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UNI men beat Northern Illinois 70-57

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

The UNI men improved to 4-0 with a 70-57 win over Northern Illinois in the McLeod Center. Leading by three at halftime the Panthers took control with an 11-0 run.

That’s Panther coach Ben Jacobson. The Panthers took control down the stretch after the Huskies rallied to tie the game with under nine minutes remaining.

Jacobson likes to way this team is getting along and that will help as they visit UC-Irvine on Saturday.

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Lipsey Named to Wooden Award Watch List

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November 18th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

LOS ANGELES, Calif.  – Iowa State senior Tamin Lipsey has been named to the preseason watch list for the John R. Wooden Award. In all, 50 men’s college basketball players were named to the list.
The preseason honors have been rolling in for Lipsey. Lipsey has been named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Watch List Presented by AXIA Time, the Oscar Robertson Player of the Year Award Watch List, the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List and to the 10-person All-Big 12 Preseason Team.
Lipsey is off to a strong start to the year, leading the Cyclones to a 4-0 record. He is the first player in Big 12 history to tally 75 points, 20 assists and 15 steals through the first four games of a season. The only other major conference players to do that this century are Providence’s Kris Dunn (2015-16) and South Carolina’s Devan Downey (2007-08).
Last season, Lipsey was a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award and a finalist for the Nolan Richardson Award, presented to the player that is the heart and soul of a winning team. Lipsey earned All-Big 12 honors for the second-straight season, being named to the third team last season. He was also named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team.
Lipsey hit a pair of career milestones last year. On Feb. 22 he broke Monté Morris’ career steals record with the 226th swipe of his career. He became the 35th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points against BYU on March 4. Lipsey is one of just 26 players in men’s college basketball to play 100 games and average 10.2 points, 4.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game since 1947-48. Lipsey averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals last year.
Selected by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list comprises 50 student-athletes who are frontrunners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball: the Wooden Award All-American Team™ and the Wooden Award® Most Outstanding Player.
Headlined by returning standouts and an impressive group of rising stars, the 2025-26 John R. Wooden Award® Men’s Top 50 Watchlist features a deep and balanced field representing college basketball’s most storied programs. The list includes veteran leaders such as Purdue’s Braden Smith, UConn’s Alex Karaban, and Tennessee’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie, alongside a wave of elite newcomers like Duke’s Cameron Boozer, Kentucky’s Jayden Quaintance, and Kansas’ Darryn Peterson. Programs including Kentucky, Florida, and St. John’s each boast multiple selections, underscoring the depth of talent across the nation as the Wooden Award celebrates its fiftieth anniversary season.
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2026 John R. Wooden Award® Men’s Player of the Year. Players not selected for the list remain eligible for inclusion on the Wooden Award® midseason, late-season list, and the National Ballot. The National Ballot will feature 15 top players who have demonstrated to their universities that they meet or exceed the Wooden Award® qualifications.
Celebrating its 50th year, the Wooden Award will feature special programming throughout the season with first winner and ambassador Marques Johnson, culminating in the 2026 John R. Wooden Award presented by Principal. Winners and All Americans will be honored at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Friday, April 10, 2026.

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Deal, Stuelke Named to Wooden Award Watch List

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November 18th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa women’s basketball freshmen Addie Deal and senior Hannah Stuelke were named to the John R. Wooden Award Women’s Top 50 Watch List on Tuesday.
Selected by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list comprises 50 student-athletes who are frontrunners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball: the Wooden Award All-American Team and the Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player.
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2026 John R. Wooden Award® Women’s Player of the Year. Players not selected for the list remain eligible for inclusion on the Wooden Award® midseason, late-season list, and the National Ballot. The National Ballot will feature 15 top players who have demonstrated to their universities that they meet or exceed the Wooden Award® qualifications.
Stuelke earned Preseason First Team All-Big Ten honors, along with being tabbed to all national watch lists at the power forward position. This season, she is averaging 12 points per game, 7.5 rebounds per game and is shooting better than 63 percent from the floor. Stuelke’s field goal percentage ranks eighth in the Big Ten and 36th nationally.
Deal is averaging 6 ppg, 4 apg, and 1.5 rpg as a true freshman for the Hawkeyes. She recorded a career-high against Evansville with 11 points in her second game. Deal was one of the most sought-after recruits in the 2025 recruiting class. The Irvine, California, native was the 18th ranked prospect in the United States out of high school.
The nationally ranked Hawkeyes return to action on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. (CT) when they take on No. 7 Baylor in the WBCA Showcase in Orlando, Florida. The game will air on ESPN2 and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

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Iowa State prepares for final home game against Kansas

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November 18th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says Saturday will be emotional in Jack Trice Stadium. Sixteen Cyclones will celebrate Senior Day when ISU hosts Kansas.

It is a senior class that was a big part of Iowa State’s first 11-win season a year ago.

Iowa State is 6-4 and Campbell would like to see the seniors help lead the Cyclones to a strong finish.

Campbell says despite their recent struggles Kansas is a combination of talent and experience. The Jayhawks are 5-5 overall and dropped three of their last four games.

