--the first set went right down to the wire....lexi noonan with the block...saints take the open --cougars come out strong in the second set as paige franck serves up the ace to give kennedy a 4 point lead... --later, it's madi palmer setting it up to gaby meyer for the kill...cougars up 15-8... --then it's kayla joyner with the block as kennedy beats xavier 3-1. to football and iowa won the battle of the trenches saturday against the gophers.. scott westerberg has more from iowa city. the big story on offense after saturday's win was the shuffling of the day on the ground and c.j. beathard was sacked just once. "we needed to get that stuff figured out. i don't think we have it figured out yet, but i think last week was a big stepping stone and now this week we're going to have to take another step forward and do even better."there weren't any big personnel changes on the defensive side of the ball, but that unit turned in one of its best games with a complete team effort instead of a few individuals standing out. "every week we have a defensive player of the m whole defense just because e

--the first set went right down to the wire....lexi noonan with the block...saints take the opener 25-23... --cougars come out strong in the second set as paige franck serves up the ace to give kennedy a 4 point lead... --later, it's madi palmer setting it up to gaby meyer for the kill...cougars up 15-8... --then it's kayla joyner with the block as kennedy beats to football and iowa won the battle of the trenches saturday against the gophers.. scott westerberg has more from iowa city. the big story on offense after saturday's win was the shuffling of the offensive line. the big fellas paved the way for a big day on the ground and c.j. beathard was sacked just once. "we needed to get that stuff figured out. i don't think we have it figured out yet, but i think last week was a big stepping stone and now this week we're going to have to take another step forward and do even personnel changes on the defensive side of the ball, but that unit turned in one of its best games with a complete team effort instead of a few individuals standing out. "every week we have a defensive player of the g