Iowa Hawkeyes Sports

Follow The Gazette’s live blog for score updates, highlights and analysis as sixth-seeded Iowa takes on 11th-seeded Murray State in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Saturday in Norman, Okla.

Iowa’s Drake Ayala, Michael Caliendo and Stephen Buchanan and UNI’s Parker Keckeisen won semifinal bouts Friday, advancing to the finals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

University of Northern Iowa’s Cael Happel climbed the ladder and now will try to climb the NCAA podium. Iowa’s Drake Ayala continued his offensive approach through the quarterfinals. Friday started with major upsets. Here are five takeaways from Session III.

McCollum’s Bulldogs have a second-round NCAA tournament game Saturday against Texas Tech

See photos as the Hawkeyes prepare to take on the Murray State Racers and the Oklahoma Sooners prepare to face Florida Gulf Coast.

What to know about Saturday’s NCAA women’s basketball game between Iowa and Murray State. Game time, TV schedule, game notes.

Marlynne Deede went from winning a national title for the Hawkeyes in 2023-24 to helping others win national titles as a coach in 2024-25.

University of Iowa moved five into the quarterfinals and finished tied for fourth in the team race after Day 1 of the NCAA Wrestling Championships Thursday at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. UNI has all 10 alive with Cael Happel and Parker Keckeisen in the quarterfinals. The Panthers are in seventh place.