IOWA CITY, Iowa — Six Hawkeyes scored in double figures, there were 21 assists on 28 made field goals, and Iowa attempted 34 free throws.
It added up to an 89-76 victory for the No. 24 Hawkeyes over intrastate rival Drake inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The win is the 14th in a row for Iowa in the series that is now tied, 24-24.

Four of five UI starters scored in double figures: junior Ally Disterhoft (20 points), junior Alexa Kastanek (15), sophomore Chase Coley (11), and freshman Tania Davis (10). Freshman Megan Gustafson and sophomore Whitney Jennings scored 16 and 15 points off the bench.

The Hawkeyes complete the nonconference portion with a record of 10-2.

The Hawkeyes were balanced and proficient prior to the break. They led, 51-35, by shooting 55 percent from the field (18-of-33) and 100 percent from the line (9-of-9). Kastanek, with three 3-pointers, paced Iowa with 11 points, followed by Disterhoft (10), Coley (nine), Gustafson (eight), Davis (six), and Jennings (five).

The Hawkeyes grabbed their largest lead at 62-42 with 3:09 left in the third quarter. Drake (7-4) cut the margin to eight points twice late in the fourth quarter. During the final 10-minute span, Bulldog junior Lizzy Wendell scored 16 of her game-high 35 points.

Drake started the season with six straight wins, including an opening 74-70 victory against Iowa State and 89-70 at Wisconsin. The Bulldogs have dropped four of their last five.

The Hawkeyes open Big Ten Conference play Thursday, Dec. 31, at Nebraska (9-2). They return home Jan. 4 against C. Vivian Stringer-coached Rutgers (9-3). Iowa has won 24 consecutive games in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s basketball team (8-3 overall, 0-0 Big 12) took down Northern Arizona (4-7, 0-0 Big Sky), 79-63 at Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday. Sophomore Bryanna Fernstrom put up 23 points, 13 rebounds and a school record nine blocked shots in the Cyclone victory.

Fernstrom led the way in the early going, scoring nine points and grabbing three rebounds in the first quarter. Jadda Buckley and Seanna Johnson chipped in six each, and the Cyclones shot 50 percent from the field to take a 24-18 lead after one. The Lumberjacks made four of their eight three-point field goals in the opening stanza to stay within striking distance.

It was an up-and-down second quarter for the Cyclones, as NAU stayed hot from long distance. The Lumberjacks put together a 13-3 run early in the quarter to take a brief 31-30 lead when Passionate Amukamara hit a triple with 5:23 to play in the half. However, Johnson scored six of ISU’s final 11 points to regain a 41-40 lead at halftime.

Despite making just four field goals in the third period, the Cyclones boosted their lead to 57-54 behind six points each from Buckley and Fernstrom. The ISU defense was bolstered by five blocks from Fernstrom in the quarter, as NAU shot just 6-of-18 in the period.

Iowa State pushed its lead to double digits for the first time with a quick 7-0 run early in the fourth quarter. The flurry took just a minute of game time, as Fernstrom hit a pair of buckets inside, to go with a Nicole Blaskowsky three-pointer to put the Cyclones up 66-56 with 6:34 to play. ISU would hold on to win 79-63, as Buckley (17) and Johnson (16) joined Fernstrom in double-figures. Buckley also registered the first double-double of her career, chipping in a career-high 10 assists.

Iowa State will be back in action on Wednesday, Dec. 30 as they open Big 12 play at Kansas State at 7 p.m. CT. Television coverage for the game can be found on ESPN3.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals and free-agent pitcher Mike Leake have agreed to terms on a contract, a person with direct knowledge of the deal says. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been formally announced, said the signing is pending the results of a physical.

General manager John Mozeliak has scheduled a Tuesday afternoon news conference at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals failed to land outfielder Jason Heyward and pitcher David Price earlier this off-season. Details of the contract with the 28-year-old were not immediately available.

Leake is 64-52 with a 3.88 ERA in 6 seasons. The right-hander was 11-10 with a 3.70 ERA for Cincinnati and San Francisco last season, totaling 30 starts and 190 innings.

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Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder would rather her Hawkeyes not even play Drake. Before taking over at Iowa Bluder was the Drake coach for 10 years and led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament four times. Also, current Drake coach Jennie Baranczyk was a standout player for Bluder and the Hawkeyes. Iowa hosts Drake tonight (Tuesday), in its final game before the start of Big Ten play.

Bluder says the Hawkeyes will be facing a motivated Drake team. She says the Bulldogs are a reflection of their coach. Iowa is 9-2 and has won 23 straight home games. After racing out to a 6-0 record the Bulldogs have dropped three of their last four after an 87-73 loss at Northern Illinois.

Tip-off in Iowa City is at 5-p.m.

(Learfield Sports)

The Iowa Hawkeyes close out non-conference action tonight (Tuesday) at home against Tennessee Tech. Iowa is 8-3 and takes on a Golden Eagles team that is 8-4. Iowa redshirt freshman Nicholas Baer has been named the Big Ten Conference freshman of the week. The Bettendorf native scored 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked six shots in the Hawkeyes victory over Drake. Baer is a walk-on which is more common in the sport of football.

Tonight’s game will close out the most challenging non conference scheduled the Hawkeyes have played since McCaffery has been the coach. You can catch the action on KJAN. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:30-p.m., with the tip-off from Carver-Hawkeye Area at 7:30.

