The University of Northern Iowa tennis team improved to 7-3 on the season by winning two road matches over the weekend, topping Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Wisconsin-Green Bay. Friday Northern Iowa persevered to beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 5-2 despite playing without injured number three singles player Laia Gonzalez-Garrido.
The University of Northern Iowa softball team encountered a tough test over the weekend losing four out of five games and facing two opponents ranked in the top 10. The Panthers took on No. 2 Arizona and No. 9 Arizona State, along with other strong opponents including Samford and Creighton.
The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team landed three automatic qualifiers to the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships.Trent Washington (149 pounds), Jarion Beets (174 pounds) and Christian Brantley (heavyweight) all won their respective weight classes at the 2010 NCAA West Regional Championships to earn a spot at the national championships.
The fantasy sports world is sometimes hard to measure properly because so much of what goes on in the locker rooms is beyond our control. Coaches tweak rotations to net more wins for their club without any consideration to the value we lose in our virtual rosters.
The University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team defeated Wichita State University Sunday 67-52 to become Missouri Valley Conference Tournament champions for the second consecutive season. The top-seeded Panthers capitalized off a 23-3 run, spanning more than 12 minutes in the game's second half to propel themselves to the victory over the tournament's No.
The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team is on the brink of breaking history. The team has won 69 consecutive games, one short of the Division I women’s record of 70 straight victories held by the 2002-2003 UCONN women’s basketball team.
