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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Cali Hoye spikes the ball during Iowa's match against Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on September 23, 2018. The Hawkeyes were defeated 3-1. (Megan Nagorzanski/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa volleyball welcomes No. 6 Wisconsin

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter October 4, 2018

Hawkeye volleyball will return home on Saturday after a two-week journey on the road. It will face No. 6 Wisconsin, representing Iowa’s third top-10 opponent in the last eight days. The Hawkeyes bring...

Taylor Louis spikes the ball during Iowa's match against Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on September 23, 2018. The Hawkeyes were defeated 3-1.

Nebraska volleyball stands tall to Iowa

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter October 3, 2018

Nebraska came out swinging against Iowa volleyball Wednesday night in Lincoln. Right out of the gate, the Cornhuskers proved why they are among the top squads in the country. They came out swinging, hard....

Iowa's Brie Orr gets ready to serve during Iowa's match against Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sept. 23, 2018. The Hawkeyes were defeated 3-1.

Hawkeye volleyball ready for No. 3 Nebraska on the road

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter October 3, 2018

Iowa volleyball will test its grit against No. 3 Nebraska on Wednesday in Lincoln. After beating Northwestern on the road Sunday, Iowa is 10-5, 2-2 in the Big Ten. Nebraska is the highest ranked opponent...

Sarah Wing and Brie Orr jump to block the ball during Iowa's match against Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sept. 23, 2018. The Hawkeyes were defeated 3-1.

Hawkeye volleyball breaks losing streak against Northwestern

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 30, 2018

Iowa volleyball ended a two-match skid on Sunday with a win against Northwestern in Evanston. The Iowa squad was hungry for a victory after losing soundly to a strong Illinois team earlier in the weekend. It...

Iowa Hawkeye Volleyball player Molly Kelly dives for the ball during a match against the University of Illinois Fighting Illini on Friday, Oct. 19, 2017. The Illini defeated the Hawkeyes, 3-2. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeye volleyball struggles against Illini

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 29, 2018

Iowa volleyball played its first Big Ten road match at No. 7 Illinois on Sept. 28, and it didn’t go well, ending with a quick Illini sweep of the Hawkeyes. What Iowa brought into the match in momentum...

Brie Orr sets the ball during Iowa's match against Eastern Illinois on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes won the match 3-0.

Iowa volleyball plays Northwestern, Illinois in first Big Ten road tests

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 27, 2018

Iowa volleyball will continue Big Ten play this weekend with road matches against Northwestern and No. 7 Illinois. Iowa will begin the road trip with a visit to Champaign today to face a squad that has...

Iowa volleyball head coach Bond Shymansky answers questions after Iowa's match against Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sept. 23, 2018.

Iowa volleyball on track with motto

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 25, 2018

The show on Sept. 22 at Kinnick Stadium was momentarily stolen by Iowa volleyball head coach Bond Shymansky as he fervidly pumped up the Hawkeye faithful, reminiscent of a wrestling announcer. The moment...

Iowa's Taylor Louis goes for a kill during a volleyball match between Iowa and Michigan State on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Spartans, 3 sets to 0.

Iowa volleyball beats Michigan State, struggles against Michigan

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 24, 2018

With Big Ten volleyball now in full spike, Iowa saw two tough opponents in Michigan State and Michigan visit Carver-Hawkeye this past weekend. The Hawkeyes beat the Spartans for the first time under head...

Iowa's Cali Hoye goes for a kill during a volleyball match between Iowa and Michigan State on Friday, September 21, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Spartans, 3 sets to 0.

Iowa volleyball opens up Big Ten play with win

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 22, 2018

The first Hawkeye volleyball win against Michigan State in the tenure of Bond Shymansky finally came Sept. 21. Despite the nonconference slate, some of the rust from the offseason was apparent in both...

Courtney Buzzario hits the ball during Iowa's match against Eastern Illinois on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes won the match 3-0.

Iowa volleyball set for Big Ten weekend

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 20, 2018

Michigan State will travel to Carver-Hawkeye for a volleyball matchup this evening. The Spartans are riding a 12-match winning streak, its only loss coming in its first match of the season to Tennessee....

Courtney Buzzario hits the ball during Iowa's match against Eastern Illinois on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes won the match 3-0.

Volleyball gets work done with defense

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 19, 2018

Big Ten volleyball has no shortage of aggressive teams, and the Hawkeye squad is ready to face them with clean defense. The nonconference slate has dealt the Hawkeyes with strong offensive competition....

Reghan Coyle and Amiya Jones jump to block a spike during Iowa's match against Eastern Illinois on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes won the match 3-0.(Megan Nagorzanski/ The Daily Iowan)

By the numbers: Iowa volleyball’s winning streak

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 17, 2018

The Iowa volleyball squad is on a hot streak. The Hawkeyes closed out nonconference play with six wins in a row, setting them up for a run in conference play. Keeping in mind that the Big Ten is one of...