Iowa won with offense last week at Rutgers and may need even more tomorrow at home against Indiana. The 11th ranked Hoosiers are 4-0 and put up 63 points last week against Illinois. Hawkeye coach Kirk Ferentz.

Indiana has been known for fast starts and Ferentz says the Hawkeyes may need to match them.

Ferentz says the Hawkeyes need to be aggressive but limit mistakes.

(Radio Iowa) – The 14th ranked Iowa State Cyclones host Arizona under the lights in a battle of unbeatens. The Cyclones will need to slow down Wildcat quarterback Noah Fifita (fih-fee-tuh), who has thrown for six touchdowns and has the ability to run.

That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell who says Fifita is also effective in the pocket.

Campbell says dual threat quarterbacks force a defense to be assignment sound.

CORALVILLE, Iowa – University of Iowa volleyball swept Maryland in its Big Ten opener at Xtream Arena on Thursday night. The Hawkeyes (10-3, 1-0 B1G) have won consecutive league openers for the first time since 1999-2000.

The Hawkeyes improved to 6-1 on their home floor and clinched their eighth sweep of the season.

Graduate Chard’e Vanzandt led the offense with 14 kills. Her 12th kill of the night was the 1,000th of Vanzandt’s career.

“I had never thought about reaching 1,000 kills,” Vanzandt said. “I really don’t keep up with my stats. Obviously, it’s a great accomplishment, but it isn’t possible without my setters and passers.”

“Chard’e is our leader,” head coach Jim Barnes said. “The team rallies behind her. She is a special athlete – to move from the left side after playing middle her entire career is just not something you see. For her to play that well already shows how hard she works.”

Senior Claire Ammeraal recorded her third double-double of the season with 31 assists and 11 digs. She added six kills. Iowa’s middles remained consistent with junior Hannah Whittingstall nailing nine kills and hitting .538. Defensively, Whittingstall totaled seven blocks. Sophomore Aleksandra Stojanovic terminated six kills with no errors and hit a team-high .667.

Stojanovic and fellow sophomore Jaimie Marquardt were stellar from the service line, each picking up three aces.

Iowa finished with a .330 hitting mark and held the Terrapins to .204. The Hawkeyes won the block battle at the net, 9-4.

Up Next: Iowa (10-3, 1-0 B1G) returns to action against No. 7 Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon at Xtream Arena. The match begins at 2:00 p.m. (CT).

MADISON, Wis. – The No. 8 University of Iowa women’s soccer team fell to No. 20 Wisconsin, 2-1, on Thursday night at McClimon Soccer Complex. The Hawkeyes move to 7-2-2 on the season and 2-1-1 in Big Ten Conference play.

The Badgers struck quickly with Erin Connolly finding the net in the third minute of play to give Wisconsin the early edge.

The Hawkeyes defense would be stellar the rest of the half, allowing just two shots and one shot on goal after the Badger goal. Iowa’s offense applied pressure late in the first half with junior Sofia Bush firing a shot on goal that would be saved.

After 45 minutes, the Hawkeyes trailed the Badgers, 1-0. Iowa fired two shots putting both on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Fernanda Mayrink had one save in the first half for the Hawkeyes.

It didn’t take long for the Hawkeyes to find the net in the second half, with sophomore Iba Oching tying the game in the 49th minute. It marked her second straight game with a goal.

Wisconsin would respond with Brooke Allen giving the Badgers the lead in the 74th minute.

The Hawkeye offense applied pressure late but ultimately fell, 2-1.

MATCH NOTES

• Mayrink’s start tonight marked her second straight game starting at goalkeeper. It is the first time all season that a Hawkeye goalkeeper has started in consecutive games.
• Iowa’s two losses on the season have come to ranked opponents (No. 7 TCU & No. 20 Wisconsin).
• The two teams had a combined 11 shots.
• Four of Iowa’s five shots were put on goal.
• Oching led all players with three shots. No other player had more than one shot.
  • Oching’s three shots and three shots on goal both mark career highs.
• 90 Tracker: Sofia Bush, Price Loposer, Miah Schueller, and Millie Greer were the four Hawkeye position players to register 90 minutes. 14 Hawkeyes played in the match.
• Greer has played the full 90 minutes in 11 of Iowa’s 12 matches. She leads Iowa with 937 minutes on the season.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes are slated to face Nebraska on Sunday, Sept. 28  at 1 p.m. (CT) in Lincoln. The match will be streamed live on B1G+ (subscription required).

After wrapping up their non-district schedule with their most complete performance of the season, the Atlantic Trojans will travel to Creston to open their district schedule against the Panthers. The Trojans start the most important stretch of the year with a 2-2 record and with the season halfway complete, head coach Joe Brummer feels his team is right where they should be.

