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.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – University of Iowa swimming and diving fell to Purdue, 190-109, on Friday afternoon at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.

The Hawkeyes collected four individual wins and five season bests during their meet with the Boilermakers.

Reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Week Payton Flowers collected two of the Hawkeyes’ four individual wins. Flowers won the 50 free in 23.20. Her second win was in the 100 fly, touching the wall in 55.47.

Junior Olivia Swalley picked up two individual wins, claiming victory in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.75) and 400 individual medley (4:20.58) to add to Iowa’s team total.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH NATHAN MUNDT
“Our team continued to make progress today against an experienced and very talented team in Purdue. We’re really proud of how we finished the meet with victories in the last couple of events, including the final relay. We’re excited to have an opportunity to host a quality field of opponents at our Hawkeye Invitational in a couple of weeks.”

The 200 medley relay team of Hope Schimming, Swalley, Flowers and Audrey Olen started the meet off strong with a season-best time of 1:42.13 and finished second in the race. Junior Mallory Kell collected a season-best (2:13.33) in the 200 butterfly.

Junior Jenna Kerr and freshman Ella Jean Kelly turned in strong performances, tallying two more season bests in the 100 free. Kerr placed second with a time of 50.80 and Kelly swam a 51.58 to place fourth overall. In the 500 free, sophomore Nora Kemp earned the final season best (4:59.37) and finished second in the race.

Seniors Lainey Woodward and Geneva Pauly were Iowa’s top divers of the day. In the one-meter dive, Woodward secured bronze with 275.93 points. Pauly placed fifth overall in the three-meter dive with 293.85 points to round out the afternoon.

Up Next: Iowa returns home Nov. 18-21 to host the Hawkeye Invitational at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

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

Senior Daianne Hayashida battled to a hard-fought victory over Yekaterina Dmitrichenko of Texas Tech, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, in the Round of 16. With the win, Hayashida advances to the quarterfinals.

In doubles consolation play, Tereza Dejnozkova and Hayashida faced Tess Bucher and Alice Xu of Illinois. The Hawkeyes pushed a tiebreaker but fell, 6-2, 4-6 (10-3).

Hayashida will return to action tomorrow with singles quarterfinal play beginning at 1 p.m. (CT).

Singles – Round of 16
Daianne Hayashida (Iowa) def. Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (Texas Tech), 6-3, 5-7, 6-3

Doubles Cons. – Quarterfinals
Tess Bucher/Alice Xu (Illinois) def. Tereza Dejnozkova/Daianne Hayashida (Iowa), 6-2, 4-6 (10-3)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – University of Iowa volleyball tested 18th-ranked Indiana in a five-set loss at Wilkinson Hall on Friday night. The Hawkeyes drop to 13-12 on the season and 4-9 in Big Ten play.

The teams traded sets with Indiana winning the first (25-18) and the third sets (25-23). Iowa won sets two (25-18) and four (25-21). Indiana came out strong in the fifth to win, 15-10.

Iowa had four players in double-digit kill figures. Graduate Chard’e Vanandt was the leader for the Hawkeye offense, notching 21 kills. It was her third 20+ kill outing of the season. The Houston, Texas, native also contributed six digs and one block. Junior Hannah Whittingstall terminated 11 out of the middle and hit a team-high .429. She also had a team-high six total blocks. Freshman Carmel Vares and redshirt sophomore Alyssa Worden rounded out the front row talent with 10 kills each. Vares recorded three blocks and Worden had seven digs.

Iowa’s relentless defensive effort kept the Hawkeyes in the match with 71 total team digs, while Indiana only had 65. Senior Milana Moisio led the team with 20 digs and added two assists. Sophomore Jaimie Marquardt also recorded double-digit digs with 11 and had two service aces.

Senior Claire Ammeraal posted her eighth double-double of the season with 48 assists and 13 digs. She terminated two kills.

This was the 11th fifth-set match of the season for the Hawkeyes.

Up Next: The Hawkeyes travel to West Lafayette for a match with No. 9 Purdue on Saturday evening. First serve is set for 6 p.m. (CT) inside Holloway Gymnasium.

