The Northern Iowa men begin a string of three straight games against the top teams in the Missouri Valley Conference when they host Bradley Friday night. The Panthers are fifth in the Valley at 6-6. Bradley is tied for second at 9-4 and UNI coach Ben Jacobson says the Braves are a versatile team.

Bradley won the first meeting 75-69 in Peoria nearly a month ago and the Panthers were without two of their plays along the front line.

Will Hornseth and Tristan Smith did not play in the first game against Bradley. Hornseth is back in the lineup and Smith could play Friday night after missing a month with a hip injury.

First Round: 

100 – Audrey Cummings (Wilton, 36-5, SR, #1) beat Cecilia Forrester (ATU, 37-13, SO, #16) : 6-3

100 – Jersey Hilgenberg (RIVE, 35-5, SO, #4) beat Goldie Davis (South Central Calhoun, 44-11, FR, #13) : 14-7

105 – Sophia Hazen (ATU, 39-3, JR, #5) beat Armoney Adams (Van Burn County, 27-4, SO, #12) : 3-0

105 – Kate Martin (Mount Vernon, 52-2, SO, #3) beat Nadia South (SWAT, 26-9, SO, #14) : 3-0

110 – Macy Rasmussen (AUDU, 50-3, SO, #3) beat Bradi Houston (Davis County) , 27-10, SR, #14) :  9-0 

115 – Cadence Kinzie (ATLA, 18-9, JR, #8) beat Taryn Moore (Alburnett, 27-22, SO, #9) : 4-3

115 – Hailey Harvey (RIVE, 41-1, SO, #4)  beat Addison Buseman (Janesville, 32-15, Jr #13) vs : 6-3

120 – Adley Sweeting (Highland Riverside, 35-1, FR, #2) beat Gracyn Stone (LOMA, 37-15, Jr, #15) :  2-3 

125 – Kylar Downey (Clarinda, 46-5, JR, #9) beat Juliana Burds (Alburnett, 21-5, 10) : 3-0

130 – Sadie Smith (Kuemper Catholic, 35-8, SR, #9) beat Carly Manternach (CASC, 45-12, SR, #8) : 8-3 

135 – Lily Weinreich (Clarinda, 51-0, SO, #3) beat Harper Humpal (NHTV, 40-14, SO, #14) : 17-5

140 – Teagan Carritt (LOMA, 41-0, SO, #1) beat Londyn Alanis (Colfax Mingo, 32-18, FR, #16) : 6-0

145 – Bailey Lillard SWAT, 25-8, JR, #9) beat Mckenna Dorr (RIVE, 21-5, SO, #8) : 6-3

145 – Hailey Pedrick (Pekin, 35-3, SR, #4) beat Cara Schuette (Kuemper Catholic, 34-14, SO, #13) : 6-0

145 – Kenzie Maeder (SWVA, 48-3, SR, #3) beat Addie Koenig (Pleasantville, 30-14, SR, #14) : 7-1

155 – Taya Hollingsworth (BCSH, 52-3, SR, #6) beat Lucy Potthoff (Kuemper Catholic, 26-18, FR #11) : 3-0

170 – Mary Bowman (Logan Magnolia Woodbine), 42-6, SR, #8) beat Ellie Hutton (Interstate 35, 28-8, SR, #9) : 8-6

170 – Stella Beattie (SWAT, 28-2, JR, #12) beat Raelene Hawkins (Iowa Valley Marengo, 35-11, SR, #5) : 4-4

190 – Kenley Korthals (CLGL, 32-3, SO, #6) beat Megan Gerlock (SWAT, 22-8, JR, #11)

235 – Aliyah Payne (Clarinda, 38-12, SO, #10) beat Kendra Allison (Fairfield, 22-6, &n, #7) : 3-0

235 – Haley Armstrong (ATLA, 34-0, SR, #2) beat Reese Connolly (Wapello, 15-19, FR, #15) : 3-0

Quarterfinals:

100 – Jersey Hilgenberg (RIVE, 35-5, SO, #4) beat Kennedy Bachman (MFL MarMac, 38-3, JR, #5): 5-9

105 – Sophia Calpito (Charles City, 43-3, JR, #4) beat Sophia Hazen (ATU, 39-3, JR, #5) : 11-7

110 – Macy Rasmussen (AUDU, 50-3, SO, #3) beat Kiersten McRoberts (Osage, 31-7, 10): 3-0

115 – Clara Ball (Wapello, 47-3, SO, #1) beat Cadence Kinzie (ATLA, 18-9, JR, #8): 10-7

115 – Hailey Harvey (RIVE, 41-1, SO, #4) beat Alanna Schatz (Crestwood, 45-16, SO, #12): 9-5

125 – Grace Storjohann (APGC, 39-3, SR, #1) beat Kylar Downey (Clarinda, 46-5, JR, #9): 17-2

130 – Lilli Cooper DENVER, 33-0, SO, #1) beat Sadie Smith (Kuemper Catholic, 35-8, SR, #9): 21-6