Atlantic will face a Creston team that is still searching for their first win. However, with losses to Des Moines Christian, Glenwood, Winterset and Clarinda, not only was their non-district schedule extremely challenging, but it is also not indicative of the team they have.

The Creston offense is led by junior quarterback Tanner Ray. Not only has he thrown for over 700 yards, but he is also the team’s leading rusher with 413 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the ground. Much like last week, the Trojans will have to deal with all-around athlete at the quarterback position.

Although the abilities of both Ray and Boyd (Storm Lake) mean there are some similarities between Creston and what Atlantic saw last week, there are some minor differences.

The Creston defense struggled to hold teams through their first four games, allowing more than 28 points in all four contests. It should come as no surprise that a major part of the Trojans gameplan will be to control the line of scrimmage, but beyond that they will look to use what has worked against Creston’s defense this year. However, that doesn’t mean it will be any less of a challenge.

Make no mistake, this is a big game for the Trojans. Not only because of the playoff implications that come with opening district play, but because of the rivalry that has been controlled by Creston. Atlantic has not won in Creston since 2008 but this year, the keys to winning start up front.

You can catch all the action on KJAN and KJANTV with pregame coverage at 6:30 pm. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Dan McCarney, a former University of Iowa player and assistant coach, will serve as honorary captain Saturday when Iowa hosts No. 11/12 Indiana on Homecoming. Kickoff is set for 2:35 p.m. (CT) and the game will be streamed on Peacock.

McCarney, a native of Iowa City and a graduate of City High School, lettered for the Hawkeyes from 1972-74, serving as a team captain during his senior season. He earned his degree from Iowa in 1975.

McCarney began his coaching career at Iowa, where he was an assistant under Hayden Fry for 11 years. He served as a graduate assistant in 1977 and 1978 before becoming defensive line coach. In his 11 years as a fulltime assistant, the Hawkeyes went to eight bowl games.

Iowa earned two Big Ten titles (1981, 1985) with McCarney as the defensive line coach, appearing in the Rose Bowl following each of those seasons. Iowa also played in the Peach Bowl (twice), Gator Bowl, Freedom Bowl, and Holiday Bowl (twice) during his time as a fulltime assistant.

McCarney continued his career as the defensive coordinator at Wisconsin under Barry Alvarez. At Wisconsin, McCarney helped turn a team that had won 10 games in five years into a Big Ten champion and Rose Bowl participant in his fourth year.

McCarney left Wisconsin to become the head coach at Iowa State, a position he held for 13 seasons. McCarney led the Cyclones to five bowl games from 2000-05 and was named the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year in 2004.

After leaving Iowa State, McCarney spent one season as the assistant head coach at the University of South Florida. He was an assistant coach at the University of Florida from 2008-10, helping the Gators reach two Southeastern Conference Championship games and three bowl appearances. In 2008, Florida finished with a 13-1 record and won the BCS National Championship behind a defense that ranked fourth in the nation in scoring defense and ninth nationally in total defense.

McCarney took over as the head coach at North Texas in 2011, holding that position for five seasons. McCarney led North Texas to nine victories, including a win over UNLV in the Heart of Dallas Bowl following the 2013 season.

McCarney coached in 21 bowl games in 36 years as a collegiate coach, five of which are current BCS bowls. He coached 22 players drafted by the NFL, including nine who were selected in the first three rounds.

McCarney will accompany the Iowa captains to midfield for Saturday’s pregame coin toss. He will also be with the Hawkeyes in the locker room before and after the game.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa Athletics Department will host “Hawkeye Hoops from Downtown presented by HyVee” on Friday, Oct. 17, at the outdoor basketball court behind Burge Residence Hall.

The hour-long event, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. (CT), will give fans the opportunity to get their first look at the 2025-26 Hawkeye men’s and women’s basketball teams. It is the unofficial tipoff to the upcoming season.

Fans will get an up-close look at the Hawkeyes, which are led by first-year men’s coach Ben McCollum and second-year women’s coach Jan Jensen. The evening will include player introductions, fan and player contests, prizes and music.

“I am looking forward to joining forces with our women’s team in the “Hawkeye Hoops from Downtown” event,” said McCollum. “This will be a great opportunity to build excitement for our programs and for our players to interact with the Hawks Nest, students and our community.  It should be a great on-campus event.”

“We’re so excited to see our fans at the Hawkeye Hoops from Downtown event with our men’s basketball team,” said Jensen. “The best fanbase in the country will get a chance to see our new players and teams for the very first time. We look forward to seeing everyone on Oct. 17.”

The event is free and open to all.  Parking is available in any of the downtown Iowa City parking ramps.  Parking is free for the first hour with each additional hour costing $2.