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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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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 Eastern Illinois on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes won the match 3-0.

Iowa volleyball continues hot streak, beats Cyclones

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 16, 2018

Some streaks were broken, and others were extended this past weekend for Iowa volleyball. The squad extended its winning streak to six games while beating Iowa State in Hilton Coliseum, breaking a 20-year...

Hannah Clayton and Cali Hoye block 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.

Rivalry week continues for Iowa volleyball

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 13, 2018

For Hawkeye volleyball, the Cy-Hawk rivalry week has only just started as they travel to Ames today to take on Iowa State. The Hawkeyes will then take on Syracuse and Wyoming in the Cyclone Classic at...

Hannah Clayton and Cali Hoye block 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.

Hawkeye volleyball freshmen filling roles

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 12, 2018

The nature of college sports tells us that new faces are inevitable. For this year’s Hawkeye volleyball squad, this has been especially true at the middle position. At the end of last year, graduation...

Brie Orr serves 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.

Fundamentals prove key in Hawkeye volleyball’s weekend sweep

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter September 9, 2018

Sunday was Ice Cream Day at Carver-Hawkeye, and Hawkeye volleyball’s first match in front of a home crowd made it even sweeter, as the squad swept Eastern Illinois, 3-0. The team’s two three-set...

Iowa's Taylor Louis (16) waits for the serve during the match between Iowa and Penn State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. The Hawkeyes lost to the Nittany Lions 3-0.

Hawkeye volleyball seeks to own the state

Lauren Jimmerson, Sports Reporter September 6, 2018

Iowa volleyball will kick off its third weekend of matches when it travels to Des Moines for the Drake Invitational to start this weekend. The Hawkeyes will face South Dakota State at 3 p.m. Saturday,...

Iowa Hawkeye Volleyball player Kelsey O’Neill spikes the ball during a match against the University of Illinois Fighting Illini on Friday, Oct. 19, 2017. The Illini defeated the Hawkeyes three sets to two.

Iowa volleyball drops two matches in Seattle

Lauren Jimmerson, Sports Reporter September 3, 2018

Iowa volleyball ran into a tough weekend in Washington state, losing two matches to ranked teams in the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge. The Hawkeyes fell, 3-1, to No. 21 Colorado on Sept. 1 after losing, 3-1,...

Brie Orr sets the ball up for a spike. Hawkeyes defeat the Huskies in volleyball winning the first three games. The game against Northern Illinois University took place at Carver Hawkeye Arena on September 9, 2017.

Iowa volleyball prepares for battles out West

Lauren Jimmerson, Sports Reporter August 31, 2018

The Hawkeye volleyball team will travel west for a weekend full of sets (not setbacks, they hope) to compete in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge in Seattle. Iowa will begin the weekend against No. 13 Washington...

Brie Orr sets the ball up for a spike. Hawkeyes defeat the Huskies in volleyball winning the first three games. The game against Northern Illinois University took place at Carver Hawkeye Arena on September 9, 2017.

Iowa volleyball picks up two wins in opening weekend

Lauren Jimmerson, Sports Reporter August 26, 2018

Iowa volleyball concluded its first weekend of action Sunday, sweeping Belmont (25-15, 25-18, 25-15) in the final match of the LUV Invitational in Nashville. “It was a great total team effort. That...

Iowa Hawkeye Volleyball players Jess Janota and Reghan Coyle try to defend the net during a match against the University of Illinois Fighting Illini on Friday, Oct. 19, 2017. The Illini defeated the Hawkeyes three sets to two.

Iowa volleyball prepares for first battle of new season

Lauren Jimmerson, Sports Reporter August 23, 2018

Iowa volleyball will launch the 2018 season this weekend at the LUV Invitational in Nashville. The Hawkeyes will kick off the tournament against SMU on Saturday at noon, followed by a match against Lipscomb...

Iowa Volleyball head coach Bond Shymansky speaks to the media at Iowa Volleyball Media Day at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, August 17, 2018. The Hawkeyes kick off their 2018 season on August 25 against Southern Methodist University at the LUV Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee, and open at home on September 9 against Eastern Illinois. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

‘True Mental Toughness’ for Hawkeye volleyball

Lauren Jimmerson, Sports Reporter August 21, 2018

Iowa volleyball head coach Bond Shymansky and the 2018 squad are focused on the same mission as they amp up for the fall season. The team will begin the season striving for “True Mental Toughness”...

DITV: Iowa volleyball continues the same culture 

Alexis Gore August 21, 2018

Bond Shymansky emphasized one thing — true mental toughness. This has become the culture on the Hawkeye volleyball team. Shymansky also added seven new players to the team roster. Iowa will kick off...

Iowa's Griere Hughes at Iowa Volleyball Media Day at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, August 17, 2018. The Hawkeyes kick off their 2018 season on August 25 against Southern Methodist University at the LUV Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee, and open at home on September 9 against Eastern Illinois.

Hawkeye volleyball adds young depth to roster

Anna Kayser, Assistant Sports Editor August 20, 2018

In the Iowa volleyball program’s fifth year of rebuilding under head coach Bond Shymansky, uncertainty tempers the expectations for Iowa’s NCAA Tournament goal. Almost half of Iowa’s roster going...