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TDL: Week Three Game of the Week – Iowa Yellow Jackets Preview
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Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) – The Iowa Yellow Jackets had a powerful 2021 season as they completed with a report of 10-2, and in 2022, they’ve picked up proper the place they left off as they’re 2-0 heading into their week three matchup in opposition to Leesville. And the Yellow Jackets haven’t simply scraped by to a 2-0 report, they’ve dominated Iota and Rayne, profitable the 2 video games by a mixed rating of 70-8.
“I feel, final week we needed to get off to a quick begin, we have been in a position to try this, end video games, you recognize that’s one factor we have been making an attempt to persistently get performed on the finish of the 12 months final 12 months, and I believed for essentially the most half we did, however we needed to hold that over into this 12 months you recognize the primary couple of weeks you’re all the time making an attempt to get some consistency down, and I believed final week was loads higher than week one” stated head coach Tommy Johns.
Getting into week three, Iowa has possibly their hardest check of the 2022 season as they go up in opposition to one other 2-0 crew, within the Leesville Wampus Cats, and Iowa isn’t targeted on their 2-0 report, they’re targeted on Leesville. “Yeah we’re enthusiastic about the way in which we’ve began no query nevertheless it’s all the time an extended season and we’re simply making an attempt to go week by week, and one other powerful opponent this week with Leesville, you recognize they’re 2-0, historically they’ve all the time acquired a fantastic crew, coach Causey and his workers do an outstanding job over there you recognize and it’s one other tall process for us” stated coach Johns.
And one of the fascinating issues about Friday’s matchup is the truth that Iowa and Leesville haven’t performed one another since 2016, which as coach Johns explains it, makes the match-up a bit fascinating to organize for. “It’s all the time troublesome you recognize, as a result of it’s any individual new, however we all the time know what they current, they’ve all the time acquired velocity, they’re all the time massive, properly coached, and that all the time presents issues.”
The Yellow Jackets will journey to Leesville for the showdown with the Wampus Cats on Friday, as kickoff is scheduled for 7:00.
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IARN – While the temperatures have been enjoyable lately, the lack of rainfall has been anything but. After experiencing the driest September on record, drought and fire dangers have increased. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for Iowa, said that the drought monitor has been repopulated with zones of abnormally dry conditions.
Read more at Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.
Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
| 6/15 | Team | +5 | +3 | 148 |
| T8 | Gage Messingham | -1 | +1 | 140 |
| T8 | Noah Kent | +1 | -1 | 140 |
| T37 | Max Tjoa | +4 | +2 | 146 |
| T51 | Chance Rinkol | +1 | +7 | 148 |
| T64 | Josh Lundmark | +9 | +1 | 150 |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”
UP NEXT
The final round of the Fighting Irish Classic is set to tee off on Monday morning.
Nebraska volleyball entered October a perfect 38-0 against Iowa all-time. That number is now 39-0.
The No. 2 Huskers (14-1, 4-0 Big Ten) swept the Hawkeyes (8-8, 2-2 Big Ten), 25-17, 25-11, 25-13. This is the eighth-straight sweep for Nebraska over Iowa and 11th-straight win since falling at SMU.
Nebraska’s offense hit a blistering .404, led by 10 kills on .400 hitting from Merritt Beason.
The story of the day was the middles, though. With Andi Jackson out again, Leyla Blackwell earned the start alongside Rebekah Allick. The pair notched nine kills each, with Blackwell hitting .692 and Allick hitting .583. They also combined for five blocks.
Bergen Reilly dished out 35 assists.
Iowa managed to hit just .155, but did have the player with a match-high for kills: Michel Urquahart at 11.
Nebraska is back in action Friday, hosting No. 10 Purdue.
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