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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Notebook: Big Ten teams look a week ahead

CODY GOODWIN September 19, 2012

The No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) ranks second-to-last in the Big Ten in passing defense. They’ve surrendered a total of 850 yards through the air, averaging 283.3 yards per game. This is partially...

V-Ball assistant fundamental to Hawkeyes’ play

CARLOS SOSA September 19, 2012

Ben Boldt brings his own flair to the Iowa women’s volleyball team as a defensive specialist focused on the fundamentals. Boldt has been a part of the Hawkeyes for four years. Before coming to Iowa...

Iowa soccer looks for scoring aside from Lacasse

TOM CLOS September 19, 2012

When sophomore forward Cloe Lacasse exited near halftime of Sunday’s game against Illinois with an ankle injury, the cold water of reality was thrown into the face of the Iowa women’s soccer...

Former Iowa field hockey player turns to coaching

CODY GOODWIN September 19, 2012

The assistant coach knows how it feels. Meghan Beamesderfer can empathize with the tough practices. She knows all about the vigorous conditioning drills, the countless repetitions, and the nit-picky emphasis...

Ihm leads men’s golf to fourth-place finish at Golfweek Conference Challenge

TOMMY REINKING September 19, 2012

A 7-under three-round total by junior Steven Ihm led the Iowa men’s golf team to a fourth-place finish among the 15 teams in the Golfweek Conference Challenge at Spirit Hollow Golf Course in Burlington. The...

Iowa women’s golf places 13th in New Mexico

RYAN PROBASCO September 19, 2012

The Iowa women’s golf team finished in a tie for 13th place at this week’s Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational. The event, which took place at the Championship Golf Course at the University...

The Box Score: Inside Iowa football stats, Week 3

BEN ROSS September 18, 2012

The Box Score is a weekly segment in which a Daily Iowan football reporter uses statistics to contextualize Iowa football’s performance over the course of the season. This appears to be a season of...

Point/Counterpoint: Is NFL’s Thursday Night Football a good idea?

DI STAFF September 18, 2012

YES Last week’s Bears-Packers game was the most watched “Thursday Night Football” season début on the NFL Network since the show began seven years ago. In total, 8.6 million viewers...

Discouragement and injuries nearly led Iowa harrier Chaney to quit

JALYN SOUCHEK September 18, 2012

In his first cross-country meet of his junior year, Sam Chaney delivered. He placed eighth for the Hawkeyes in the Bradley Open on Sept. 7, while smashing his personal 8,000-kilometer record. This was...

Hawkeye golfer brings skills from Thailand

TOMMY REINKING September 18, 2012

While most of the players on the Iowa men’s golf team hail from such Midwestern states as Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri, freshman Voramate Aussarassakorn’s home is much, much farther away -...

Yanny out for season with ACL injury

DI STAFF September 18, 2012

Middle blocker Emily Yanny will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in her left knee. The New Berlin, Wis., native was injured while attempting a kill during Iowa’s 3-0 loss at Marquette on Sept....

Iowa golfer Cardwell notches hole-in-one in N.M.

DI STAFF September 18, 2012

Kristi Cardwell, a senior from Kokomo, Ind., hit her first career ace on Monday during the first round of the Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. Although it was Cardwell’s 17th hole of...