and offensive lineman trevor hanson and robert rachie.. iowa state senior kicker cole netten was named the big 12 special teams player of the week. the ankeny iowa native capped off his career going 4-4 on field goals. netten is third national hitting 16 of 17 field goals. --it's a huge week for the iowa women's basketball team. the hawkeyes begin a four game homestand by hosting notre dame on wednesday. the fighting irish enter carver team in the country. the hawkeyes hung with 9th ranked ucla for three quarters last thursday and that has the team confident they can also play with the irish. "we played really well in those three quarters, so we know we can carry that energy with us and play against any team in the country." "we were really playing very well against ucla and in the end couldn't drop down a couple threes. otherwise, we played two good opponents and played pretty darn well. i'm happy with where we are right now, know it's an about it." "knowing that we can keep up with some of the top teams in the country, that's just giving