MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – College of Iowa volleyball fell to No. 7 Minnesota, 3-1, Sunday afternoon within the Maturi Pavilion.
The Hawkeyes have been led by senior Edina Schmidt and sophomore Toyosi Onabanjo. Schmidt recorded 9 kills with a hitting share of .364, and Onabanjo totaled 10 kills, hitting a .333. Setters Lilly Tessier and Bailey Ortega led the group with 23 and 20 assists, respectively.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 (Minnesota, 25-19): The groups stayed inside three factors of one another to begin out the match. Even play continued till Minnesota went on a 6-0 run, making the rating 14-20. The Hawkeyes tried to chip again on the Gophers lead with kills from junior Delaney McSweeney and senior Amiya Jones, in addition to a block from Jones and sophomore Michelle Urquhart. Regardless of Iowa’s efforts to come back again, Minnesota stayed up by no less than six factors by means of the tip.
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SET 2 (Minnesota, 25-22): The second set was a back-and-forth battle from begin to end, together with 14 ties and 4 lead modifications. The Hawkeyes stayed inside two factors your complete set till the very finish. Iowa introduced their A-game by means of a sequence of kills, two service aces by Tessier and sophomore Addie VanderWeide, and a block by Jones and Onabanjo. The Hawkeyes kill success featured 4 kills by Onabanjo, three from Urquhart together with back-to-back kills, two from Schmidt, and one from each McSweeney and VanderWeide. The 2-point unfold remained till the rating was 20-20, when the Gophers pressured remaining factors for each groups.
SET 3 (Iowa, 26-24): Iowa got here out within the driver’s seat, staying in management for over half of the set. The set noticed even ties and two lead modifications. Iowa led the set statistically with 18 kills, .391 hitting share, 16 assists and 18 digs. Iowa stayed forward till lengthy rallies between the groups introduced the rating to a tie at 19. Urquhart then registered two kills, together with a block with Jones, to tug Iowa again up. Issues tied up once more at 23 and 24, however kills from Jones and VanderWeide sealed the Hawkeyes set victory.
SET 4 (Minnesota, 25-17): The set began out with Iowa down, 2-4, when the Gophers went on their first 3-0 run. Iowa got here to cease Minnesota runs, however Minnesota would come again to go on one other run. Minnesota put up a sequence of blocks and repair aces to maintain their lead over Iowa safe the match win.
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH JIM BARNES
“We actually had a shot within the second set. We had a good lead. If we may have completed that off, that may’ve been large for us. I questioned how we might resound, and we responded with an excellent effort within the third set. With that form of effort and depth we will compete with anybody. We weren’t capable of handle that within the fourth set, however I want we had that second set. We’re studying as we go.”
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The Hawkeyes will journey to West Lafayette, Indiana, on Wed., October 5. They are going to tackle the Boilermakers at 5 p.m. CT in Holloway Gymnasium on the Purdue College campus. The sport will likely be televised on B1G Community.
No. 17 Iowa State goes into its home game against Kansas State on Saturday night as one of the Big 12 teams with the highest probability of making it to the conference championship game next week.
That calculation comes from conference officials putting pencil to paper to figure out all the scenarios that could unfold on the final weekend of the regular season.
Cyclones coach Matt Campbell said his team just needs to worry about itself and not the myriad of possibilities that could determine the matchup for next week’s Big 12 title game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
“To me,” he said, “all that other stuff is wasted time, effort and energy.”
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If the Cyclones (9-2, 6-2, No. 18 CFP) beat the Wildcats (8-3, 5-3, No. 24 CFP), they probably would be in. Arizona State would be the likely opponent if the Sun Devils win at Arizona.
So much would have to align for the Wildcats to advance — starting with beating Iowa State — that coach Chris Klieman said he didn’t plan to address the possibilities with his players. He said he wouldn’t have to anyway.
“The kids know,” he said.
Going for 10
The Cyclones are trying to become the first team in the program’s 133-year history to win 10 regular-season games. Wildcats’ tight end Will Swanson said he wasn’t aware of the 10-win milestone until a reporter told him. He indicated he and his teammates would like to keep the Cyclones from achieving it.
