Northern Iowa got its fifth win in its last six games Wednesday night at McLeod Center, outlasting Illinois-Chicago, 67-59, in a Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball contest.
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Northern Iowa got its fifth win in its last six games Wednesday night at McLeod Center, outlasting Illinois-Chicago, 67-59, in a Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball contest.
The first weekend of wrestling tournaments in 2024 gave the Pinning Combination podcast plenty to discuss this week, from the NWCA National Duals in Cedar Falls to high school action returning around the state.
Getting back to work has been Northern Iowa men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson’s message since his team’s 77-66 home loss on Sunday to first-place Indiana State.
Wartburg captured its 13th title, while Coe and Upper Iowa rebounded after opening-round losses at the NWCA Multi-Divisional Dual Championships at the UNI-Dome. Life University got a title sweep. Iowa State swept out west, UNI got its 800th dual win and the Alburnett boys and Decorah girls impressed during the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Indiana State played like the first-place team it is in a 77-66 Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball win over Northern Iowa inside the McLeod Center on Sunday.
Despite having won three straight games before heading home for the holidays, UNI men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson knew it was the right time to continue applying pressure on his team to improve.
Since 2000, the well-known Bohannon brothers of Marion carried on a tradition of ringing in the new year by shooting hoops right at midnight. The 25th year of that tradition saw the family be extended to youths in the area.
Patrick Kennedy returned from injury and filled in at 174 pounds in Iowa men’s wrestling duals before the holiday break. He looked strong at 165, reaching the semifinals at the Soldier Salute Friday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
Union’s Jillian Worthen is one of the state’s top female wrestlers and is ranked No. 2 in the 125-pound weight class. But “Monster” has bigger goals, like seeing the sport grow in Iowa at the collegiate level
Iowa State improved to 7-4 with a win over UNI in its final non-conference game. Freshmen led the way and Emily Ryan played a key role.
Coach Mark Farley feels good about what the UNI Panthers landed in their 2024 recruiting class, including a quarterback from Illinois.
This week’s Pinning Combination ponders “duck or not to duck” competition as ISU goes 3-0 at Collegiate Duals. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs also discuss UNI’s next meets, senior nationals, Upper Iowa’s big weekend at Indianapolis and area high school action. Our last podcast of 2023 includes our top Christmas movies and songs.
The UNI men’s basketball team ends its non-conference schedule on Thursday at Northern Illinois, hoping to keep momentum heading back into Missouri Valley Conference play.
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