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The second ranked Iowa Hawkeye women face a title game rematch as they get set to play LSU in Monday night’s regional final in Albany, New York. A year ago, LSU hammered to Hawkeyes 102-85 in the NCAA championship game. *
That’s Hawkeye coach Lisa Bluder. Iowa star Caitlin Clark diced up Colorado with dribble drives in Saturday’s 89-68 victory and finished with 29 points and 15 assists. Bluder says that will be tougher to do against LSU.
It is a rematch the country was hoping to see but it also means one of last seasons finalists won’t be returning to the Final Four.
Clark and LSU star Angel Reese are a big storyline after Reese taunted Clark during the waning seconds of last year’s championship game.
Clark says while her and Reese are getting attention it is all about the outcome of the game.
Clark says it is much more than just her against Reese.
Clark and the Hawkeyes are a win away from a second straight trip to the Final Four and the third in program history.
Clark says balanced scoring will be a key against LSU and not settling for the first shot.
LSU coach Kim Mulkey(mull-key) says Caitlin Clark sets the table for her teammates.
Mulkey says this game should be played at the Final Four.
Mulkey says there are a lot of similarities between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.
Angel Reese on her relationship with Caitlin Clark.
Reese says slowing down Iowa is more than just defending Clark.
Iowa State offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser (Mou-zir) hopes a talented wide receiver group will provide the Cyclones with more big plays next season. Mouser is entering his ninth season on the ISU staff and took over the offense after Nate Scheelhaase (sheel-house) left to take a job on the staff of the Los Angeles Rams.
Helping his transition to offensive coordinator is the presence of quarterback Rocco Becht. He was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.
Mouser says it is important for the offense to develop and identity this spring.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (HawkeyeSports.com) – University of Iowa senior Alli Bookin-Nosbisch set the new women’s program record in the outdoor 800 meters on Saturday, racing 2:03.24 to place sixth in the premier national event at the Florida Relays. Bookin-Nosbisch’s time ranks seventh in NCAA Division I this season. Seven new top-10 national marks were set in the women’s 800 meters at the Florida Relays on Saturday. The Ottumwa, Iowa, native was previously second on the Iowa all-time list, improving on her time from 2023 by over one second. Bookin-Nosbisch is also the indoor 800 meter record-holder at Iowa (2:03.42).
Iowa had two finalists in the 100-meter hurdles. Senior Page Magee placed fourth, running 13.14, while senior Tionna Tobias was sixth with a time of 13.18. Freshman Ella Meeuwsen won the high jump, leaping 1.66 meters (5’ 5.25”). The jump marks a season best for the Green Bay, Wisconsin, native.
At the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in San Francisco, senior Amber Aesoph placed second in the 800 meters. Aesoph raced 2:09.44 to take runner-up. On the men’s side at the Florida Relays, freshman Josh Pugh placed seventh among a heavy-hitting field in the 400 meters. Pugh set a new personal best in 46.83.
At Fanelli, sophomore Hayden Kuhn and junior Yohana Yual closed the night out with a pair of top-10 finishes in the 3,000m steeplechase. Kuhn placed fourth racing 9:01.92, while Yual finished seventh with a 9:09.20 time.
(Via HawkeyeSports.com) – ALBANY, New York – The top-seeded University of Iowa women’s basketball team led for all but 14 seconds in an 89-68 blasting of fifth-seeded Colorado, Saturday afternoon, at MVP Arena. The Hawkeyes, who have advanced to their sixth Elite 8 in program history, defeated the Buffaloes in back-to-back years in the Sweet Sixteen.
All five starters finished in double figures with All-American Caitlin Clark leading the way, recording her 66th career double-double with 29 points, 15 assists and six rebounds. She was 13-of-22 from the floor with three 3-point field goals.
Junior Sydney Affolter, who has finished in double figures in five of the last six games, added 15, and sophomore Hannah Stuelke recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds – her second straight double-double. Kate Martin finished with 15 points and nine rebounds, and Gabbie Marshall went 4-for-5 from the behind the arc, finishing with 14 points.
“I’m proud of the way that we played today. I thought we played really good team basketball,” said P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lisa Bluder. “We got everybody involved. We had five people in double figures and did a great job on the boards. They only got four offensive rebounds in the whole second half. I’m proud of my group. Caitlin comes out and has 15 assists, only two turnovers.
“I thought there’s so many people that played well in this game. Syd Affolter has the highest plus/minus of anybody, Gabbie Marshall knocks down 3s, Kate Martin her leadership out there was unbelievable. Hannah Stuelke didn’t let their center have a single O-board. That’s hard to do. That’s really hard to do.”
The Hawkeyes got off to a hot start with a 9-3, run in the first two minutes. Iowa continued the momentum throughout the first, closing out the quarter with a 22-14 lead. Clark led the way with six points and six assists.
Martin had a quick layup to start the second followed by an and-one from Stuelke to give the Hawkeyes a 13-point lead. The Buffaloes were able to close to within eight in the second, but Iowa kept the momentum, taking a 48-35 lead into the break.
