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Iowa transfer Lucy Olsen and a loud home crowd helped Hawkeyes take down rival Iowa State
IOWA CITY, Iowa – With a sound meter hitting 115 decibels throughout a raucous fourth quarter, the Iowa women’s basketball team rallied from an eight-point deficit to beat No. 18 Iowa State 75-69 Wednesday at sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
It was No. 21 Iowa’s ninth consecutive home victory over the rival Cyclones dating to 2008 and eighth win in nine meetings overall. By the late fourth quarter, the roar drowned out the public address announcer after buckets.
“Lucy Olson has just been so fun and a joy,” Iowa coach Jan Jensen said of the transfer who joined the Hawkeyes this season. “The very first exhibition game her eyes were like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is amazing.’ And I said, ‘Well, wait until we really hit the game that the fans are not going to give up their tickets for, right? You’re not going to believe what it’s going to be like.’”
Vibes 😎#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/kctcMjP4fs
— Iowa Women’s Basketball (@IowaWBB) December 12, 2024
Iowa State (8-3) led the highly competitive matchup for all but 19 seconds over the first 35 minutes of action. But the Hawkeyes (9-1) took the lead for good on forward Hannah Stuelke’s at 62-61 with 4:17 left. It was part of a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter that gave Iowa a six-point lead that the Cyclones could not overcome.
“It was so loud in there,” Olsen said. “(Sydney Affolter’s) like, ‘We’re not switching the screens.’ I’m like, ‘I can’t hear the screen being called.’ It was really fun. I’ve never been in anything like it.”
Iowa responds
After the Hawkeyes suffered their first loss last week against Tennessee, first-year coach Jensen questioned how her team would respond.
“When you learn how everybody loses, then you can kind of know what you have moving forward,” said Jensen, who took over this season after serving as a longtime Hawkeyes assistant to former coach Lisa Bluder. “After I watched everybody kind of adapt and turn the page pretty quickly with a little bit of a chip, I thought, all right, I think we got something for this rivalry.”
It was Olsen’s first exposure playing in an intense home atmosphere, and the senior transfer from Villanova exceeded the moment. She scored a team-high 25 points and added five assists with no turnovers in nearly 37 minutes. For much of the first half, Olsen kept the Hawkeyes afloat offensively as her teammates struggled.
In the game’s final stretch, Stuelke and Affolter combined with Olsen to score 16 of Iowa’s final 19 points. The exception was a 3-pointer from freshman Aaliyah Guyton with 42 seconds left that sealed the victory.
It was one of the first times that Olsen, Affolter and Stuelke all played alongside one another for significant stretches. Stuelke had offseason knee surgery, while Affolter underwent a knee procedure in October. Then Olsen’s leg was sliced in a freak accident two weeks ago in Cancun, causing her to miss time.
Iowa State looks for answers
Sophomore Audi Crooks was almost unstoppable for Iowa State. She scored 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Her ability to score in multiple ways — not just at the rim — led to Jensen questioning herself on how to defend the Cyclones’ post.
“I didn’t think we were possibly going to shut her totally down,” Jensen said. “It’s hard to double her because no matter where you bring the double, (she has) that beautiful, like kind of Dirk Nowitzki fade. She has an unbelievable ability to step and fade.”
Lucy Olsen’s got game, so does Audi Crooks. The best atmosphere at Carver in several months
Here’s your first half Cy-Hawk highlights pic.twitter.com/Zl7oRqDbHg
— Blake Hornstein (@BlakeHornTV) December 12, 2024
Three issues hurt the Cyclones throughout the game. Iowa State struggled at the free-throw line, making only 6 of 16 attempts. Foul trouble forced second-leading scorer Addy Brown to the bench, which was critical. Brown played in only 19 minutes and scored 13 points.
Before the game, Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly announced junior guard Kenzie Hare will miss the remainder of the season and will have surgery to repair an ongoing hip injury. Hare started eight games and averaged 8.3 points as the Cyclones’ third-leading scorer.
“It’s hard to have Addy Brown out of the game in foul trouble,” Fennelly said. “That’s a huge loss, and especially with Kenzie situation, we kind of struggled to kind of eat up the minutes.
