NORMAN, Okla. — Freshman Ava Heiden scored a career-high 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and sixth-seeded Iowa rolled past No. 11 seed Murray State 92-57 on Saturday in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Heiden hadn’t scored in double figures all season until Iowa’s ...
PHILADELPHIA — University of Iowa graduate student Stephen Buchanan II won the 197-pound NCAA Wrestling Championship on Saturday night, defeating Penn State’s Josh Barr, 5-2. Buchanan, the No. 2 seed, used a second-period takedown and a third-period escape, along with a riding time ...
MILWAUKEE — Milan Momcilovic scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half, and third-seeded Iowa State routed Lipscomb 82-55 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Curtis Jones had 17 points as Iowa State bounced back nicely after dropping four of seven going into the tourney. ...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jordan Hobbs scored 28 points to help No. 6 Michigan hold off 11th-seeded Iowa State 80-74 on Friday to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines (23-10) will play on Sunday in South Bend, Ind., against the winner of the Notre Dame-Stephen F. ...
NORMAN, Okla. — Jan Jensen teared up when she reflected on the moment. Iowa’s head coach was an assistant for 24 years at the school before getting promoted ahead of this season. She enjoyed being assistant head coach for Lisa Bluder, though she acknowledged that she has been questioned ...
WICHITA, Kan. — Bennett Stirtz understood time was winding down on him Thursday night. Ben McCollum was frantically waving his arms at him on the sideline, and the Drake fans sitting behind the Bulldogs’ coach were doing the same thing. They were imploring Stirtz to shoot, so he did — a ...