135 – Lily Weinreich (Clarinda, 51-0, SO, #3) beat Sunshine Casey (Woodward-Granger, 46-6, JR, #6): 10-2

140 – Teagan Carritt (Logan Magnolia Woodbine, 41-0, SO, #1) beat Ceanna White (BCSH, 44-11, JR, #8): 3-0

145 – Tayla Stiefel (East Buchanan, 50-4, SR, #1)beat Bailey Lillard SWAT, 25-8, JR, #9): 9-0

145 – Kenzie Maeder (Southwest Valley, 48-3, SR, #3) beat Sophie Miller (Mid-Praire, 24-4, 12, #6): 5-0

170 – Bricsia Garcia-Vasquez (WELI, 44-2, JR, #1) beat Mary Bowman (Logan Magnolia Woodbine), 42-6, SR, #8): 4-1

235 – Haley Armstrong (ATLA, 34-0, SR, #2) beat Aliyah Payne (Clarinda, 38-12, SO, #10): 3-0

First Round Consolation:

100 – Addison Terpstra North Mahaska, 34-3, JR, #9) beat Cecilia Forrester (ATU, 37-13, SO, #16): 2-3

105 – Nadia South (SWAT, 26-9, SO, #14) beat Scarlett Reiter (Don Bosco, 16-13, FR, #11): 11-5

120 – Remington Wadsworth (South Winneshiek, 34-4, FR, #7) beat Gracyn Stone (Logan Magnolia Woodbine, 37-15, Jr, #15)

145 – Mckenna Dorr (RIVE, 21-5, SO, #8) beat Serenity Van Wyk (North Mahaska, 33-17, FR, #16): 14-9

145 – Cara Schuette (Kuemper Catholic, 34-14, SO, #13) beat Taya Metzger (CLGL, 28-6, SO, #12): 2-0

155 – Lucy Potthoff (Kuemper Catholic, 26-18, FR #11) beat Chloe Ruepke (Chariton, 38-19, JR, #14): 7-4

190 – Megan Gerlock (SWAT, 22-8, JR, #11) beat Myah Vanlaningham (Davis County, 27-16, JR, #14): 3-1

Second Round Consolation: 

105 – Sophia Hazen ATU, 39-3, JR, #5 beat Nadia South (SWAT, 26-9, SO, #14): 3-0

115 – Trista Guinn (GTRA, 32-5, SR, #7) beat Cadence Kinzie (ATLA, 18-9, JR, #8): 9-2

125 – Kylar Downey (Clarinda, 46-5, JR, #9) beat Kia Montgomery (Sigourney-Keota, 47-10, JR, #10): 8-0

130 – Sadie Smith (Kuemper Catholic, 35-8, SR, #9) beat Paige Popson (ALBIA, 13-7, SR, #10): 13-0

145 – Jamie Jones (Sumner-Fredericksberg, 35-8, SR, #7) beat Mckenna Dorr (RIVE, 21-5, SO, #8): 7-2

145 – Kelly Throndson (NHTV, 38-8, SR, #10) beat Bailey Lillard (SWAT, 25-8, JR, #9): 2-3

145 – Sophie Miller (Mid-Prairie, 24-4, SR, #6) beat Cara Schuette (Kuemper Catholic, 34-14, SO, #13): 3-0

155 – Lucy Potthoff (Kuemper Catholic, 26-18, FR #11) vs Eliana Kooi (WELY, 42-4, SR,#4)

170: Mary Bowman (Logan Magnolia Woodbine), 42-6, SR, #8) beat Harper Manwarren (GTRA, 25-15, FR, #15): 11-4

190 – Maren Subbert (Hampton-Dumont-CAL), 36-2, JR, #5) beat Megan Gerlock (SWAT, 22-8, JR, #11): 9-2

235 – Lainee Waggener (Center Point-Urbana, 27-15, SO, #8) beat Aliyah Payne (Clarinda, 38-12, SO, #10): 2-9

Two former Iowa college stars look to help Seattle win a second Super Bowl title on Sunday when the Seahawks play the New England Patriots in Santa Clara, California. Mason Richman was a four-year starter at tackle at Iowa and will close his rookie season in football’s biggest game. He is listed as the backup at right tackle for the Seahawks.

Richman talks about the impact playing at Iowa had on his career.

Richman on what he learned playing for Kirk Ferentz.

Former Drake All-American Eric Saubert is listed as the third string tight end for the Seahawks. He will make his first appearance in the Super Bowl after stops with numerous teams.

Saubert has played or been on the practice squad for 11 different teams. He knows Levi’s Stadium well having spent last season as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

Saubert is a rarity in the NFL, a product of an FCS non-Scholarship program. He feels his time at Drake prepared him to carve out a spot at the highest level.

Iowa’s defense stiffened in the second half as the Hawkeyes claimed another road win, Wednesday night. The Hawks limited Washington to 26 second half points in an 84-74 victory in Seattle. The Huskies had made 20-of-26 shots in the opening half and led 48-41 at the break.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum who says the Hawkeyes picked it up defensively in the second half.

Bennett Stirtz had 22 points and the Hawkeyes shot 60 percent for the game to win their fifth straight and their third straight on the road.

