IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa volleyball signed two transfers to the program, head coach Jim Barnes announced on Friday. The Hawkeyes welcome middle hitter Liv Mogridge from Georgia Tech and Ksenija Tomic from Oregon.

“We are very fortunate to add Ksenija and Liv to our program,” Barnes said. “They both bring power, height and high-level experience.  Ksenija is a versatile player on the left side.  She is a high-level passer with a big arm.  She competes like a Hawkeye, has won at a high level and will make a big impact.  Liv is an imposing player in the middle.  At 6-5, she impacts the game offensively and defensively. Liv is also a tremendous leader.  She will join our other four seniors and lead this team well. She is ready to make a major impact in the Big Ten.”

Mogridge is a 6-5 middle from Lutz, Florida, who will spend her final year of eligibility as a Hawkeye after receiving a redshirt in 2025. She began her career at North Carolina in 2022, where she landed on the all-ACC Freshman Team. At UNC, Mogridge played in all 29 matches and made 28 starts. She was fourth on the team with 141 kills and hit .272. She also contributed 87 blocks.

After one season in Chapel Hill, Mogridge transferred to Georgia Tech, where she spent the last three seasons and made three NCAA tournament appearances. Her sophomore season was interrupted due to injury in 2023, but began with success. Through 13 matches, Mogridge was sixth in Division I and held a .448 hitting percentage. Ultimately, she played in 19 matches in the 2023 season and finished hitting .433.

In 2024, Mogridge played in 31 matches for the Jackets. She had 199 kills, 90 blocks, 71 digs, 23 aces and 12 assists. In helping Tech reach the NCAA Tournament, Mogridge shined against second-seeded Wisconsin, hitting .355 with 12 kills and four blocks.

Tomic is a 6-2 outside hitter from Belgrade, Serbia, and joins the program after spending her freshman season at Oregon. In 2025, Tomic played in 17 matches and made nine starts. She tallied 61 kills in 49 sets played. Tomic contributed defensively with 34 digs and 16 blocks.

Tomic started five of Oregon’s first six matches and recorded double-digit kills in a pair of contests. In Oregon’s win over Colorado State, Tomic hit a team-high .344 and posted her season high of 15 kills. She also had five blocks. Later, Tomic drilled 10 kills against Portland State and finished with her season-best hitting percentage of .421.

The Northern Iowa women return from final exams and visit St. Thomas of Minnesota on Sunday afternoon. The Panthers are 4-6 after losses to South Dakota State and tenth ranked Iowa State.

That’s Panther coach Tanya Warren, who says her team must do a better job of taking care of the ball.

St. Thomas is 6-6 but is riding a five game winning streak.

The 23rd ranked Iowa football team returns to the practice field, today, as preparations continue for the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Years Eve. The Hawkeyes will play 14th ranked Vanderbilt in Tampa.

Ferentz says the entire team will practice today.

As of Thursday Ferentz says none of the players have told him they are opting out of the bowl game or leaving early for the NFL Draft.

CORNER CONFERENCE DUALS

Southwest Iowa 18 East Mills 12

Griswold 24 Southwest Iowa 18

Griswold 12 East Mills 12 (Griswold wins tiebreaker)

Griswold winners: Addalynn Phelps (2), Alexis Dofner (2), Brianna Dofner, Abbi Henderson

SWI winners: Macy Kalhorn, Katie Glenn (2), Jocelyn Tackett (2), Liz Covert

East Mills winners: Maggie Miles-Crook (2), Adaya Miles-Crook (2)

TRIANGULAR AT CARROLL 

Gilbert 72 Denison-Schleswig 12

Denison-Schleswig 41 North Polk 30

Carroll 46 Denison-Schleswig 27

D-S winners: Andrea Alcaraz (3), Tricia Collins (3), Lihley Vrieze (2), Alejandra Aragon (2), Emelie Martinez (2), Gracen Plagge, Cynthia Ornelas

