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Iowa women’s basketball defeats Rutgers in NCAA Tournament
The Iowa women’s basketball team advance in the NCAA Tournament with a 70-63 win against Rutgers on Saturday.
McDonough, Metcalf, Borschel win in finals
Click to view photo slideshow (36 photos) ——— OMAHA, Neb. — Two Iowa seniors shared the spotlight with an up-and-coming freshman Saturday night. Brent Metcalf, Jay Borschel, and Matt McDonough each won an individual NCAA title to help the Hawkeyes to their third-straight national championship and 23rd overall. As a team, Iowa amassed 134.5 points [...]
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Women hoopsters lead Rutgers at halftime in NCAA Tournament
Iowa leads Rutgers, 28-21, at halftime of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
Morningstar, Erekson earn seventh-place; Keddy finishes eighth
OMAHA, Neb. – Three Iowa seniors ended their careers with All-American honors. Ryan Morningstar and Dan Erekson earned seventh-place finishes, while Phil Keddy finished eighth. Morningstar toughed out a 3-2 win over Old Dominion’s Chris Brown. The Lisbon native revealed after his match he suffered a torn PCL and torn MCL in his bout with [...]
Morningstar places seventh on torn MCL, PCL
By Ryan Young ryan-c-young@uiowa.edu OMAHA, Neb. — Even without two crucial knee ligaments, Ryan Morningstar is a Division-I All-American. The 165-pound senior proved that much Saturday afternoon inside the Qwest Center, finishing to his No. 7 seed without the use of his medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in his right leg at the NCAA [...]
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Metcalf, Palmer set for rematch
By Ryan Young ryan-c-young@uiowa.edu OMAHA, Neb. — Lance Palmer is used to it by now. Even before he could score a takedown inside the Qwest Center, the Ohio State senior had to fend off outside shots regarding his media-fueled rivalry with Brent Metcalf. He did so again Friday night moments after clinching a spot in [...]
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Iowa clinches third straight national title
Click to view photo slideshow (21 photos) ——— OMAHA, Neb. – At the beginning of the season, Iowa head coach Tom Brands said former Hawkeye headman Dan Gable would hit him in the head if Brands said his team dominated last season. Brands didn’t go as far to say his squad dominated on Friday, but [...]
Dennis earns rematch with defending champ
OMAHA, Neb. – Iowa’s Daniel Dennis was tied with Iowa State’s Nick Fanthorpe, and less than 30 seconds remained in their quarterfinal match. But with 16 clicks to go, Dennis struck and scored a takedown to secure his 4-3 win. Ideally, Dennis said he wanted to lock up the match with a flurry of points [...]
With five in semis, Iowa in lead
By Ryan Young ryan-c-young@uiowa.edu OMAHA, Neb. — Tom Brands wants to let his wrestlers do their talking on the mat Friday night. So far, they’ve been doing a lot of that. Five Hawkeyes moved on to the championship semifinals — two more than second-place Cornell and third-place Iowa State, which boast three apiece. Iowa is [...]
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