The 10th ranked Iowa Hawkeye women will try to bounce back Thursday night when they host Minnesota. The Hawkeyes are 9-2 in the Big Ten after blowout losses at USC and second ranked UCLA. The Gophers have won four straight and are 7-4 in conference play.

Jensen says under third year coach Dawn Plitzuweit, the Gophers have become an NCAA Tournament team.

Jensen says the depth of the Big Ten makes ever game a challenge.

The Atlantic Trojans are sending two girls to state! Cadence Kinzie and Haley Armstrong will represent Atlantic at this year’s Girls State Wrestling Tournament. Haley Armstrong, who finished first in her weight class at the Class 1A Girls Region 1 Wrestling Tournament, will be the number 2 overall seed in the 235 division at State. The senior finished the regular season with a perfect 36-0 record. Cadence Kinzie, a junior, finished 2nd at the regional championships. Kinzie finished the season with an 18-9 record and is slotted as the 8 seed in the 115-division bracket. The road to a state title is daunting, but Coach Mike Greving doesn’t think Haley and Cadence should go away from what led to such successful seasons.

Coach Greving is impressed with how these girls have found ways to improve and become better at their craft:

Both Haley and Cadence have shown that they are great examples off the mat and have been able to reach out to girls who are younger than they are. This attitude of leadership is something that Coach Greving admires about both of them:

For Haley and Cadence, the pressure doesn’t seem to get to them. These big-time matches are not intimidating to them, and Coach Greving believes in how each of them can do heading into the state tournament.

In the first round, Haley Armstrong will face off against Reese Connolly of Wapello, and Cadence Kinzie will see Taryn Moore from Alburnett. Haley and Cadence will both start the journey to a state title on Thursday, February 5th in Coralville.

Southwest Valley’s Kenzie Maeder is heading to state! Maeder finished as the regional champ with a perfect 3-0 record and is going to state with an overall record of 51-3. She is making her second appearance at the state tournament and is the lone girl’s wrestler from Southwest Valley moving on. Maeder will enter Coralville as the number 3 seed in the 145 division. It took Kenzie a while to even begin as a wrestler, but Coach Derek Maeder is impressed in how she adapted to the sport and continues to improve.

Despite missing her freshman year, Maeder has grown into a great “lead by example” wrestler. While not being the most outspoken girl on the team, Coach Maeder praises Kenzie on her ability to let her game do the talking and being an inspiration for other girls on the team:

State Tournament’s in any sport can make or break an athlete. The win or go home scenario puts a lot of pressure on the coach and wrestler, but Coach Maeder doesn’t think that Kenzie has to approach the state tournament with any different mindset than she has all season.

As far as how Coach Derek Maeder sees things from the sideline, he doesn’t think he needs to do anything extra as a coach to get Kenzie prepared for what his one of the biggest wrestling matches of her High School career.

Kenzie Maeder will face off against Addie Koenig of Pleasantville High School in the first round on February 5th to begin her journey to a State Title.

The Northern Iowa women are on the road in Missouri Valley Conference play Thursday night to take on Bradley. The Panthers are Braves are both 7-4 in the league race and part of a three-way tie for third.

That’s UNI coach Tanya Warren, who says Bradley will be a tough test.

Despite keeping the game close in the first half, a rough second half derailed the Griswold Tigers’ 5-game win streak as they fell to the Sidney Cowgirls 55-31 on Tuesday night. Although the defense played well throughout the game, it was the offense that struggled for Griswold. Despite scoring just 10 points in the first half, their skill and aggressiveness of their defense held them in the game. However, things changed in the second half as Sideny exploded in the third quarter to blow open the game. Although Amanda Houser had a strong effort in the final frame, it did little to change the outcome as Griswold’s win streak came to an end.

Head coach Aaron Houser gave his thoughts on what happened in the second half.

He did like the effort from the defense, but knows that the offense has to play complimentary basketball.

Heading into the post season, Houser’s message to the team was to put this one in the rear-view mirror.

Griswold will have a chance to get back in the win column Friday, when they travel to Stanton. The girls game will tip off at 6:00 pm.

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Glenwood – 62 vs Clarinda – 49

Western Iowa Conference 

Audubon – 61 vs Riverside – 42

Treynor – 59 vs AHSTW – 26

Underwood – 69 vs Tri-Center – 58

IKM-Manning – 64 vs Missouri Valley – 52

Corner Conference 

Griswold – 48 vs Sidney – 31

Stanton – 57 vs Hamburg – 48

East Mills – 63 vs Bedford – 52

Fremont-Mills – 70 vs Essex – 34

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Southwest Valley – 63 vs Lenox – 44

Nodaway Valley – 65 vs East Union – 59

Rolling Valley Conference 

Boyer Valley – 66 vs CAM – 56

Coon Rapids-Bayard – 69 vs Ar-We-Va – 47

West Central Activities Conference 

ACGC – 64 vs West Central Valley – 55

Non-Conference 

Storm Lake – 73 vs Denison-Schleswig – 26