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Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz previews Michigan State

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November 18th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz does not feel his team is looking for the finish line as the Hawkeyes get ready to close the home season against Michigan State. The Hawkeyes are 6-4 and their slim playoff hopes were dealt a fatal blow after squandering a 14-point lead in a loss at USC.

Iowa’s four losses have been by a total of 15 points in what has become a season of “what ifs.”

Ferentz likes the way this team has handled adversity.

Ferentz says there is a chance the starting offensive line could be ready against the Spartans. The Hawkeyes lost three starters up front to injury in the loss at USC.

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Saturday’s MSU-Iowa Football Game Sold Out

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November 18th, 2025 by Christian Adams

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Saturday’s University of Iowa football 2025 home finale against Michigan State is officially sold out, the announcement was made Tuesday by the Iowa Athletics Ticket Office.

The game against the Spartans will be Iowa’s 28th consecutive sellout inside Kinnick Stadium dating back to the start of the 2022 season. Saturday’s contest will start at 2:35 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on FS1.

Tickets are only sold and issued by the UI Athletics Ticket Office and its authorized agents. Persons buying tickets from other entities do so at their own risk. Fans should use caution if buying tickets from unauthorized outlets and are strongly encouraged to use SeatGeek, the official fan to fan marketplace of Hawkeyes, for sold out events.

The UI Athletic Ticket Office is only able to service/support purchases made through that office, or on SeatGeek. Iowa Athletics reserves the right to cancel any ticket purchases, less fees, made for the purpose of resale without notification.

All tickets for University of Iowa athletic events are distributed electronically and should be downloaded to a smartphone device. If you do not have access to a smartphone, please contact the ticket office to make arrangements.

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No. 16 Iowa State men beat Stonehill College 96-57

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November 18th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey both scored 23 point as 16th ranked Iowa State rolled to a 96-57 win over Stonehill College in Hilton Coliseum. Jefferson added nine rebounds and seven assists as the Cyclones improve to 4-0.

Lipsey says defense set the tone. The Cyclones forced 20 turnovers and turned them into 28 points.

Lipsey has taken on a bigger scoring role this season and finished nine-of-15 from the field.

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Southwest Valley Girls Basketball Ready for 2025 Season

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November 18th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

The Southwest Valley Girls Basketball team is ready for the 2025 season after a hardworking summer according to Head Coach Mike Cormack. After a 5-16 2024-25 campaign, he believes his team can improve immensely this year.

The Timberwolves are led by three seniors this season in Mackenzie Fast, Hailey Randall and Ada Lund. Fast led the team last year averaging nearly 17 points a game. Cormack says the three seniors have put up a fantastic great first three seasons.

Junior Lydia Forsythe will be a key contributor as well.

Southwest Valley opens their season up in a home contest against East Union on December 2nd.

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Tri-Center Football Ends First Season in Class 1A

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November 17th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

The Tri-Center Football team has completed their first season in Class 1A with a 4-5 record and a first-round playoff loss to Ridge View 45-27. Head Coach Steve Peterson said there was a challenge in the move to 1A with a smaller roster than most schools the team faced.

The injury bug got to the Trojans as well early in the season.

The Trojans had an up and down regular season but were led by Junior AJ Harder who threw for his second consecutive 2,000+ yard season. His number one target was Senior Zach Nelson, who led the team with over 1,000 receiving yards and a team high 11 touchdowns. A quarterback/wide receiver duo that grew a tremendous amount of strength in Peterson’s eyes in their second season together.

Leading rusher, Junior Adan Goldapp was deciding to even go out for the team this fall but Peterson and his coaching staff were extremely glad he decided to play.

The Trojans have a numerous starters coming back next season.

With a year in Class 1A under their belt, Tri-Center is going to feel even more confident heading into 2026.

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Crooks, Brown Pick Up Big 12 Weekly Awards

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November 17th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball juniors Audi Crooks and Addy Brown earned Big 12 recognition as members of the league’s Starting 5, announced by the Conference on Monday. Crooks was named the Player of the Week while Brown made her debut on the Starting 5 team.
Crooks broke the Iowa State single-game scoring record on Wednesday night against Valparaiso, punishing the one-on-one matchup in the low post with 43 points on 18-of-23 shooting in just 20 minutes of action. She followed up with ISU’s third-most field goals in a perfect shooting game (8-of-8 FG) on Sunday against Norfolk State. Crooks finished the week shooting over 83 percent from the floor (26-of-31) while averaging 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per contest. Her five blocks against the Spartans are the most by a Cyclone since Denae Fritz tallied five stuffs against Baylor (March 10, 2023) in the Big 12 tournament.
Brown had a week full of milestones, recording her 1,000th career point on Wednesday and Iowa State’s fourth-ever triple-double on Sunday. Brown scored 18 points against Valparaiso to reach the 1,000-point milestone, Iowa State’s 36th member of the club. The Derby, Kansas native returned Sunday with a balanced stat sheet, scoring 11 while passing out 11 assists and pulling down 10 rebounds. The performance marked the first triple-double by a Cyclone in over a decade and the first by a Big 12 player in nearly a year (Serena Sundell, Kansas State, Dec. 5, 2024).
No. 12 Iowa State returns to action on Thursday night, hitting the road for the first time this season to meet Drake. The in-state rivalry game tips off at 6:00 p.m. in Des Moines and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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