“I thought our kids played really, really hard. Obviously foul trouble and some limited minutes with some people hurt us, but it was a great game. I’m really proud of the way we competed in a tough environment.”
(Photo: Keith Gillett / IconSportswire)
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Northwest Iowa woman taken to the hospital after rollover
SIOUX COUNTY, Iowa (KTIV) – A Woodbury County woman was taken by ambulance to the hospital after a rollover took place in Sioux County.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says 45-year-old Jenni Madison of Sioux City was taken to the hospital Saturday, July 11.
Authorities say at about 12:01 p.m., deputies investigated a rollover that took place on Highway 60, one mile south of Alton. According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, the car was traveling north on Highway 60 when the driver lost control, entered the median and rolled.
Deputies say Madison was taken by ambulance to the Orange City Area Health System to be treated for minor injuries. The vehicle sustained $12,500 in damage.
Orange City Fire Department, Alton Fire Department, Alton Ambulance, the Orange City Police Department, and the Iowa State Patrol helped the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office at the scene.
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Several Iowa High School Baseball Standouts Selected In MLB Draft
A number of Iowa high school baseball standouts were selected during the 2026 Major League Baseball draft. The amateur draft was conducted July 11-12, 2026 from the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Gable Mitchell, Kaleb LaFavor, Caleb Klein, Sam George, Nate Smithburg and Kooper Schulte each heard their names called during the draft.
Gable Mitchell Was Two-Way Star For Iowa City High
Mitchell, an Iowa City High grad, was picked in the eighth round with the 193rd overall pick by the Toronto Blue Jays. He played his collegiate baseball at the University of Iowa after batting .466 with 12 extra-base hits, 55 runs scored, 29 RBI and 25 steals, going 5-0 with a 0.95 earned run average and 18 strikeouts as a senior.
In high school, Mitchell was an all-stater in baseball and earned all-conference honors on the football field. His grandfather is Dan Gable, an Olympic wrestling gold medalist who led the Hawkeyes to 15 NCAA championships.
Kaleb LaFavor Lone Current Iowa High School Baseball Player Selected
LaFavor, currently a senior at Sioux City Bishop Heelan High School, was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round with the 304th pick. He has gone 3-1 with 40 strikeouts and a 0.79 earned run average in just under 18 innings on the mound this summer.
Klein, a Western Dubuque High School prep, played at Southeastern Community College and Southeast Missouri. He helped lead the Bobcats to back-to-back Class 3A Iowa High School Athletic Association State Baseball Tournament championships.
During his senior season at Western Dubuque, Klein hit .414 with nine doubles, seven triples, 49 runs scored and 30 RBI, stealing 20 bases. He went to the Atlanta Braves with the 442nd pick in the 15th round.
Several Former Iowa High School Baseball Players Hear Their Names Called
George, a former Pleasant Valley High School standout, played for Minnesota State University this past spring and was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 19th round with the No. 581 overall selection.
In his final high school season with the Spartans, he struck out 62 batters in 44 innings, putting together a 2.07 earned run average.
Smithburg was picked by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 18th round with the 533rd pick after playing at Fairfield High School and for the Oklahoma Sooners.
As a senior, Smithburg went 6-1 with 83 strikeouts and a 0.43 earned run average in 47 innings pitched on the mound.
Schulte, who played at New London High School, played collegiately at Central Arizona, Southeastern Community College and for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was selected by the New York Mets in the 20th round with the 600th pick overall.
He was an all-stater for New London in 2022, helping lead them to a state baseball championship that same season. As a senior, Schulte hit .444 with six home runs, 13 doubles, 50 runs scored, 44 RBI and nine steals, recording three saves and 29 strikeouts in just over 14 innings pitched.
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Saints win finale in Iowa, snapping skid
The Saints claimed a victory in its series finale at Iowa, defeating the I-Cubs 5-4 to snap a four-game losing streak.
Orlando Arcia’s third-inning double scored Matt Wallner and Aaron Sabato to give St. Paul (50-41) the lead for good in the third inning.
Iowa scored twice in the ninth and threatened to steal away the win before reliever Trent Baker struck out Christian Bethancourt to end the game and earn the save.
Ben Ross and Kyler Fedko hit homers for the visitors.
Matt Bowman, who relieved Saints starter Aaron Rozek in the fifth inning, claimed the win.
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