’s wrestling event.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH CLARISSA CHUN 

“Our women know how to bring a lot of energy. They know how to have fun, keep it light, but they also know how to flip that switch and get to business. That’s what is so special about our team, how they have found a way to do that, because it allows them to just be them. They focus on what is in front of them, and try not to worry too much about what the outcome is. Because at the end of the day, we’re just here to enjoy the moment and the process along the way, and just soak it all in.”

UP NEXT 

The Hawkeyes will travel to Marshall, Missouri next weekend to compete at the Missouri Valley Open on Friday and Saturday. The tournament can be followed live on FloWrestling.

The third ranked Iowa Hawkeye women outscored Northern Iowa 35-16 in the third quarter to blow the game open in 94-53 victory in a sold out McLeod Center in Cedar Falls.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. The Hawkeyes limited the Panthers to two for 19 shooting from three point range.

Gabbie Marshall snapped out of an early season slump with 17 points, including five of 10 from behind the arc.

Caitlin Clark scored 24 points and in the process became the school’s all-time leading scorer. She broke the mark set by former national player of the year Megan Gustafson.

Clark views it as an an honor she shares with her teammates.

UNI shot a dismal 25 percent for the game and made only 19 of 33 from the foul line.

That’s Panther coach Tanya Warren. UNI point guard Maya McDermott was limited to just under 11 minutes of action and Taryn Wharton drew the assignment of guarding Clark.

It was the first-ever sellout for a UNI women’s game.

The Drake women outscored Iowa State 22-4 in the second quarter then held off a second half rally by the Cyclones for an 85-73 win in Des Moines. Taylor McCauly scored 27 points as the Bulldogs posted their first win over the Cyclones since 2019.

That’s Drake coach Allison Pohlman. ISU roared back in the third quarter after trailing by 18 at halftime.

Freshman center Audi Crooks led ISU with 23 points.

Crooks was seven of nine from the field and nine of 12 from the line.