A 

West Sioux – 24 vs ACGC – 14

Saint Ansgar – 49 vs North Linn – 21

MMCRU – 42 vs Woodbury Central – 6

Wapsie Valley – 22 vs Lynnville-Sully – 16

1A 

South Hardin – 27 vs Treynor – 14

West Lyon – 57 vs Underwood – 22

Regina Catholic – 49 vs Pleasantville – 7

Grundy Center – 21 vs Beckman Catholic – 0

2A 

Kuemper Catholic – 43 vs Cherokee – 26

Van Meter – 28 vs Mid-Prairie – 21

Wilton – 21 vs PCM –  17

Osage – 12 vs Alburnett – 7

3A 

Bishop Heelan Catholic – 35 vs Sioux Center – 14

Nevada – 24 vs Clear Lake – 14

Solon – 21 vs Winterset – 6

Wahlert Catholic – 27 vs West Delaware – 6

4A

Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 55 vs North Polk – 15

Xavier – 45 vs ADM – 7

Newton – 42 vs Gilbert – 14

Pella – 7 vs Decorah – 6

5A 

Waukee Northwest – 48 vs Sioux City East – 34

Valley – 28 vs Johnston – 21

Dowling Catholic – 35 vs Iowa City West – 0

Iowa City Liberty – 31 vs Southeast Polk – 28

The ACGC Chargers were unable to get past the quarterfinal as they fell 24-14 to the West Sioux Falcons on Friday night. Although the Chargers had an electric start with a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Joe Crawford, they couldn’t find that explosiveness on offense. The Charger offense had to earn every yard, and in the process made a few mistakes that stunted their rhythm. The defense played well and kept them in the game, but the Falcons made the big plays at the big moments. Unfortunately for ACGC, the lack of sustained offense proved to be the difference as they failed to reach the semis for the fourth time in the last five years.

The Chargers could not have dreamed of a better start to the game. On the opening kickoff, the Falcons made the mistake of kicking the ball to Crawford. Fielding it at the two yard line, Crawford started up the middle of the field and eventually found open grass down the sideline to give ACGC an early touchdown lead. However, it didn’t take West Sioux long to find a response. The Falcons drove the field efficiently on the back of running back Braylon Lopez. However, it was the pass game that would register the first score for West Sioux. From 20 yards out, Blake Wiggins dumped it off to Gavin Gerritson, who found the end zone. Despite giving up the touchdown, the Chargers blocked the extra point to keep a lead intact.

Back with the ball, the Chargers struggled to move the ball, as they did at times throughout the night. They also struggled with procedural penalties, particularly false starts that stunted some of their momentum. ACGC’s second drive stalled out, and they were forced to punt, opening the door for the Falcons to take the lead. Despite having one of the best passing offenses in Class-A, West Sioux leaned on Lopez and the run for most of the night. They featured him again on the second drive as he scored from seven yards out to give the Falcons their first lead of the night. However, this time, the Chargers had a response. Going on a long, extended drive capped off by 7-yard touchdown run from Crawford to retake the lead. The drives before the half could’ve been big for both teams but neither of them capitalized on the opportunity as the score remained 14-13 ACGC into the half.

West Sioux’s opening drive set the tone for the second half. Again, relying on Lopez, they moved down the field. However, once in goal-to-go, the Chargers made a stand. Keeping the offense on the field, West Sioux tried to throw the ball to the flat, but it fell incomplete.  However, the Chargers took a critical penalty and were called for roughing the passer, giving the Falcons new life. It didn’t take long for them to take advantage as Lopez scored from three yards out. It was the only touchdown scored in the second half. In a bit of trickery, Garritson threw to the goal line and completed a pass to convert the two-point conversion.

The ACGC offense struggled to consistently move the ball the rest of the way. Although they did pick up three or four yards a play, eventually the drives stalled out. They fought hard the entire game, but West Sioux stayed true to their assignments. ACGC’s defense kept them in the game, keeping the Falcons off the board. However late in the game, Lopez popped off a massive run that all but sealed the deal. Although the Chargers made another stand and forced a field goal, it left little time for the Chargers to work with. Although they moved downfield, time ran out in the game and the season. Head coach Cody Matthewson credited West Sioux’s discipline, but ultimately felt like they left some things on the table.

It is a tough loss to swallow for the Chargers. However, Matthewson appreciated all the work his team and especially his senior class had poured into the program.