THIS WEEK
» 1-Seed Iowa will face 8-Seed West Virginia in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament on Monday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
WATCH/FOLLOW ALONG
» Monday’s contest will air nationally on ESPN, the Hawkeye Radio Network, and Sirius XM Channel 81.
AUDIO COVERAGE
» Rob Brooks and Tiff Reedy will call the action on the Hawkeye Radio Network.
» Brooks is in his eighth year as the play-by-play announcer for the Iowa women’s basketball team. He has been Iowa football’s sideline reporter since 2004. Brooks has called seven different Iowa sports on radio or television.
» The Hawkeye Radio Network had over 30,000 listeners on YouTube in Iowa’s win over Kansas State in the GC Showcase Championship, which is a station record.
» Reedy is in her first full season providing color for radio with Iowa WBB.
» Reedy was four-year letterwinner from 2002-06 at Iowa and is a native of Dysart, Iowa.
THE SERIES
» Iowa leads the all-time series, 4-1.
» In the last meeting, Iowa beat WVU in the 2018 Junkanoo Jam, 84-81.
» Iowa overcame a 24-point deficit in 2018 which was the fifth largest comeback coming into this season in NCAA WBB history.
SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA
» The Mountaineers have won three out of their last four including a win over Princeton in the opening round of the NCAA » Tournament on Saturday.
» West Virginia is 11-5 this season on the road or on a neutral floor.
» WVU leads the nation in turnover margin (+8.8) and are third in turnovers forced (23.9) and steals (14.0). WVU is second in scoring defense (57.8) and scoring margin (16.9) in the Big 12.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
» Marshall (161) and Martin (159) are eyeing Monika Czinano’s games played record. (162)
» Iowa is 8-4 when Clark records 40 or more points.
» Marshall is 19-of-39 from deep in the last four games.
» Clark has 64 career games with 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. (NCAA Best)
» Over the last 25 seasons, no has recorded more 30+ point games in men’s or women’s college basketball than Clark. (56)
» Martin has recorded 15+ points in 16 games this year which is a career-best.
» Iowa is one win shy of tying its program record from a season ago. (31)
» Since 2019, the Hawkeyes are 12-4 in the NCAA Tournament.
» Martin has registered a career-best five double-doubles this season.
» Iowa is 5-0 when Martin records a double-double in 2023-24.
» Clark has 19 games in her career with 35+ points, 5+ assists, 5+ rebounds which is the most in women’s college basketball since 2009-10.
» Clark has registered 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds in 22 out of the last 27 games.
» Among active players whom didn’t transfer, Marshall (125) and Martin (122) are third and fourth nationally for most active wins in a career.
