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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

The 515 wins on penalty kicks

KYLIE SEBERT March 9, 2010

An intense match led to overtime penalty kicks between undefeated the 515 and Flash on Monday night in the Bubble. In a dramatic finish, 515 junior Katie Nordquist scored the final penalty kick to win...

Commentary: Bad break costs women hoopsters

EVELYN LAU March 8, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS — The Iowa women’s basketball team deserved a better fate than what it received on Sunday. As a No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, the Hawkeyes put together a remarkable run to the...

Gophers flatten Hawkeyes, 88-53

SCOTT MILLER March 8, 2010

In a season during which the Hawkeyes have practically invented ways to lose, perhaps this was a fitting way for the regular season to end. Showing little resistance, Iowa (10-21, 4-14) wilted under...

Men’s gymnastics falls short

NICK GANS March 8, 2010

For 31 years, Iowa men’s gymnastics head coach Tom Dunn had shaped Iowa gymnastics into a perennial power. On Sunday, Dunn coached for the last time in Iowa City when his eighth-ranked Hawkeyes hosted...

Women’s tennis upsets DePaul

JON FRANK March 8, 2010

Silence loomed over in the upper-level balcony as all eyes were glued to a game-deciding showdown between the top players for both Iowa and No. 24 DePaul. For each point scored, cheers erupted from fellow...

Women GymHawks get groove back

ROBBIE LEHMAN March 8, 2010

Facing its first test of two dual meets in the same weekend, the Iowa women’s gymnastics team passed with flying colors. The 30th-ranked GymHawks were all smiles after they upset No. 21 Southern Utah,...

Two tracksters set school records

DI STAFF March 8, 2010

The Iowa men’s track and field team took advantage of the Last Chance Meet this past weekend. The squad added two big provisional qualifying times that also happened to be school records. Freshman...

Praska provisionally qualifies for NCAAs

DI STAFF March 8, 2010

The Iowa women’s track and field team did not accomplish what it ultimately hoped for at the NCAA Qualifier held Saturday in Ames. The Hawkeyes sent 10 athletes whose times and jumps were close to NCAA...

Men’s tennis drops 2

DI STAFF March 8, 2010

The No. 49 Iowa men’s tennis team dropped two meets in Denver this past weekend to fall to 6-3 on the season. Iowa lost a 4-3 heartbreaker to Sacramento State (6-6) on March 6. Although Tommy McGeorge...

Baseball drops 3 of 4

DI STAFF March 8, 2010

The Iowa baseball team dropped three of its four games against Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., this past weekend. The Hawkeyes (4-5) split a double-header with the Jayhawks on March 5, dropping the first game,...

Softball loses 2 of 3

DI STAFF March 8, 2010

The Iowa softball team dropped two of three games this past weekend at the Matador Classic, and the fourth game was postponed because of weather. The Hawkeyes (8-9) opened in Northridge, Calif., with...

Third-ranked Dime Pieces sends Guidettes packing in intramural hoops

ETHAN SEBERT March 8, 2010

The Dime Pieces topped the Guidettes, 52-38, Sunday night in intramural competition in the Field House. The final game of pool play for both teams was a rematch of the first game of the season, a game...