The Hawkeyes went on a 6-0 to start the second half, forcing a Colorado timeout. The Buffaloes responded with back-to-back buckets, but Iowa took control, maintaining a double digit lead throughout the half. Iowa had a 22 point advantage (69-47) heading into the fourth.
“That’s what we talked about in the locker room at halftime, is to come out and dominate that third quarter from the start and that’s exactly what we did, we forced them to use a time-out,” said Clark. “I thought we really controlled the game. Once we got that lead, we were able to sustain it. Even when they went on a few runs, we were able to switch up our player defense, our zone defense — that caused them a few problems.
“Overall I just thought we executed offensively, whether it was in zone, whether it was in man-to-man, whether it was in transition, and then we did a great job on defense. It was a complete basketball game is what it felt like.”
Iowa maintained at least a 20-point lead throughout the fourth to give the program its second straight Elite 8 appearance. The 21-point win is the largest margin of victory in a Sweet Sixteen game in program history.
2. Underwood (76 points) — Winners: Maxwell Tiarks, shot put (53-03.00) & discus throw (160-04)|Mason Boothby, long jump (22-00.00) & 110 hurdles (15.04)|Shuttle hurdle relay — Jack Vanfossan, Lucas Bose Jr., Sam Hulsing, Mason Boothby (1:01.07)
8. Treynor (42 points) — Winners: 800 sprint medley relay — Jett Sornson, Drew Meyers, Brady Wallace, Karson Elwood (1:36.10)
10. Creston (25 points)
Dallas Center-Grimes 3, Ankeny 2
Panorama 10, West Central Valley 3
Nevada 3, Indianola 0
Carroll 2, Atlantic 1
Southeast Polk 1, Indianola 0
West Central Valley 7, Panorama 0
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball team was defeated, 16-9, by Minnesota on Friday night at Duane Banks Field.
The Hawkeyes raced out to a 7-0 lead through two innings, but Minnesota responded back with a seven-run inning in the top of the third. The Gophers would ultimately scored 16 unanswered runs en route to the win. The Hawkeyes scored two in the eighth but couldn’t mount a comeback.
Brody Brecht got the start on the mound for Iowa. Brecht threw three innings and allowed seven runs on five hits. The Ankeny, Iowa, native struck out five Gophers while walking two and hitting one.
Jack Whitlock was tagged with the loss after allowing three runs in 1/3 of an inning. Elliot Cadieux-Lanoue and Zach Voelker each allowed three runs.
Jack Young, Ganon Archer and Chas Wheatley combined to throw 4 1/3 innings allowing a combined two hits and no runs while striking out four.
On the offensive side two Hawkeyes had three hit performances. Davis Cop and Kyle Huckstorf were both 3-for-5 with an RBI on the night.
Raider Tello was 2-for-5 with four RBIs. Gable Mitchell, Andy Nelson and Sam Petersen each tallied two hits for Iowa.
The Hawkeyes outhit the Gophers 14-11, but Iowa left 10 runners on base compared to Minnesota’s three.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Iowa track and field competed from coast-to-coast on Friday at the Florida Relays on the campus of the University of Florida, as well as the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in San Francisco and the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California.
Senior Tionna Tobias headlined the day with a personal-best 6.51 meters (21’ 4.25”) in the women’s long jump invitational at the Florida Relays. That mark ranks third in NCAA Division I this season, as well as third in the Hawkeye record book. Tobias placed first in the event.
Iowa’s jumpers weren’t done. In the women’s long jump, freshman Maud Zeffou-Poaty placed second with a jump of 6.19 meters (20’ 3.75”). That marks a new PR and ties for fifth in the women’s program history. The jump also ranks 17th in NCAA Division I.
UP NEXT
Tomorrow, Iowa competes at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Florida, and the Mike Fanelli Track Invite in San Francisco, California.
SARASOTA, Fla. – The University of Iowa rowing team competed in the Sunshine State Invite on Friday at Nathan Benderson Park.
The Hawkeyes competed in the 1V8, 2V8, 3V8, 1V4, and 2V4 in heats of 1-km sprints. The field consisted of Miami, Louisville, UCF, Michigan State, UNC, Kansas, Kansas State, Jacksonville, UMass, Old Dominion, West Virginia, and Stetson.
Iowa’s top placements of the day came from the 1V8, placing 1st by 1.49 seconds, 3V8, placing 1st by 2.57 seconds, and 2V4, placing 1st by 4.37 seconds. All of Iowa’s boats from today’s competition advanced to the A-4 Finals Saturday morning.
Hawkeyes will return to action tomorrow morning beginning at 7:30 a.m. (CT) to compete in the finals. Fans can watch live at http://rhstv.com or follow along live at https://www.firarowing.org.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa softball team took game one of the three-game series against Michigan State, 4-0, on Friday evening at Bob Pearl Field.
Sophomore Jalen Adams (8-6) threw the program’s 19th no-hitter as Iowa picked up the win over the Spartans. This was Iowa’s first no-hitter since May 2021. Adams allowed two free passes and struck out two Michigan State hitters in seven innings of work.
UP NEXT
Iowa (15-11, 3-1) returns to action Saturday for game two against Michigan State. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. (CT). The game will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required) and broadcast live on the Hawkeye Radio Network.
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