TRIANGULAR AT KUEMPER CATHOLIC 

Atlantic 59 Lewis Central 18

Atlantic 78 Kuemper Catholic 0

Lewis Central 68 Kuemper Catholic 9

Atlantic winners: Landon Hagen (2), Jayden Harter (2), Donovan Hedrington (2), Hunter Kinzie (2), Keaton Schroeder (2), Dreven Smith (2), Travin Thomas (2), Dayton Van Horn (2), Cooper Woolsey (2), Braxton Hass, Carter Hadley, Kalvin Hayes, Callan Kluever

LC winners: Mandius Volentine (2), Owen Duffek (2), Brody Burroughs (2), Carson Lindsey, Braidyn Campbell, Blake Aldrich, Garrett Bills, Aidin Iverson, Isaac Bates, Koltin Volentine, Alex Graeve, Quentin Kammrad, Conor Lindsey

Kuemper winners: Beckett Wernimont, Maguire Hoyt

CORNER CONFERENCE DUALS 

Griswold 36 East Mills 12 

Bedford 42 Southwest Iowa 36

Bedford 36 Griswold 24

Bedford 48 East Mills 12

Southwest Iowa 48 East Mills 12

Southwest Iowa 42 Griswold 30

Griswold winners: Hudson Perkins (3), Gunner Amos (2), Jaden Jensen (2), Launie Smith (2) Sladynn Jones (2), Alex Rasmussen, Quinton Wilson (2), Dane Carey

Bedford winners: Bentley Cavin (3), Kase Coleman (3), Grant Gould (3), Barrick Gladman (3), Gabe Gray (3) Tucker Supinger (3), Calvin Kinghorn (2), Bryson Cavin

East Mills winners: Landon Gibbs (2), Curtis Jackson (3), James Cantwell

SWI winners: Flynt Bell (3), Evan Lang (3), Ayden Luke (3), Nash Moreland (3), Garret Thompson (3), Max Mount (2), Otto Wederquist (2), Justin Bartholomew, Justin Bartholomew

QUAD AT ST. ALBERT 

Red Oak 48 St. Albert 35

Red Oak 42 Underwood 42 (Red Oak wins via tiebreak)

Denison-Schleswig 57 Red Oak 17

Denison-Schleswig 60 St. Albert 18

Underwood 46 St. Albert 18

Underwood 41 Denison-Schleswig 36

Denison-Schleswig winners: Malachi Esteves (3), Aiden Lara (3), William Mathies (2), Tyler Stanton (3), Brandon Rosario (2), Jayden Bradley (2), Jackson Graeve (2), David Raymundo-Lopez (2), Javier Medina (2), Richard Cruz-Nieto (2), Aidan Eggeling (2), Anthony Arita, Elvyn Alvarenga

Red Oak winners: Terrence Rayborn (3), Oliver Dykes (2), Jackson Rea (2), Izic Zarate (2), Carson VanScoy, Jacob Woodend (2), Hayden Hietbrink, Dayton Gusman (2), Noah Smirniotis, Jackson Perdue, Hayden Jones

St. Albert winners: Sam Raymond (3), Brody Pellett (2), Micah Hutchison (2), Andrew Tamayo (2), Lee Messinger, Ryan McColloch, Andrew Beckman

TRIANGULAR AT CLARINDA 

Shenandoah 53 Clarinda 24

Shenandoah 48 Harlan 24

Clarinda 36 Harlan 33

Harlan winners: Jaysin Ludwig (2), Sawyer Hudson (2), Nathan Sandquist (2), Coy Obrecht (2), Nick Gubbels, Jose Torres

Shenandoah winners: Carter Wooten (2), Hayden Roush (2), Lukus Major (2), Jacob McGargill (2), Tyler Babe (2), Landon Fuller (2), Will Berning (2), Aiden Dinges, Taylor Dickerson, Hayden Dukes,

