Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery expects Hawkeye recruit Josh Dix will be able to join the team in the fall. The Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln standout suffered a broken leg in a game at LeMars last week and underwent surgery.

McCaffery is confident Dix will have no trouble bouncing back from the injury.

The 23rd ranked Iowa Hawkeye women open the third quarter with a 16-3 run and raced away to a 107-79 win at Penn State. McKenna Warnock had a career high 25 and Caitlin Clark set a Big ten single game record with 17 assists.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. The Hawkeyes broke the game open after leading 52-47 at halftime.

Iowa improves to 7-1 in the Big Ten.

The 13th ranked Iowa State women return home Wednesday night to take on Kansas. The Cyclones are 5-2 in the Big 12 after back-to-back lopsided losses to Texas and Baylor.

That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly. Three of the next four games are at home.

Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger wants to see his team become the aggressor once again when the 23rd ranked Cyclones visit Oklahoma State Wednesday night. The Cyclones are 2-5 in the Big 12 after a 59-44 loss at home to TCU.

Otzelberger says it was a sense of urgency that helped the Cyclones race out to a 12-0 start.

ISU made only three of 26 from three point range against TCU.

Otzelberger says the Cyclones need to work for better shots.

The Cowboys are 3-4 in the Big 12.

Drake takes a 5-2 Missouri Valley record on the road Wednesday night to play Illinois State. The Bulldogs beat the Redbirds 86-75 in Des Moines back on January 12th.

That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries. Illinois State may be without second leading scorer Sy Chatman. The junior forward suffered a knee injury in a loss at Evansville.

The Bulldogs will be in search of their fourth road victory in the Valley.

The Northern Iowa men will try to halt a two game losing skid with a Wednesday night visit to Evansville. The Panthers won the first meeting 83-61 in Cedar Falls back on January second but coach Ben Jacobson calls this a different challenge.

Evansville is coming of a win at home over Illinois State.

UNI is 5-3 in the Missouri Valley and 9-9 overall.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

ACGC 69, Southwest Valley 31
Audubon 58, Riverside 32 – ONKJAN
Exira-EHK 70, Red Oak 27
Coon Rapids-Bayard 64, Ogden 20
Fremont-Mills 57, Bedford 37
Grand View Christian 54, Glidden-Ralston 46
Lewis Central 44, Urbandale 36
Nodaway Valley (MO) 64, Essex 28
Ridge View 57, Ar-We-Va 17
Spirit Lake 68, Kuemper Catholic 35
St. Albert 52, CB Thomas Jefferson 31
Shenandoah 49, Clarinda 22
Underwood 47, Logan-Magnolia 35
Westwood 84, Missouri Valley 13

BOYS BASKETBALL

Atlantic 59, Creston 57 (A: Ethan Sturm with game-winning free throws.)
ACGC 83, Southwest Valley 49
Clarinda 57, Shenandoah 18
Coon Rapids-Bayard 70, Ogden 60
Fremont-Mills 35, Bedford 34
Grand View Christian 94, Glidden-Ralston 26
Nodaway Valley (MO) 73, Essex 56
Perry 59, West Central Valley 44
Ridge View 61, Ar-We-Va 52
Riverside 62, Audubon 58- ON KJAN
St. Albert 59, CB Thomas Jefferson 55
Underwood 52, Logan-Magnolia 34
West Harrison 75, Boyer Valley 58
Westwood 73, Missouri Valley 58

Bluegrass Conference Tournament
Ankeny Christian Academy 63, Seymour 40
Lamoni 38, Murray 36
Mormon Trail 54, Diagonal 48
Twin Cedars 32, Orient-Macksburg 25

Some good defensive pressure and a big night from Grady Jeppesen pushed Riverside to a 62-58 win over Audubon on Monday night in Oakland. It was a close game through most of the first half and the Bulldogs used a 12-3 run to start the second half to grab a lead. The Bulldogs would have to knock down some free throws late to seal their 10th win of the season.

The Bulldogs went 12 for 16 from the free throw line in the second half and an impressive 10 of 11 in the fourth quarter to maintain the lead. Riverside head coach Nicholas Kroon was proud of the Bulldogs resolve down the stretch.

Coach Kroon said they made some defensive adjustments that helped create some steals and scoring chances in the second half.

Jeppesen finished the game with 30 points and grabbed some big steals in the game. He talked about the impact their defensive effort had on the game.

The Bulldogs also got 12 points from Ayden Salais and 10 from Aiden Bell as they improved to 10-7 on the season.

Audubon’s leading scorer was Carson Bauer with 20 points and Collin Bauer added 15 on five made threes. The Wheelers drop to 5-12 on the season.

Aleah Hermensen knocked down seven shots from beyond the three point arc and finished with 29 points to lead the Audubon Wheelers to a 58-32 win over Riverside on Monday night.

Both teams struggled to get their offenses going early but Audubon started to get in a groove late in the first half with a 9-2 run to take a 22-14 lead at the break. The Wheelers then forced the Bulldogs into five straight turnovers to start the second half and the lead ballooned to twenty by the end of the third.

Audubon head coach Darran Miller said they changed some things defensively to get that spark to start the second half.

Coach Miller said Hermensen has the green light to shoot from the outside and it was fun to see her rolling.

Hermensen said she has felt good about her three point shot recently and has been looking for it a bit more.

The Wheelers improved to 12-4 on the season with the win and will face Underwood next on Friday.

Riverside was led by 12 points from Lydia Erickson who hit a couple late threes. The Bulldogs fall to 6-11 on the season and will play Whiting next Monday.

Class 4A

Others receiving votes: Ankeny Centennial 5. Davenport, North 1. Valley, West Des Moines 1.

Class 3A

Others receiving votes: Estherville Lincoln Central 8. Clear Lake 7. Winterset 4. Ballard 4. Denison-Schleswig 3.

Class 2A

Others receiving votes: Clarion-Goldfield 7. South Central Calhoun 5. Roland-Story, Story City 3. Pella Christian 1.

Class 1A

Others receiving votes: Dunkerton 6. Newell-Fonda 6. New London 5. Winfield-Mount Union 5. WACO, Wayland 3. Edgewood-Colesburg 3. West Harrison, Mondamin 3. Iowa Valley, Marengo 1. North Mahaska, New Sharon 1.