Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 156, North Carolina 85, Providence 57, Oklahoma 46, San Francisco 36, Illinois 31, West Virginia 24, Loyola Chicago 20, Michigan 8, St. Bonaventure 6, BYU 4, Minnesota 3, Creighton 1

DES MOINES — Six players reached double figures and the Drake University women’s basketball team held Northern Illinois scoreless in the fourth quarter in rolling to a 96-44 victory at the Knapp Center on Sunday afternoon.

The Bulldogs (7-2) just missed reaching the 100-point mark for what would have been a school-record third straight time, but still posted impressive numbers on both ends of the court in winning their sixth consecutive game. Drake came up with a season-high 11 steals and logged 31 assists, the most by a Missouri Valley Conference team this season.

The sharp passing led to numerous layups and enabled Drake to outscore the Huskies 54-20 on points in the paint. The Bulldogs also knocked down 11 3-pointers and shot 52.1 percent.

Freshman Anna Miller led the Bulldogs with a career-high 18 points on near-perfect shooting — 7-for-7 from the field, including a 3-pointer, and 3-for-4 on free throws.

Megan Meyer went 4-for-8 from 3-point range and scored 16 points, Maggie Bair added 12 to go with five rebounds and a season-high three blocks and Grace Berg, Katie Dinnebier and Courtney Becker each contributed 10 points.

Drake wraps up the nonconference portion of its schedule with two games against Big Ten Conference teams — Sunday, Dec. 19, at Nebraska and Thursday, Dec. 23, against Minnesota in the Knapp Center. Missouri Valley Conference play starts Dec. 30 at home against Indiana State.

Mike Hughes scooped up a Josh Jacobs fumble and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown on the first offensive play of the game and the Kansas City Chiefs rolled to a 48-9 win over the rival Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Patrick Mahomes threw for 258 yards and two touchdown passes and Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran for two scores to lead a dominating effort. The Chiefs rolled up a 35-3 lead by halftime and cruised to their sixth straight win in the second half.

Hunter Renfrow scored the lone touchdown of the game for the Raiders as they fall to 6-7 on the season and see their playoff chances fading.

The Chiefs improved to 9-4 and are still tied for the top seed in the AFC with the Patriots and Titans. The Chiefs have a short week and will play the Chargers in LA on Thursday.

(Radio Iowa) – The 15th ranked Iowa State women held of Northern Iowa 70-69 as they improve to 10-1.

That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly. The Cyclones outscored the Panthers 17-3 in the second quarter before UNI roared back with a 46 point second quarter.

The Panthers had the ball with a chance to win the game. UNI coach Tanya Warren.

(Radio Iowa) – It was ugly but still a win as 17th ranked Iowa State had to grind out a 47-37 win over Jackson State. The Cyclones won despite shooting just 35 percent as they improve to 10-0.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger. The Cyclones survived cold shooting with another strong defensive effort.

Otzelberger says the Cyclones never got clicking on offense.

Iowa State is off for finals and hosts Southeast Louisiana next Sunday.

Jaz Kunc led ISU with 12 points. Gabe Kalscheur added 11 and says the Cyclones have become a confident team.

It was Iowa State’s lowest scoring total in a victory in 40 years.

Atlantic/CAM senior Kadin Stutzman won the 170 pound title at the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic Saturday at Mid America Center. Stutzman earned three pins and a tech fall to bull his way to the title. The Trojans finished 16th in the team standings at the two-day event.

Other place winners in the gold bracket for Atlantic/CAM were Aiden Smith with a 5th place finish at 106 and Ethan Follmann with a 7th place finish at 132. Other finishes for the Trojans were Cruz Weaver 15th at 120, Easton O’Brien 20th at 138, Brian South 11th at 145, Tanner O’Brien 18th at 152, Jarrett Armstrong 15th at 182, Brenden Casey 15th at 195, Miles Mundorf 18th at 220, and Nathan Keiser 14th at 285.

The team championship went to Brandon Valley, SD. Underwood placed 3rd. The Eagles had a champion and two runners-up. Gable Porter won the title at 132. 2nd place finishers for Underwood were Blake Allen at 120, Stevie Barnes at 138, and Hagen Heistand at 145.

The Underwood girls had a champion with Molly Allen winning at 107. Lewis Central’s Sophie Barnes took the title at 126.

