What: #1 Life (Marietta, GA), 11-0 (NAIA) vs #1 Iowa (Iowa City), 11-0 (NCAA)
When: Sunday, January 21 at 2:30 p.m. CST
Where: Iowa City, Iowa (Carver-Hawkeye Arena)
How To Watch: B1G+

Possible Line-ups
101: #10 Devyn Gomez (Life), SR vs #2 Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa), SO or #1 Sterling Dias (Iowa), SO
109: #6 Diana Gonzalez (Life), FR vs #3 Ava Bayless (Iowa), SO
116: #8 Ariana Martinez (Life), FR vs #3 Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa), SO
123: #6 Anna Krejsa (Life), SO vs #3 Felicity Taylor (Iowa), SR or Ava Rose (Iowa), FR
130: #2 Sarah Savidge (Life), SO vs #9 Emily Frost (Iowa), FR
136: #5 Zaynah McBryde, SO (Life) vs #10 Lilly Luft (Iowa), FR
143: #4 Jamilah McBryde, SR (Life) vs #2 Reese Larramendy (Iowa), SO or #3 Ella Schmit (Iowa), SO
155: #3 Latifah McBryde, SO (Life U) vs #1 Marlynne Deede (Iowa), SR or #3 Bella Mir (Iowa), SO
170: #7 Maggie Graham, FR (Life) vs #1 Kylie Welker, SO (Iowa) or #4 Haley Ward, FR (Iowa)
191: #8 Madeline Welch, SO (Life) vs #3 Jaycee Foeller, JR (Iowa) or #9 Alivia White, FR (Iowa)

*Life’s rankings are NAIA and Iowa’s are NCAA

Life University
WON — Hastings, 31-12 (Nov. 10, 2023)
WON — Alberta, 28-8 (Nov. 10, 2023)
WON — Mount Olive, 38-9 (Dec. 1, 2023)
WON — Lourdes, 33-11 (Dec. 1, 2023)
WON — Indiana Tech, 30-14 (Dec. 1, 2023)
WON — Emmanuel, 34-10 (Dec. 2, 2023)
WON — Campbellsville, 27-17 (Dec. 2, 2023)
WON — Missouri Baptist, 36-10 (Jan. 5, 2024)
WON — Cumberlands, 29-16 (Jan. 5, 2024)
WON — Providence, 26-18 (Jan. 6, 2024)
WON — Menlo, 25-21 (Jan. 6, 2024)

University of Iowa
WON — East Stroudsburg, 43-1 (Nov. 4, 2023)
WON — Presbyterian, 44-1 (Nov. 12, 2023)
WON — Lindenwood, 43-0 (Nov. 12, 2023)
WON — Sacred Heart, 40-4 (Nov. 12, 2023)
WON — Adams State, 34-11 (Dec. 17, 2023)
WON — Colorado Mesa, 25-20 (Dec. 17, 2023)
WON — Simon Fraser, 24-23 (Dec. 17, 2023)
WON — Adrian, 49-1 (Jan. 5, 2024)
WON — Presbyterian, 39-4 (Jan. 5, 2024)
WON — King, 31-8 (Jan. 6, 2024)
WON — North Central, 21-20 (Jan. 6, 2024)

Five Things You Should Know

We Are The Champions
Both teams won their respective divisions at the NWCA Multidivisional National Duals on Jan. 5-6 in Cedar Falls. Life won the NAIA title with a 25-21 win over Menlo in the finals and Iowa won the NCAA title with a 21-20 win over North Central in the finals. 

It was the second National Duals title in three seasons for the Running Eagles and the first title for the Hawkeyes who are in their first season of competition. 

Three’s Company
Life and Iowa also dual Missouri Valley (1-5) during this triangular at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa coach Clarissa Chun competed for Missouri Valley and made a national team while she attended school there.

Schedule
1:30 p.m. - Life vs Missouri Valley
2:00 p.m. - Missouri Valley vs Iowa
2:30 p.m. - Life vs Iowa

Life Support
Ashley Flavin is the head coach at Life while her husband, Christian, is the assistant. They recently had their first child, Kit, who makes most of the road trips. Wrestlers from the team take turns babysitting.  

Life In The Hawkeye State
The Running Eagles should know Iowa fairly well after spending the end of last year and the beginning of this year in Iowa City and Cedar Falls. Life competed at the Soldier Salute on Dec. 29-30 in Coralville, then stayed in the state for the NWCA National Duals on Jan. 5-6 in Cedar Falls.

Soldier Salute Results (Top Five)
1. Iowa — 223
2. Life — 193
3. Indiana Tech — 92
4. Texas Wesleyan — 87.5
5. UMPQUA CC — 59.5

Life vs Iowa results from Soldier Salute
101: Sterling Dias (Iowa) tech Devyn Gomez (Life), 14-4
109: Ava Bayless (Iowa) tech Diana Gonzalez (Life), 14-4
116: Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) tech Adriana Martinez (Life), 11-0
116: Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) fall Miranda DiBenedetto (Life), 1:32
116: Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) fall Estefany Garcia (Life), 1:21
130: Sarah Savidge (Life) tech Emily Frost (Iowa), 12-2
130: Sarah Savidge (Life) tech Emily Frost (Iowa), 12-0 (finals)
136: Zaynah McBryde (Life) tech Sierra Brown Ton (Iowa), 10-0
136: Zaynah McBryde (Life) tech Anakya Besco (Iowa), 12-1
136: Zaynah McBryde (Life) dec. Lilly Luft (Iowa), 5-2
136: Anakya Besco (Iowa) fall Angie Prado (Life), 4:58
136: Emmily Patneaud (Iowa) dec. Angie Prado (Life), 7-2
143: Ella Schmit (Iowa) dec. Jamilah McBryde (Life), 8-7
143: Jamilah McBryde (Life) fall Reese Larramendy (Iowa), 5:58
155: Bella Mir (Iowa) fall Latifah McBryde (Life), 1:05
191: Alivia White (Iowa) fall Jane Allen (Life), 2:14
191: Alivia White (Iowa) fall Madeline Welch (Life), 2:35
191: Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) tech Madeline Welch (Life), 10-0
191: Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) injury default Jane Allen (Life)

Grain Of Salt
Some of the above dual results are misleading. Both teams didn’t use full line-ups in spots, and there were a handful of occasions where both teams forfeited a weight. Be sure to watch the above video preview with All-American Lily Sherer to learn more about the dual.