The Iowa women’s gymnastics schedule was announced Monday, and the Hawkeyes will host the annual Black and Gold intrasquad event on Dec. 6 prior to starting the regular season on Jan. 9, 2015, at LSU, head coach Larissa Libby’s alma mater. The Hawkeyes will then host Michigan State in their home-opener Jan. 18, 2015.

With the exception of the intrasquad meet, which will be held in the Field House, home events will be in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

There are nine dual meets in the regular season, excluding the Big Five meet, a single-day event in Minnesota on March 14. There are five conference opponents on the dual-meet regular-season schedule and four nonconference opponents. The postseason will start on March 21 with the Big Ten championship in Ann Arbor, Michigan, followed by NCAA regionals on April 4 at a site to be announced. The NCAA championships will run April 17-19.

— by Nick Vittore