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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

Men’s tennis opens Big Ten play with split

SETH ROBERTS March 30, 2010

Nobody ever said Big Ten play would be easy. One day after the No. 66 Iowa men’s tennis team thrashed unranked Michigan State, 5-2, to open the conference season, it received a 6-1 beating at the hands...

Men’s golf rallies for second-place finish

JESSIE SMITH March 30, 2010

The No. 42 Iowa men’s golf team entered the Florida Atlantic University Spring Break Invitational with a tangy taste on its tongue after last year’s eighth-place finish. The Hawkeyes carded a 291...

Watkins earns Big Ten honor

DI STAFF March 30, 2010

The Iowa softball team earned its second individual award of the season on Monday. After going 6-for-7 over the weekend against Michigan State, sophomore Liz Watkins was honored as Co-Big Ten Player of...

McCaffery: ‘This place is going to be rocking again’

SCOTT MILLER March 30, 2010

Fran McCaffery didn’t need to be sold on Iowa. He didn’t need persuading that last year’s 10-win season was an anomaly, or that Hawkeye fans could fill Carver-Hawkeye Arena to capacity again, or...

Softball takes two from Spartans

DI STAFF March 29, 2010

The Iowa softball team opened its Big Ten schedule with a pair of wins over the weekend, sweeping a two-game series with Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich. Iowa (16-12-1, 2-0) defeated the Spartans...

Men’s tennis splits in Michigan

DI STAFF March 29, 2010

The Iowa men’s tennis team split two matches in Michigan this weekend, pushing its record to 9-4 overall while opening Big Ten play 1-1. Before losing to No. 28 Michigan (7-7, 3-0), 6-1, in Ann Arbor,...

Freshman volleyball player continues two-sport career

ETHAN SEBERT March 29, 2010

When freshman Lauren Friedman chose to play volleyball for the Iowa Hawkeyes, she thought her competitive basketball days were over. The native of Waterloo played four years of high-school basketball...

The 515 boasts success on and off soccer field

JOVANA SIMIC March 29, 2010

After playing soccer together in high school, members of the 515 reached the highest pinnacle of their intramural careers — winning the indoor soccer championships, a first for the group of longtime...

Commentary: Is McCaffery the ‘splash’ Iowa needed?

SCOTT MILLER March 29, 2010

Common sense stipulated Gary Barta had to make a splash with his hiring of Iowa’s new basketball coach. Some critics even chirped the Hawkeye athletics director needed a big name perhaps more than he...

Iowa’s bats explode in 11-2 victory

J.T. BUGOS March 29, 2010

The Iowa baseball team beat Western Illinois, 11-2, to complete its first series sweep since taking three-straight games from Indiana in May 2007. The Hawkeyes’ small-ball approach wasn’t reflected...

Sophomore pitcher hurls Iowa to victory

JORDAN GARRETSON March 29, 2010

Phil Schreiber posted a 1-2 record and a lackluster 6.45 ERA through his first five starts this season. The Hawkeye sophomore looked much better than those numbers on Sunday. He allowed just five hits...

Poggensee-Wei leads Iowa to first Big Ten win

JON FRANK March 29, 2010

Heavy winds and low temperatures at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex on Sunday set the stage for a difficult match for the Iowa women’s tennis team. The Hawkeyes (11-3, 1-3) faced off against...