Audi Crooks scored 29 points and added 14 rebounds as the 14th ranked Iowa State women beat Southern 85-58. Crooks topped the 1,500 point mark for her career.

After a slow start, the Cyclones took control in the second quarter by outscoring Southern 25-7.

The Audubon Football team is just one win away from their first trip to the UNI Dome since 2021. A road test at undefeated Iowa Valley is in between Audubon and a trip to Cedar Falls. The Wheelers come into the matchup with an 82-0 victory over Montezuma. That marks their third shutout of the season and their fifth time scoring at least 80. Audubon Head Coach Sean Birks was thrilled with the way his team played last week.

The Wheelers have put up state-leading numbers with 99 total touchdowns and 72 of those are on the ground. Getting off to good starts early in the game has been a key to the success for Audubon.

Consistency and discipline have been a couple of the key components to this team’s success.

The Wheeler coaching staff noticed the versatility of Iowa Valley in their pregame preparation.

Who controls the line of scrimmage will be massive in this game.

The Audubon Wheelers and Iowa Valley Tigers will compete for a spot in the Eight-Man semifinals and a trip to the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls. You can hear all the coverage on KJAN beginning at 6 P.M. Thursday night with kickoff scheduled for 7 P.M. from Marengo.

First Team All-Conference

Reese Gute* – Sr. (Fremont-Mills)
Loycee Palmer* – Sr. (East-Mills)
Lana Alley – Sr. (Fremont-Mills)
Brooke Jones – Sr. (East-Mills)
Ellie Hagen – So. (East-Mills)
Keyana Haggerty – So. (Sidney)
Addyson Foster – Jr. (Sidney)
Myler Maher – Jr. (Sidney)
Gabrielle Jacobs – Sr. (Sidney)
* Denotes Unanimous Selection

Second Team All-Conference

Ashlee Moseley – Sr. (Sidney)
Hayleigh Mattox – Sr. (Fremont-Mills)
Aniya Hardee – Jr. (Bedford)
Britney Silva – Sr. (Stanton)
Ava Grindle – So. (East Mills)
Venna Sayers – Sr. (East Mills)
Amanda Houser – Jr. (Griswold)
Elise Kreps – Jr. (Bedford)
Kinley Blackburn – Sr. (Fremont-Mills)

Honorable Mention
Ruby Hastie – Sr. (East Mills)
Lindze Smith – Sr. (Fremont Mills)
Airika Palmer – Jr. (Griswold)
Brynn Williams – So. (East Mills)
Aila Valdez – Jr. (Essex)
Hayley Mullins – Jr. (Hamburg)

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Seven University of Iowa field hockey student-athletes earned Big Ten postseason awards, the conference announced Wednesday.

Junior Dionne van Aalsum and graduate student Frèderique van Cleef were named to the All-Big Ten first team. Freshman Jordan Byers and Tèa Fortpied, along with senior Milly Short, earned second-team honors.

Byers and Fortpied also received All-Freshman Team recognition, joined by Felicia Zonnenberg. Junior Lieve van Kessel rounded out the honors for the Hawkeyes, earning the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

Van Aalsum, a unanimous selection, was recognized with a postseason Big Ten award for the third straight season. The Castricum, Netherlands, native played in every game and recorded 26 goals and two assists.

Van Cleef earned first-team honors after finishing second on the team in both goals and assists. The Maarn, Netherlands, native played in every game, tallying 10 goals and five assists.

Byers was named to the second team and was a unanimous All-Freshman selection after anchoring the midfield. The Landisburg, Pennsylvania, native played in every game and registered three assists.

Fortpied earned second-team and All-Freshman honors for her performance in the backfield. The Chaumont-Gistoux, Belgium, native played in every game and contributed two assists.

Short was named to the second team after logging a team-high 861 minutes in the midfield. The Worcester, England, native started every game and recorded five goals and one assist.

Zonnenberg was named to the All-Freshman Team after leading the Hawkeyes in assists. The Maarn, Netherlands, native started every game, contributing 13 assists and three goals.

Van Kessel was Iowa’s recipient for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. The distinction is presented to student-athletes who display sportsmanship and ethical behavior, are in good academic standing, and demonstrate good citizenship outside of athletics. The Geertruidenberg, Netherlands native started 15 games and has four goals and two assists.

Iowa (12-4) travels to Bloomington, Indiana, to open postseason play against Indiana on Thursday at 4 p.m. (CT) in the Big Ten Tournament.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa freshman Payton Flowers was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday.

In the meet against No. 24 Minnesota on Oct. 31, Flowers collected two of Iowa’s three individual wins. In the 50 free, Flowers swam 23.02 and moved to ninth on the Hawkeyes’ top-10 list. Flowers’ second win was in the 100 fly in 54.20. This time positioned her at eighth on the program’s top-10 record book.

Flowers was a part of both top relay teams against the Golden Gophers. In the 200 free relay, Flowers, Audrey Olen, Ella Jean Kelly and Jenna Kerr placed second (1:33.48). During the 200 medley relay, Addie Crain, Olivia Swalley, Flowers and Olen collected silver with a time of 1:42.38.

Iowa’s most recent weekly conference award winners were in December of 2024. Nora Kemp won freshman of the week and alum Annie Galvin won swimmer of the week.

Flowers, a freshman from DeForest, Wisconsin, has claimed four individual wins throughout the first two meets of the season.

University of Iowa swimming and diving travels to West Lafayette, Indiana, to take on Purdue on Friday. The meet will take place at 3 p.m. (CT) in the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.

The Northern Iowa men open the basketball season Thursday night by hosting Cal State Northridge. Panther coach Ben Jacobson says the teams are coming off similar seasons.

Cal State Northridge opened the season with a 99-58 win over Nobel University Monday night.

Jacobson on the challenge for UNI on defense.

Iowa State center Jim Bonifas says tough times has brought the Cyclones closer together. After opening the season 5-0 the Cyclones take a four game losing streak to TCU on Saturday.

Bonifas says the culture the program has developed is even more important when things get tough. Defensive lineman Ike Ezeogu says it is up to each player to help get things turned around.

Ezeogu says there is no quit on this team.

While a return trip to the Big 12 championship game is no longer a possibility, Ezeogu says there is still a lot to play for.

Good tackling will be a key for the Iowa defense on Saturday when the Hawkeyes host sixth ranked Oregon. A balanced Ducks offense is averaging 484 yards per game and more than 41 points. Iowa safety Koen Entringer.

Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is completing over 71 percent of his passes and has 19 touchdown throws.

This will be the first meeting with Oregon as Big Ten foes.

It is a big game for both teams but Iowa defensive end Ethan Hurkett says the approach does not change.

Hurkett on the opportunity this game presents.