The Setting • Iowa (6-1) returns home to face intra-state rival Iowa State (3-1) Thursday in the fourth event of the Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series. Tip-off is slated for 7:05 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for youths and UI students with their student I.D. are free.
Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series • Iowa currently leads the third annual Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series 5-2. Iowa was victorious in women's soccer (1-0, OT) and football (27-17), while Iowa State won volleyball (3-2). The next event in the series is wrestling, Sunday at 4 p.m. in Iowa City.
The nine-sport series awards two points (except football, which is worth three) to the winning school in each head-to-head match-up between the two institutions. Additionally, two points are awarded to an institution if the graduation rate of its student-athletes is greater than the national average as reported each fall by the NCAA.
Iowa hosts Iowa State Thursday :: Hawkeyes play two more home games this week