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“I’ll probably have to mention that,” he said, laughing.
Up and running
K-State quarterback Avery Johnson appears to be back to his old self. The staff tried to reduce his rushing attempts after he was injured Oct. 12 at Colorado. There were no limitations on him in last week’s 41-15 win over Cincinnati. He ran 10 times for 70 yards, including a 33-yard burst and a 21-yard touchdown.
“People saw when he’s healthy, we’re really good on offense,” Klieman said.
Cold, but no snow
Temperatures are expected to be in the teens in Ames, but no snow is in the forecast. Heavy snow fell during last year’s game in Manhattan, Kansas. Abu Sama III ran for 276 yards and three touchdowns and the Cyclones’ defense made a fourth-down stop in the final minute to preserve a 42-35 victory.
“I just remember the snow and Abu running wild,” ISU receiver Jayden Higgins said. “There definitely was a lot of snow on the field.”
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K-State’s Swanson said the game reminded him of a backyard football game but that it “panned out terribly.”
“Some spots there were 6 inches of snow,” he said. “I remember I caught a ball and I got tackled. I was face-first in the ground and had a pound of snow between my face and my facemask.”
Injury update
Klieman said RB Dylan Edwards could return against the Cyclones after sustaining a no-contact leg injury two weeks ago against Arizona State.
Campbell said S Drew Surges will be available and DT J.R. Singleton and TE Ben Brahmer are on track to play.
Colorado Buffaloes (5-1) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (4-1)
Lahaina, Hawaii; Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: Colorado and No. 5 Iowa State play at Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii.
The Cyclones are 4-1 in non-conference play. Iowa State ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 41.2 points per game in the paint led by Keshon Gilbert averaging 9.2.
The Buffaloes are 5-1 in non-conference play. Colorado ranks fifth in the Big 12 shooting 39.3% from 3-point range.
Iowa State makes 49.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.2 percentage points higher than Colorado has allowed to its opponents (40.8%). Colorado averages 13.9 more points per game (77.7) than Iowa State gives up (63.8).
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Gilbert is scoring 16.8 points per game with 2.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Cyclones.
Elijah Malone is averaging 14.3 points for the Buffaloes.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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Iowa football (7-4) returns home on Friday, hoping to finish its regular season strong against Big Ten Conference foe Nebraska (6-5). NBC will show the 6:30 p.m. CT contest.
The Hawkeyes are coming off an encouraging 29-13 win at Maryland. Nebraska, meanwhile, lost 28-20 at USC last time out.
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Here’s how to watch the Iowa vs. Nebraska game on Friday, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
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TV channel: NBC
Streaming: Peacock
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network
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Iowa vs. Nebraska will be broadcast nationally on NBC in Week 14 of the 2024 college football season. Streaming options include Peacock.
Iowa vs NBC football time on Friday
Date: Friday, November 29
Start time: 6:30 p.m. (CT)
The Iowa vs. Nebraska game starts at 6:30 p.m. CT from Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.
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Iowa vs Nebraska football predictions, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Tuesday, Nov. 26.
Moneyline: Iowa -210, Nebraska +170
Spread: Iowa -5.5
O/U: 39.5
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Iowa football schedule 2024
Aug. 31: vs. Illinois State, (W, 40-0)
Sept. 7: vs. Iowa State, (L, 20-19)
Sept. 14: vs. Troy, (W, 38-21)
Sept. 21: at Minnesota, (W, 31-14)
Oct. 5: at Ohio State, (L, 35-7)
Oct. 12: vs. Washington, (W, 40-16)
Oct. 19: at Michigan State, (L, 32-20)
Oct. 26: vs. Northwestern, (W, 40-14)
Nov. 2: vs. Wisconsin, (W, 42-10)
Nov. 8: at UCLA, (L, 20-17)
Nov. 23: at Maryland, (W, 29-13)
Nov. 29: vs. Nebraska, 6:30 p.m., NBC
Record: 5-3
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