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Champaign, Ill. – University of Iowa volleyball took down Illinois in five sets on Sunday afternoon inside a sold-out Huff Hall. It is Iowa’s first win in Champaign since 2005 and first over the Illini since 2016. The Hawkeyes improve to 13-11 overall and 4-8 in the Big Ten.
The Hawkeyes claimed the first two sets, 25-19 and 25-22. Illinois forced a fifth set after winning the third and fourth sets, 25-19 and 25-15. Iowa secured the decider, 15-10.
Iowa’s win was its third five-set victory of the season. The Hawkeyes improved to 11-1 when winning the first set.
Redshirt sophomore Alyssa Worden recorded her fourth-straight double-double in the victory. Worden tallied 14 digs and 11 kills and hit at a .320 clip. Senior setter Claire Ammeraal closed in on a double-double with 53 assists and nine digs.
Iowa continued to utilize all options in the front row, with four Hawkeyes in double-digit kill figures. Graduate Chard’e Vanzandt led the team with 19 kills. She also added seven digs and four blocks. Junior Hannah Whittingstall terminated 13 kills and hit a team-high .333. The reigning league defensive player of the week had a team-best five blocks in the win. Freshman Carmel Vares made an impact at the pin with 11 kills on 26 swings, good for a .308 hitting percentage.
As a team, Iowa held the advantage in most statistical categories, recording more kills (63-56), a higher hitting percentage (.242 – .196), more assists (58-50) and more blocks (9.0-7.0). From the service line, each team had nine service errors, but Illinois held the advantage in aces (9-2).
Up Next: Iowa (13-11, 4-8 B1G) travels to No. 24 Indiana on Friday night in Bloomington. First serve is scheduled for 5 p.m. (CT) inside Wilkinson Hall. The match will be streamed on B1G+ and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa rowing team finished the fall racing along the Iowa River and Lake Carnegie for the Iowa and Princeton Chases.
IOWA CHASE
Saturday morning, juniors through master’s level rowers took on the 3500-meter course. In time trial format, the Hawkeyes swept all boat classes against Drake.
QUOTING ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH MEGAN FITZPATRICK
“It was great to see our first years compete for the first time as Hawkeyes! They showed good depth across the whole squad and we’re looking forward to how they’ll take that into our winter training block”, said Fitzpatrick. “As a team we hit the split times we were looking for and did a good job executing the race plans we outlined in practice this week.”
PRINCETON CHASE
Sunday, the Hawkeyes took on the Princeton Chase, facing off against seven ranked opponents. In the 62 varsity eight field, Iowa’s A boat finished 15th. Both boats recorded program best times for the 3-mile course. In the fours, Iowa mixed up line-ups and finished 16th, 17th and 18th, showing consistency throughout the program.
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH JEFF GARBUTT
“I am proud of how our athletes went out and attacked the challenge this weekend. We showed really solid performances from all boats this weekend and I am excited about the progress that the program is making. Coach Fitzpatrick did a great job leading our athletes at home. It was great for our newcomers to get their first victories as Hawkeyes and our experienced athletes did a great job leading throughout the weekend.”
IOWA VS. CENTRAL COLLEGE
Sophomore Valarie Solorio started off the opener with a bang, winning by tech. fall over Gracie Pattison to give the Hawkeyes a 4-0 lead. At 110 pounds, No. 1 ranked Ava Bayless pinned Campbell Crabb in 27 seconds. At 117, freshman Harlee Hiller won by tech. fall (10-0) over Aniya Coleman in her Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut.
At 124, freshman Isabella Marie Gonzales won via forfeit. Then, a tech. fall win by freshman Bella Williams over Julia Kanne at 131 added to the Iowa lead. At 138, redshirt junior Ella Schmit got the pin over Esther Belzer. After three more technical falls by second-ranked Reese Larramendy at 145, Cadence Diduch at 160, and top-ranked Kennedy Blades at 180, the Hawkeyes had a 39-0 lead.
Then, to end the first dual at 207, No. 2 ranked Jaycee Foeller secured the pin over Gwendalyn Canney, closing out the win 44-0 win over Central College.
IOWA VS. CORNELL COLLEGE
Starting off the second dual, Sterling Diaz won via forfeit at 103 pounds. At 110 pounds, redshirt junior Nyla Valencia earned the tech. fall in her first match back from injury. Harlee Hiller wasted no time collecting a 22-second pin at 117. After two tech fall wins at 124 by fifth-ranked Cali Leng and at 131 by Karlee Brooks the Hawkeyes had 22-0 lead.
At 138, redshirt junior Ella Schmit pinned Averie Burke, before second-ranked Reese Larramendy collected her second win of the day by tech. fall at 145.
