ST. LOUIS — Tamin Lipsey knew he had to step up for Iowa State with All-America forward Joshua Jefferson sitting on the bench, his sprained left ankle still encased in a boot, as the Cyclones played Kentucky on Sunday for a spot in the Sweet 16. Lipsey, who grew up in the shadows of the ...
IOWA CITY — Iowa had a recovery plan after surviving Saturday’s near upset in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes, the No. 2 seed in Sacramento Regional 4, held off 15th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson 58-48, but it didn’t take long for them to shake that off and ...
CLEVELAND — Iowa’s three Division I wrestling programs produced a number of notable performances during the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships, highlighted by a national runner-up finish, multiple All-Americans and top-10 team placements for the Hawkeyes and Cyclones. The three-day tournament at Rocket Arena concluded with Penn State capturing its fifth consecutive national championship with 181.5 points, while Oklahoma State (131) finished second and Nebraska (100.5) placed third. Iowa finished fourth with 92.5 points, and Iowa State placed eighth with 52.0. Northern Iowa tied ...
IOWA CITY — Ava Heiden scored a career-high 29 points, including 12 straight for Iowa in the fourth quarter, and the No. 2-seeded Hawkeyes survived an upset bid from 15th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson with a 58-48 victory in an NCAA Tournament first-round game on Saturday. Hannah Stuelke ...
STORRS, Conn. — Syracuse headed into the NCAA Tournament opener against Iowa State without their injured point guard and something to prove. The Orange did just that with freshman Uche Izoje matching All-American Audi Crooks basket for basket in the first half and reserve guard Olivia ...
ST. LOUIS — Nobody on the Iowa State bench knew how badly Joshua Jefferson was hurt when the All-American forward landed awkwardly on his left ankle in the opening minutes of their first-round game against Tennessee State on Friday. They certainly didn’t seem too worried about ...
