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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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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...

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 30, 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...