Three consecutive tech. fall victories by sophomore Cadence Diduch (160), No. 1 ranked Kennedy Blades (180), and No. 2 ranked Jaycee Foeller (207) followed, giving the Hawkeyes a 43-0 win over Cornell College.
RESULTS
#1 Iowa 43, Cornell College 0
103 – Sterling Dias (I) wins via forfeit
110 – Nyla Valencia over Angelica Benitez (Cornell), tech. fall, 10-0 0:34
117 – Harlee Hiller (I) over Cheyenne Mulford (Cornell), fall 0:22
124 – #5 Cali Leng (I) over Rachel Richey (Cornell), tech. fall 11-0 1:21
131 – Karlee Brooks (I) over Rylie Donahue (Cornell), tech. fall 10-0 0:29
138 – Ella Schmit (I) over Averie Burke (Cornell), fall 2:01
145 – #2 Reese Larramendy (I) over Yuli Torres (Cornell), tech. fall 11-0 0:25
160 – Cadence Diduch over Olivia Cotton (Cornell), tech. fall 10-0 0:47
180 – #1 Kennedy Blades (I) over Sidney Zimmerman, tech. fall 12-0 0:59
207 – #2 Jaycee Foeller (I) over Maddie Pulis (Cornell), tech. fall 10-0 1:24
#1 Iowa 44, Central College 0
103 – Valarie Solorio (I) over Gracie Pattison (Central), tech. fall, 10-0 1:09
110 – #1 Ava Bayless (I) over Campbell Crabb (Central), fall 0:27
117 – Harlee Hill (I) over Aniya Coleman (Central), tech. fall, 10-0 1:14
124 – Isabella Marie Gonzales wins via forfeit
131 – Bella Williams (I) over Julia Kanne (Central), tech. fall, 10-0 1:20
138 – Ella Schmit (I) over Esther Belzer (Central), fall 2:08
145 – #2 Reese Larramendy (I) over Madilyn Rowson (Central), tech. fall 10-0 1:21
160 – Cadence Diduch over Dakota Cornell (Central), tech. fall 10-0 0:27
180 – #1 Kennedy Blades (I) over Adalia Del Real (Central), tech. fall 10-0 0:37
207 – #2 Jaycee Foeller (I) over Gwendalyn Canney (Central), fall 1:00
UP NEXT
The Hawkeye women’s wrestling team travels to Forest City, Iowa, to compete in the Waldorf University Open on Nov. 8 at 9 a.m. (CT).
The 16th ranked Iowa State men open the regular season at home Monday night against Fairleigh-Dickinson. The Cyclones split a pair of exhibition games and coach T.J. Otzelberger would like to see the Cyclones impose their will on defense.
Otzelberger on what he wants to see from his team.
Senior point guard Tamin Lipsey returned to practice late last week after being sidelined with a sprained knee and his availability tonight remains a question.
The 21st ranked Iowa Hawkeye women open the regular season at home Monday night against Southern. Two transfers are expected to play key roles for the Hawkeyes. Off guard. Emely Rodriguez scored 17 points in an exhibition win over Ashland while Georgia Tech transfer Chit Chat Wright had 12 points and four assists while running the point.
Rodriguez was seven of 10 from the floor in the exhibition game after transferring from Central Florida.
The 14th ranked Iowa State women open the regular season with a late Monday morning tip-off against St. Thomas of Minnesota. Cyclone coach Bill Fennelly expects this version of the Cyclones to be improved on defense.
Fennelly says they should be much better at guard the three point line.
Iowa State gave up 228 yards of rushing to backup quarterback Jeff Sims in a 24-19 loss to Arizona State. It was the Cyclones fourth straight loss after opening 5-0.
That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell, who says mistakes are costing the Cyclones.
Iowa State takes a 2-4 Big 12 record on the road to TCU this week.
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Wisconsin struck first in the 11th minute when Adee Boer found the back of the net to give the Badgers an early lead.
The Badgers carried a 1-0 advantage into halftime.
Wisconsin extended its lead in the 51st minute, as Brooke Allen found the back of the net to make it 2-0. The Badgers added a third goal in the 74th minute to push the margin to 3-0.
Iowa was unable to rally, falling by a 3-0 final.
MATCH NOTES
UP NEXT
The 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship bracket will be announced Monday, Nov. 10. The first round of the NCAA Tournament kicks-off on Nov. 14.
INDIANOLA, Iowa — The University of Iowa women’s wrestling team opened the season at the Luther Hill Open on Saturday. Four Hawkeyes won individual titles, and eight Iowa wrestlers recorded top-three finishes.