Clarinda winners: Skyler Cornett (2), Fisher Graves (2), Hunter Williams, Gregor Hughes, Channing Pedersen, Trevor Smith, Brayden Tillman, William Sump

QUAD AT PANORAMA 

ACGC 54 Southeast Valley 30

ACGC 48 Ogden 15

ACGC 39 Panorama 30

Ogden 42 Panorama 36

Southeast Valley 36 Ogden 34

Southeast Valley 45 Panorama 30

ACGC winners: Brandon Carlson (3), Carter Richter (3), Jack Sheeder (3), Charlie Christensen (3), Ryder Cline (3), Lane Stringer (3) Ty Ganzer (3), Gavin Steensen (2), Angel Martinez

Corner Conference 

Fremont-Mills – 68 vs Hamburg – 52

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Mount Ayr – 62 vs East Union – 43

Non-Conference 

Riverside – 62 vs East Mills – 47

Southwest Valley – 75 vs Griswold – 23

Treynor – 76 vs Clarinda – 34

West Monona – 45 vs Boyer Valley – 34

West Central Valley – 60 vs Red Oak – 53

Lenox – 71 vs Stanton – 70 (2OT)

Heartland Christian – 42 vs Essex – 34

Central Decatur – 42 vs Mormon Trail – 38

Colo-Nesco – 73 vs Paton-Churdan – 71 (2OT)

Thomas Jefferson – 58 vs Nebraska City – 51

Ankeny Christian – 82 vs Meskwaki Settlement School – 20

North Harrison – 62 vs Lamoni – 43

Corner Conference 

Fremont-Mills – 69 Hamburg – 18

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Mount Ayr – 67 East Union – 19

Non-Conference 

Riverside – 58 East Mills – 17

Southwest Valley – 54 Griswold – 39

Treynor – 57 Clarinda – 37

Lenox – 54 Stanton – 47

Heartland Christian – 29 Essex – 14

Paton-Churdan – 41 Colo-Nesco – 33

Meskwaki Settlement School – 70 Ankeny Christian – 36

Dakota Valley – 64 Sioux City West – 8

Nebraska City – 67 Thomas Jefferson – 19

North Harrison – 44 Lamoni – 12

Iowa special teams coordinator LeVar Woods is leaving to join Pat Fitzgerald’s staff at Michigan State. Woods has been part of the Hawkeye coaching staff since 2008. He played for Kirk Ferentz and Hayden Fry before embarking on an NFL career. Woods will serve as assistant head coach and special teams coordinator with the Spartans.

Woods would like to become a head coach and feels this is the next step on that path.

Woods says it was a difficult decision to leave.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says Woods will remain on the Iowa staff through the end of the ReliaQuest Bowl against Vanderbilt on New Years Eve.

Ferentz says Woods has been a big part of the success of the program.

Ferentz says the goal in filling the position will be to find the next LeVar Woods.

The 11th ranked Iowa Hawkeye women will be a substantial underdog on Saturday when they play top ranked UConn in the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. It is part of the Shark Beauty Women’s Champions Classic. UConn is 11-0 following Wednesday night’s 89-53 win over Marquette.

That’s Iowa coach Jan Jensen, who says UConn has overwhelming talent and depth.

Jensen says one bad stretch against UConn can turn a game into a rout.

Jensen says the Hawkeyes will need a complete effort to have a chance.

Iowa men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum hopes to play games in Des Moines in future seasons but hopefully against power five foes. The Hawkeyes play Bucknell Saturday afternoon in the Casey’s Center. The original opponent was supposed to be Saint Louis University.

McCollum is good friends with Saint Louis coach Josh Schertz.

McCollum says there have been no major surprises in the Hawkeyes’ 9-2 start to the season but he has been happy with the progress.

Bucknell enters the game with a record of 3-9. It will be a five o’clock tip-off in the Casey’s Center on Saturday.