IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior Megan Gustafson has been named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top-20, ESPNW announced late Monday evening.

The list is comprised of 20 student-athletes who are front-runners for the John R. Wooden Award All-America Team and Most Outstanding Player Award. The list is chosen by a poll of national women’s college basketball media members.

Gustafson is currently ranked in the top-six nationally in eight statistical categories. She leads the nation in points per game (26.6), total points (585), and field goals made (245), ranks second in double-doubles (20) and field goal percentage (70.4), third in defensive rebounds per game (10), fourth in rebounds (277), and sixth in rebounding (12.6).

The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2019 John R. Wooden Award Women’s Player of the Year. The National Ballot, including 15 players, will be announced in early March. The Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the week of the Elite Eight. The winner of the award will be presented during the ESPN College Basketball Awards on Friday, April 12.

Gustafson and the No. 16/12 Hawkeyes return to action Thursday, hosting Michigan State. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. (CT) on BTN. Tickets are $12 for adults and free for youth and UI students.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands announced Tuesday that Austin DeSanto will serve a one-match suspension when the Hawkeyes host Maryland on Feb. 8.

DeSanto was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct following Iowa’s dual win at Nebraska on Feb. 3.

“Austin knows his behavior on and off the mat is a reflection of this university and program, and I am very pleased with his response to this matter. I know he is eager to move forward,” Brands said.

“I want to apologize to my opponents and teammates for my actions on the mat. I know they are disrespectful and there is no excuse,” DeSanto said. “I accept the consequences of my behavior and the decision of Coach Brands, and have assured my teammates and coaches that I will better represent our team when I return.”

DeSanto is 14-1 and ranked third in the country at 133 pounds. He will return to the lineup when Iowa hosts Indiana on Feb. 15.

AMES, Iowa – The No. 12 Iowa State wrestling team announced today a time change for its Senior Day match-up against fifth-ranked Missouri on Sunday, Feb. 24. The dual, which was originally scheduled for 2 p.m., will now begin at 5 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum.

“The dual features two nationally ranked programs and it will be an awesome environment for college wrestling,” Coach Kevin Dresser said. “There is a big AAU wrestling tournament in Des Moines that Sunday and moving our start time will give all wrestling fans a chance to make it to Ames for our dual. It’s a great opportunity for us to pack Hilton Coliseum in our last home dual of the season.”

The Athletics Department will be announcing several ticket promotions in the coming days.

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Hawkeye Ten Conference

Creston 65, Atlantic 59
Denison-Schleswig 63, OA-BCIG 34
Glenwood 87, Clarinda 45
Red Oak 63, Southwest Valley 43
Shenandoah 52, Tri-Center 35
Sioux City East 53, Harlan 33

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW, Avoca 58, Nodaway Valley 55
IKM-Manning 83, MVAOCOU 45
Logan-Magnolia 57, Underwood 42
Riverside 58, Whiting 54
Treynor 75, Audubon 40

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va, Westside 58, Paton-Churdan 47
CAM 98, West Harrison 57 (CAM clinches the RVC Championship. Paige McAfee reaches 1,000 career points)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 50, Boyer Valley 41
Exira-EHK 71, Woodbine 34 (Win 400 for Head Coach Tom Petersen)
Glidden-Ralston 55, West Central Valley 34

Corner Conference

Sidney 59, Fremont-Mills 33
Lenox 61, Stanton 35

Other Scores

ADM, Adel 69, Carroll 57
Boone 37, Winterset 34
Martensdale-St Marys 64, East Union 13
Mount Ayr 67, Interstate 35, Truro 38
Van Meter 49, Earlham 30

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 56, Creston 47
Denison-Schleswig 63, OA-BCIG 34
Glenwood 81, Clarinda 53
Red Oak 54, Southwest Valley 51

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 58, Nodaway Valley 55 (Clayton Akers 20pts, Michael Mantell 14pts, 11reb)
IKM-Manning 41, MVAO-CO-U 35, OT
Logan-Magnolia 57, Underwood 42
Treynor 56, Audubon 36
Tri-Center, Neola 57, Shenandoah 54

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 79, Paton-Churdan 51
Boyer Valley 38, Coon Rapids-Bayard 27
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 98, Woodbine 75 (Cole Burmeister 24pts, reached 1,000 career points, Trever Schulz 23, Josh Pettepier 21, Dakota Rold 21)
West Harrison, Mondamin 66, CAM, Anita 58

Corner Conference

Sidney 56, Fremont Mills, Tabor 51
Stanton 74, Lenox 53

Other Scores

Bedford 60, Lamoni 52
Carroll 62, ADM, Adel 57
Mount Ayr 48, Interstate 35,Truro 39
West Monona 47, River Valley, Correctionville 45
Winterset 59, Boone 46

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Lindell Wigginton scored 17 points to help lead No. 17 Iowa State to a 75-74 victory over Oklahoma. Marial Shayok added 16 points, 10 in the final eight minutes, including a crucial off-balance 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 1:19 remaining, for Iowa State (18-5, 7-3 Big 12).