Valarie Solorio claimed the 103-pound title, outscoring her opponents 52-5. Harlee Hiller won at 117 pounds with three pins and a technical fall. At 124 pounds, Cali Leng earned the championship with two technical falls, while Karlee Brooks captured the 131-pound crown with two technical falls and a pin.
Ava Rose and Bella Williams finished as runners-up at 124 and 131 pounds, respectively. Cadence Diduch placed second at 145 pounds, and Sterling Dias took third at 103 pounds.
UP NEXT
Iowa hosts Central College and Cornell College in the All-Iowa Duals on Sunday at 2 p.m. (CT).
RESULTS
103 lbs. – Sterling Dias, Third Place
WIN Sophia Millage (Grand View), TF 10-0
WIN Megan Valdez (Lindenwood), Fall 2:10
LOSS Valarie Solorio (Iowa), TF 11-1
WIN Rianne Murphy (Iowa), Dec 2-2
103 lbs. – Rianne Murphy, Fourth Place
WIN Bertha Cabrera (Southeast CC), Fall 1:42
WIN Isabel Irvin (Hastings), Default 2:16
WIN Juliana Alejandro (William Jewell), Fall 2:34
LOSS Emaline Hicks, (Simpson), Fall 2:58
LOSS Sterling Dias (Iowa), Dec 2-2
103 lbs. – Valarie Solorio, First Place
WIN Mackenzie Graves (Quincy), TF 11-0
WIN Jocelyn Prado (York), TF 10-0
WIN Isabelle Apple (Grand View), Dec 12-4
WIN Sterling Dias (Iowa), TF 11-1
WIN Emaline Hicks (Simpson), Dec 8-0
117 lbs. – Harlee Hiller, First Place
WIN Angelina Varges (Unattached), Fall 1:16
WIN Caterina Barriga (Simpson), Fall 2:15
WIN Emma Albanese (Southeast CC), TF 11-0
WIN Sara Warren (ICCC), Fall 0:53
WIN Layla Phillips (Simpson), Dec 12-3
124 lbs. – Isabella Marie Gonzales, Sixth Place
WIN Saki Yoshikawa (Lindenwood), TF 10-0
LOSS Ava Rose (Iowa), Default 4:46
124 lbs. – Cali Leng, First Place
WIN Sarai O’Day (Lindenwood), TF 10-0
WIN Ashley Cannon (Simpson), TF 10-0
WIN Ava Rose (Iowa), Dec 6-0
124 lbs. – Ava Rose, Second Place
WIN Amanda Durrant (Waldorf), TF 10-0
WIN Audrey Scherer (Grand View), TF 10-0
WIN Isabella Gonzalez (Iowa), Default 4:46
LOSS Cali Leng (Iowa), Dec 6-0
131 lbs. – Karlee Brooks, First Place
WIN Julia Kanne (Central), TF 11-0
WIN Larissa Kaz (Hastings), TF 10-0
WIN Devin Patton (William Penn), Fall 0:44
WIN Bella Williams (Iowa), Dec 4-0
131 lbs. – Mia Goodwin, Fifth Place
LOSS Kendall Bostelman (William Penn), Fall 2:26
WIN Elizabeth Rubio (Morningside), Fall 1:31
WIN Arieme Steele (Grand View), Fall 4:51
WIN Hayley Gilson (Lindenwood), Dec 13-5
WIN Larissa Kaz (Hastings), Forfeit
131 lbs. – Bella Williams, Second Place
WIN Hayley Gilson (Lindenwood), Fall 0:58
WIN Aremie Steele (Grand View), Fall 5:08
WIN Kendall Bostleman (William Penn), TF 12-0
LOSS Karlee Brooks (Iowa), Dec 4-0
138 lbs. – Danni Swihart
LOSS Adrienna Turner (Grand View), Dec. 15-7
WIN Brianna Miller (Hastings), TF 10-0
WIN Julia Chambers (Quincy), Fall 5:58
LOSS Marissa Sanabria (Lindenwood), TF 10-0
145 lbs. – Cadence Diduch, Second Place
WIN Lisa Hoeflich (Hastings), TF 10-0
WIN Jennifer De La Torre (William Jewell), TF 10-0
WIN Madeline Hayes (Lindenwood), Fall 11-0
LOSS Annelise Obermark (Simpson), Dec 8-6
207 lbs. – Libby Dix, Sixth Place
WIN Alexis Llamas (Hastings), Fall 1:59
LOSS Skyler Bruno (Waldorf), Fall 5:50
WIN Pheobe Burt (William Penn), Dec 8-4
WIN Alexis Llamas (Hastings), Dec 6-0
LOSS Diara Pomares (William Penn), Fall 1:58
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