Full results HERE.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Audubon 64, Central Decatur 51
Carroll 53, Storm Lake 20
Dallas Center-Grimes 60, DM Christian 22
Davis County 47, Wayne 37
Exira-EHK 64, IKM-Manning 44
Martensdale-St. Marys 66, SW Valley 21
Treynor 61, Red Oak 25

BOYS BASKETBALL

Carroll 71, Storm Lake 41
Central Decatur 50, Audubon 45
Exira-EHK 51, IKM-Manning 41
Harlan 68, Blair, NE 64
Martensdale-St. Marys 52, SW Valley 41
Treynor 58, Logan-Magnolia 38
Van Meter 67, Kuemper Catholic 50
West Harrison 70, Paton-Churdan 38

The Audubon boys basketball team never led but kept hanging around against Central Decatur on Saturday in Des Moines, ultimately falling 50-45 to the Cardinals. Central Decatur hit a couple shots at the end of the first quarter to lead 16-8 at the end of 1 and were up 23-14 at halftime. The lead stayed around 8-10 points through most of the second half until the Wheelers made it interesting late. Using pressure defense the Wheelers forced a few Cardinal turnovers and got the lead down to 5 a couple times. The Cardinals ultimately did enough to hang on.

Trey Hullinger had a big game for Central Decatur with 23 points. Matthew Boothe added 9 and Jack Scrivner had 7. The Cardinals stayed unbeaten at 4-0.

Audubon was led by 14 points from Carson Bauer and 10 from Edward Miller. The Wheelers fall to 1-3. They’ll host Riverside on Tuesday.

The Audubon girls basketball team responded to a third quarter push from Central Decatur and pulled away in the final period for a 64-51 win at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday. The Wheelers started the game with an 8-0 run and built a 14 points halftime lead behind a 16 point half from Jaci Christensen. Central Decatur clawed their way back in with a 14-0 run early in the third quarter. The Cardinals got as close as 1 and it was 45-42 at the end of the third. The Wheelers got back on track in the fourth with a 12-0 start to the quarter and grabbed the win.

Audubon head coach Darran Miller said they let down a bit but liked the late response.

Jaci Christensen led the Wheelers with 20 points and Aleah Hermensen dropped in 14 points. A number of other Wheelers came through with some timely outside shots. Sienna Albertsen hit three triples and Audrey Jensen and Madison Steckler each hit two. Coach Miller said it was key to knock down some of those open looks.

Audubon improves to 3-1 on the season and will prep for a home game against Riverside on Tuesday. Central Decatur was led by 13 points from Layni Masters and 12 from Hallee Hamilton. The Cardinals fall to 2-3.

Riverside Wrestling Invitational
12/11/2021
Girls Division

Girls Division – 103-113
1st Place – Jordan Buffum of Logan Magnolia
2nd Place – Madison Foster of Savannah
3rd Place – Dani Kron of Ridge View
4th Place – Quincy Sorensen of Atlantic-CAM

Girls Division – 109-115
1st Place – Adyson Lundquist of Southwest Valley
2nd Place – Jolynn Tiefenthaler of Ridge View
3rd Place – Nicole Bond of Red Oak
4th Place – Natalie Bisbee of Aurora

Girls Division – 117-123
1st Place – Madeline McCoy of Southwest Valley
2nd Place – Jayden Carrigan of Riverside
3rd Place – Haley Lawrence of Ridge View
4th Place – Erin Ford of Nodaway Valley

Girls Division – 119-125
1st Place – Carly Henderson of Riverside
2nd Place – Mae Sikes of Aurora
3rd Place – Jocey Mcentaffer of Atlantic-CAM

Girls Division – 130-135
1st Place – Haley Glade of Earlham
2nd Place – Tymberlee Bentley of Red Oak
3rd Place – Jada Heald of Savannah
4th Place – Ayeanna Smith of Aurora

Girls Division – 127-137
1st Place – Kehlanee Bengtson of Aurora
2nd Place – Tatum Shepherd of Ridge View
3rd Place – Grace Bradley of Savannah
4th Place – Mariah Nolting of Logan Magnolia

Girls Division – 136-142
1st Place – Rose Lonsdale of Nodaway Valley
2nd Place – Josie McCunn of Red Oak
3rd Place – Shyann Shaw of Aurora
4th Place – Shania Graybill of Ridge View

Girls Division – 144-150
1st Place – Grace Britten of Nodaway Valley
2nd Place – Emily Kesterson of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Kiara Meek of Riverside
4th Place – Chloe Spady of Aurora

Girls Division – 151-157
1st Place – Braelyn Wilson of Southwest Iowa
2nd Place – Tatiana Orozco of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Allyson Keener of Riverside

Girls Division – 150-166
1st Place – Tiffany Senff of Aurora
2nd Place – Isabella Deeds of Ridge View
3rd Place – Taylor Owen of Savannah
4th Place – Laney Morrical of Southwest Iowa

Girls Division – 168-171
1st Place – Daynia Werner of Ridge View
2nd Place – Maddison Hensley of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Ellen Gerlock of Atlantic-CAM

Girls Division – 192-212
1st Place – Isabella Canada of AHSTW
2nd Place – Savannah Sistad of Creston/O-M
3rd Place – Tia Tiegre of Aurora