COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Iowa women’s tennis team wrapped up play at the ITA Sectional Championships on Sunday at the Mitchell Tennis Center.

Senior Daianne Hayashida competed against Violeta Martinez of Texas A&M in the playoff 5-8 bracket, falling 6-4, 6-2, after a competitive effort.

The Hawkeyes will return to action at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana, from Nov. 14-16.

Singles – Playoff 5-8
Violeta Martinez (Texas A&M) def. Daianne Hayashida (Iowa), 6-4, 6-2

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Hawkeyes (14-5) will travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to face Duke on November 14 at 1:30 p.m. in the Sweet 16. The game will be played at Karen Shelton Stadium and streamed on ESPN+.

“We are so excited for the postseason,” said head coach Lisa Cellucci. “This group has grown through every challenge and they have earned the right to still be playing. To reach our 29th NCAA Sweet Sixteen is incredibly meaningful, to our team, our athletic department, our alumni, and everyone who’s poured into this program. We are grateful, we are locked in, and we are ready for more.”

Iowa will also be in a pod with No. 1 national seed North Carolina and Duke. St. Joseph and Drexel meet on November 12 for a chance to move on to face the Tar Heels. The two winners will play on November 16 for a spot in the Final Four.

The Sweet 16 appearance is the seventh for the Hawkeyes under Cellucci. Iowa’s 29 appearances are the most of any school as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Duke is 12-7 overall and finished 4-4 in ACC play in 2025. The Blue Devils advanced to the semifinal game of the ACC Tournament before falling to North Carolina, 5-2.

It will be the 10th meeting all-time between Iowa and Duke (Duke leads the series 6-3). The teams last met in the 2019 Sweet 16 with Iowa winning 3-2.

The Drake women never led in an 83-74 loss at home to Creighton. The Bulldogs trailed by 14 points in the third quarter before rallying to within four in the final quarter.

That’s Drake coach Allison Pohlman. The Bulldogs fall to 1-1.

The 21st ranked Iowa Hawkeye women outscored Evansville 29-10 in the opening quarter and posted a record breaking 119-43 victory in Iowa City. The 119 points are the most in program history as well as the 76 point margin of victory. Iowa coach Jan Jensen.

That is when the Hawkeyes host Drake. Jensen felt the Hawkeyes set the tone on defense.

Transfer point guard Chit-Chat Wright had a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists.

Transfer guard Tristan Smith led the way with 16 points as the UNI men claimed a hard fought 65-58 win over South Dakota State. The Panthers improve to 2-0.

Smith joined the Panthers after playing at Concordia of Nebraska.

The 14th ranked Iowa State women raced out to a 32-14 lead at the end of one and crushed Sacred Heart 99-34 in Hilton Coliseum. Audi Crooks led the way with 21 points while reserve forward Lilly Taulelei added 10 as the Cyclones outscored Sacred Heart in the paint 52-14.

Taulelei says the tone is set for interior play ion practice.

A total of 13 players saw action as ISU improved to 3-0.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Iowa women’s tennis team continued competition at the ITA Sectional Championships on Saturday at the Mitchell Tennis Center.

Senior Daianne Hayashida battled Zuzanna Kubacha of Baylor in singles quarterfinals, but ultimately fell, 6-4, 6-1.

Hayashida will return to action tomorrow, competing in the playoff 5-8 bracket. Play begins at 8 a.m.

Singles – Quarterfinals
Zuzanna Kubacha (Baylor) def. Daianne Hayashida (Iowa), 6-4, 6-1.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – University of Iowa volleyball challenged ninth-ranked Purdue, but fell in four sets on Saturday night inside Holloway Gymnasium. Iowa moved to 13-13 overall and 4-10 in the Big Ten.

The Hawkeyes dropped the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-21, before winning the third, 25-17. Purdue won the fourth set, 25-18.

Redshirt sophomore Alyssa Worden led the Hawkeyes in kills for the third time this season, racking up 13. She added nine digs. Junior Hannah Whittingstall tallied 11 kills on 23 swings to lead Iowa with a .348 hitting percentage. Freshman Carmel Vares matched Whittingstall with 11 kills.

Senior Claire Ammeraal notched her eighth double-double of the season with 35 assists and 13 digs. Ammeraal had six kills. Senior libero Milana Moisio wrapped up the night with 21 digs, surpassing 20 for the third time this season. Sophomore Jaimie Marquardt recorded nine digs and contributed a team-high three aces.

The Hawkeyes had more kills (51-46), digs (65-60) and aces (8-7) than the Boilermakers. The eight aces are the team’s most since the Oct. 26 win against Rutgers.

Up Next: Iowa hosts Northwestern on Nov. 13 at Xtream Arena. First serve is set for 6 p.m. (CT).

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The third-seeded University of Iowa field hockey team punched its ticket to the Big Ten Tournament championship game with a 3-1 win over seventh-seeded Ohio State on Friday night at Deborah Tobias Field.

After an early goal from Ohio State in the game’s first four minutes, it was all Hawkeyes the rest of the way.

“We played a great game of hockey tonight,” said head coach Lisa Cellucci. “Stuck to the game plan and executed well on our set pieces. I couldn’t be prouder that we’re moving onto the championship. The Hawks deserve this moment.”

Iowa responded with a goal from Frèderique van Cleef at the 12:23 mark, assisted by Lieve van Kessel on a penalty corner. Van Cleef then added what proved to be the game-winning goal in the second period at 20:43, again on a corner attempt, this time assisted by Dionne van Aalsum.

Van Kessel added an insurance goal late in the second period off a rebounded corner attempt.

The second half was scoreless for both teams. Iowa goalkeeper Mia Magnotta stopped a penalty stroke in the third period and finished with seven saves, including four in the second half.

Ohio State outshot Iowa, 12-8, and held a 6-3 advantage in penalty corners, but the Hawkeyes converted all three of their opportunities, which proved to be the difference.

Iowa will face top-seeded and second-ranked Northwestern on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT in Bloomington.