(Learfield Sports)

BOYS BASKETBALL

ADM, Adel 85, Creston 77, 2OT
Greene County 78, Winterset 72, 2OT
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 43, Denison-Schleswig 38
Norwalk 59, Carroll 58
OA-BCIG 67, Storm Lake 53
Stanton 56, Griswold 51

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Adair-Casey 63, Tri-Center, Neola 43
Griswold 52, Stanton 36
OA-BCIG 51, Storm Lake 29
Van Meter 51, Mount Ayr 42
West Central Valley, Stuart 45, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 28

Monday, December 21, 2015.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City, West (7) 5-1 120 2
2. Valley, West Des Moines (5) 6-0 119 1
3. Pleasant Valley (1) 7-0 109 3
4. Des Moines, Hoover 6-1 77 5
5. Ankeny 6-0 70 6
6. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 5-0 50 9
7. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 4-1 45 10
8. North Scott, Eldridge 5-1 21 NR
9. Ankeny Centennial 4-2 16 8
10. Linn-Mar, Marion 4-2 15 NR
Others receiving votes: Davenport, Central 14. Ames 14. Waukee 12. Cedar Falls 10. Sioux City, East 8. Muscatine 7. Des Moines, North 6. Norwalk 1. Fort Dodge 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Pella (6) 7-0 122 2
2. Wahlert, Dubuque (7) 6-1 119 1
3. Harlan 5-0 102 3
4. Xavier, Cedar Rapids 4-1 65 6
5. Chariton 6-0 48 10
6. Atlantic 6-0 43 NR
7. Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 5-2 36 5
8. Algona 7-0 32 NR
9. Maquoketa 6-1 31 NR
(tie) MOC-Floyd Valley 6-1 31 9
Others receiving votes: Gilbert 23. Waverly-Shell Rock 21. Solon 16. Spirit Lake 7. Webster City 7. Glenwood 6. Spencer 5. Grinnell 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Western Christian, Hull (13) 4-0 130 1
2. Cascade,Western Dubuque 6-0 106 3
3. Dike-New Hartford 7-0 95 5
4. Treynor 6-0 89 2
5. Northeast, Goose Lake 9-0 79 6
6. Pella Christian 5-1 58 4
7. Durant 8-0 31 NR
8. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 5-2 30 NR
9. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 5-1 26 7
10. Pocahontas Area 7-1 25 NR
Others receiving votes: Ridge View 12. Anamosa 8. Aplington-Parkersburg 7. Sioux Center 7. MFL-Mar-Mac 3. PCM, Monroe 2. Monticello 2. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 2. Des Moines Christian 1. Shenandoah 1. Interstate 35, Truro 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5) 5-0 114 1
2. West Hancock, Britt (3) 7-0 102 2
3. Danville (3) 6-0 89 4
4. IKM-Manning 7-0 78 6
5. West Fork, Sheffield 7-0 67 T7
6. Boyden-Hull (2) 5-1 64 3
7. Colo-Nesco 7-1 46 5
8. South O’Brien, Paullina 7-0 38 9
9. Montezuma 7-0 32 NR
10. Meskwaki Settlement School 7-0 23 NR
Others receiving votes: Jesup 22. Grand View Christian 10. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 10. Ankeny Christian Academy 7. Lynnville-Sully 7. Ar-We-Va, Westside 3. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 3.

Michigan State, Kansas and Oklahoma held the top three spots in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll for a second straight week. There was a shakeup in the rest of the top 10 after a weekend of upsets.

The Spartans (12-0) were a near unanimous choice, receiving all but one first-place vote from the 65-member national media panel. Kansas (9-1) got the other No. 1 vote.

Following Oklahoma were Maryland, Virginia, Xavier, North Carolina, Arizona, Butler and Providence, which is in the top 10 for the first time since Jan. 17, 1978.  Iowa State fell from No.5 to No. 11 in this week’s poll after suffering their first loss of the season on Saturday to Northern Iowa.  The Cyclones also dropped seven spots to No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

Utah, which returned to the rankings following its win over Duke on Saturday, and South Carolina, which is ranked for the first time since the final poll of 2003-04, are the week’s newcomers at 24th and 25th. They replace UCLA and Connecticut.

Others receiving votes: UCLA 49, UConn 46, Oregon 34, Gonzaga 33, Colorado 27, Dayton 17, Pittsburgh 16, N. Iowa 15, UALR 14, Vanderbilt 8, Monmouth (NJ) 6, Iowa 5, Florida 3, Texas 3, Northwestern 2.

The Shenandoah Wrestling team hosted the Mustang Duals on Saturday at Shenandoah High School.  Westwood took home the Championship by defeating Sioux City Bishop Heelan in the 1st place match. Shenandoah was third and Red Oak fourth. Shenandoah’s Jake Johnson and J.D. Lewis went undefeated on the weekend along with Red Oak’s Colin Bruce and Alec Selberg.

Gold Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Westwood
2nd Place – Bishop Heelan Catholic
3rd Place – Shenandoah
4th Place – Red Oak
1st Place Match
Westwood defeated Bishop Heelan Catholic 37-33.
3rd Place Match
Shenandoah defeated Red Oak 42-24.

Silver Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Clarinda Academy
2nd Place – East Mills
3rd Place – St. Albert
4th Place – Sidney (Southwest Iowa)
1st Place Match
Clarinda Academy defeated East Mills 42-36.
3rd Place Match
St. Albert defeated Sidney (Southwest Iowa) 36-12.