UNDATED (AP) — No. 2 Duke is to face No. 3 Virginia in a rematch of one of the season’s most entertaining games. The Blue Devils won the first meeting 72-70 to hand the Cavaliers their first loss. The rematch will be at Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Missouri’s Cuonzo Martin is downplaying his return to Tennessee as a visiting men’s basketball coach for the first time since the end of his own tenure coaching the Volunteers. Martin already faces enough of a challenge trying to upset the top-ranked Vols. Tennessee will take a school-record 16-game winning streak into Tuesday night’s game against Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have instituted a lifetime ban against a fan accused of flashing a laser at New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during last month’s AFC championship game. The Kansas City Star reports that the Chiefs say the team is also working with authorities to charge the fan “as aggressively as possible.” That decision would ultimately be made by Jackson County prosecutors.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Lindell Wigginton scored 17 points to help lead No. 17 Iowa State to a 75-74 victory over Oklahoma on Monday night.

Marial Shayok added 16 points, 10 in the final eight minutes, including a crucial off-balance 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 1:19 remaining, for Iowa State (18-5, 7-3 Big 12). Shayok, who shot just 2-of-7 for six points through the first 32-plus minutes, also had eight rebounds and five assists as the Cyclones won their fourth straight.

Kristian Doolittle had 19 points and nine rebounds, while Brady Manek scored 16 for Oklahoma (15-8, 3-7), which had a very short turnaround after a game at West Virginia on Saturday. The Sooners have lost three in a row.

Iowa State led for most of the second half, going up 64-57 with 5:49 remaining when Wigginton hit two free throws. But Oklahoma battled back, going on a 12-5 run over the next four minutes to tie it 69-69 on Christian James’ layup with 1:51 to go.

The Cyclones pushed the lead to four on Talen Hortton-Tucker’s free throw with 13.5 seconds left, and after Doolittle’s basket pulled OU to within two again with 4.2 to go, Shayok sank two more free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining before Jala Bieniemy hit a meaningless 3-pointer as time expired.

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Iowa State: The Cyclones return home to face TCU on Saturday, the first of two meetings against the Horned Frogs in a span of two weeks.

The Atlantic Trojans boys basketball team used a solid defensive effort to get by the Creston Panthers on Monday night 56-47. It was a tight game throughout and the Trojans trailed by two at the end of the 1st and by one at Halftime 26-25. Atlantic turned the game in their favor in the third, and led 41-32 heading into the fourth.

The Trojans played strong defensively, especially in the second half. Creston’s Kylan Smallwood dropped 38 on the Trojans in their first meeting of the season and he had 16 by halftime on Monday. Atlantic Head Coach Jeff Ebling said he told the team at the break that they were going to have to slow him down or they wouldn’t win the game. Tyler Moen played tight on Smallwood in the second half and he finished with 24 points, including a couple of late buckets. The Trojans not only slowed down the talented Smallwood but made it difficult on the rest of the Panthers as well with some different looks in the second half.

Atlantic got a strong performance on Senior Night from senior Chase Mullenix who finished with 17 points. Logan Reilly and Skyler Handlos both finished with 10 for the Trojans as they improved to 7-10 on the season. The Trojans are back it on Tuesday with a game at the Atlantic Middle School against Clarinda at 7:30pm.

The Panthers only had four players get in the scorebook and fell to 7-10. They will next travel to Clarinda on Thursday.

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The Atlantic girls basketball team played a strong game on Monday night but ultimately couldn’t come away with a victory. The Trojans fell to the Creston Panthers 65-59. Atlantic was down three at the end of the first quarter but played a solid game on both ends of the floor to lead 30-26 at halftime. The Panthers turned it around in the third behind 3 three pointers from Brielle Baker and grabbed a 43-38 lead at the end of the three. The Trojans fought back to tie the game late at 58, but the Panthers scored the next five points and secured the win.

Creston was led by 26 points from Kelsey Fields and 24 points from Brielle Baker. The Panthers get back above .500 with the win and are 9-8 on the season. They will travel to Clarinda on Thursday.

Atlantic had one of their better offensive outputs of the season and had four players in double figures: McKenzie Waters with 14, both Alyssa Ginther and Baylee Newell with 13, and Haley Rasmussen with 10. The Trojans fall to 3-16 and will face Clarinda on Tuesday night at the Atlantic Middle School at 6:00pm.