It was a huge weekend for Iowa sports, highlighted by dramatic wins from Hawkeye soccer and volleyball's first 2-0 conference start in more than 15 years.
#18 Iowa soccer (9-0-3, 4-0-1) picked up two more conference victories last week, beating #15 Penn State (9-3-1, 3-2) and Northwestern (5-6-2, 0-4-1) by matching 2-1 scores, pushing their school record undefeated streak to 12 games. The Hawks battled back from an early deficit against the Nittany Lions and then won on an extraordinary corner kick goal in the 88th minute against Northwestern. The Hawkeyes are firing on all cylinders right now and shot all the way up to #11 in this week's poll.
Iowa volleyball (8-6, 2-0) started its conference slate with a pair of five-set wins, beating Rutgers (5-8, 0-2) and Maryland (9-4, 0-2) in thrilling matches. The two wins gave Iowa its first 2-0 record in conference since 2008 and already exceeds last year's conference win total. The freshmen are settling in, with Malu Garcia playing particularly well last week, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
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#18 Iowa soccer (9-0-3, 4-0-1) picked up two more conference victories last week, beating #15 Penn State (9-3-1, 3-2) and Northwestern (5-6-2, 0-4-1) by matching 2-1 scores, pushing their school record undefeated streak to 12 games. The Hawks battled back from an early deficit against the Nittany Lions and then won on an extraordinary corner kick goal in the 88th minute against Northwestern. The Hawkeyes are firing on all cylinders right now and shot all the way up to #11 in this week's poll.
Iowa volleyball (8-6, 2-0) started its conference slate with a pair of five-set wins, beating Rutgers (5-8, 0-2) and Maryland (9-4, 0-2) in thrilling matches. The two wins gave Iowa its first 2-0 record in conference since 2008 and already exceeds last year's conference win total. The freshmen are settling in, with Malu Garcia playing particularly well last week, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
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