WBB Preview – State Championship

The nationally ranked Hawkeyes are set to host to Northern Iowa on Friday, Dec. 20. Tip-off inside a sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) and will broadcast on BTN+ (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

FOLLOW LIVE
Radio: Games are broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network with Rob Brooks (play-by-play) and Kathryn Reynolds (color) on the call. The network includes more than 40 stations that blanket the state of Iowa and include portions of Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Hawkeye Radio Network includes a 30-minute pregame show.
Streaming: Friday’s game will be available on BTN+ (subscription required). AJ Reisetter (play-by-play) and Logan Moel (color) will be on the call.

PROGRAM QUICK HITS
» Iowa was the first program in the Big Ten conference to compete in back-to-back National Championships.
» Iowa tied Purdue (1998-99) and Maryland (2014-15) for most wins in B1G history in 2023-24. (34)
» Iowa has been ranked in the national attendance top 10 each of the past five seasons with fans (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019).
» The Hawkeyes won 15+ games inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in four out of the last six seasons, which is the best six-year stretch in program history.
» Iowa won four of the last six Big Ten Tournament titles (2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
» Over the last two seasons, Iowa has won 65 games which was the best two-year stretch in program history.
» Iowa has earned eight straight 20-win seasons, which is the second longest streak in program history. (1984-94)
» The Hawkeyes are 121-16 in Iowa City dating back to Nov. 11, 2016.
» In Big Ten play, Iowa is 55-19 over the last four years.
» The Hawkeyes return eight lettewinners and welcome six newcomers to the 2024-25 roster.
» Iowa has the longest active streak in the nation scoring at least 80 points per game in four consecutive seasons.
» Five Hawkeyes drafted have been into the WNBA since 2019, following Kathleen Doyle, Megan Gustafson, Monika Czinano, Kate Martin, and Caitlin Clark.
» Jan Jensen became Iowa’s fifth head coach in program history on May 13, 2024.
» Jensen owns a 9-2 (.818) record and a 0-1 (.000) conference mark at Iowa.

SCOUTING NORTHERN IOWA
» UNI owns active streaks of 16 consecutive seasons at .500 or better in Missouri Valley Conference play and 15 years in a row with at least a top-half finish in the league standings.
» Against South Dakota State, UNI continued an active program-record 542-game three-pointer streak that started December 6, 2008, versus Green Bay (6-of-19) following an 0-of-14 outing from behind the three-point arc December 3, 2008, against Northern Illinois. The Panthers knocked down one three against SDSU.
» Northern Iowa is 1-2 against AP Top 25 or teams that received votes this season.

SERIES HISTORY
» The Hawkeyes lead the all-time series, 26-3.
» Iowa has won four straight against the Panthers.

WHAT’S TRENDING?
» The Hawkeyes have beaten Drake, Iowa State and Northern Iowa all in the same season 11 times since 2000.
» Iowa has won a combined eight straight games against in-state foes.
» UI has won six games this season scoring 75 or less which is the most in a season since 2018-19. (12)
» The Hawkeyes have not dropped back-to-back games since Nov. 27, 2022 and Dec. 1, 2022.
» The Hawkeyes are 36-2 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena over the past three seasons. Iowa has won 17 in a row on its home floor.

SELLOUT CROWDS ARE NORMAL HERE
» Season tickets for the 2024-25 season sold for Iowa women’s basketball on Sept. 25, 2024 for the second consecutive year.
» The Hawkeyes have played in front of 26 consecutive sellouts, the longest streak nationally.
» Iowa women’s basketball ranked second nationally in total attendance with a total of 238,620 fans in Carver-Hawkeye Arena a year ago.
» Iowa has been ranked in the national attendance top 10 each of the past five seasons with fans (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019).