CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Iowa women’s basketball team secured a 71-52 victory over Virginia Tech in the Ally Tipoff on Sunday night at the Spectrum Center. The win improves Iowa’s record to 2-0 on the season.
Senior Lucy Olsen paced the Hawkeyes with an impressive 20 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Fellow senior Addison O’Grady shot a flawless 9-for-9 to notch a career-high 18 points. Junior Hannah Stuelke finished with 16 points and seven rebounds to round out Iowa’s dominant performance.
Stuelke led the way for the Hawkeyes in the first quarter with 10 points. The Hawkeyes went on a 10-0 run holding the Hokies to just three points in the final 4:28 of the quarter, finishing the period with a commanding 26-16 lead.
The Hokies found their rhythm in the second quarter outscoring Iowa 14-8. Virginia Tech’s Camille Baker tallied eight points in the quarter, helping cut Iowa’s lead to just four by halftime. The Hawkeyes maintained a slim 41-37 advantage heading into the locker room.
The Hawkeyes took control in the third quarter with a dominant 15-2 run over the final 5:45 of the period. O’Grady lead the quarter with six points, while redshirt Senior Kylie Feuerbach and Olsen added five points each to add to Iowa’s offense. On the defensive end, the Hawkeyes held Virginia Tech scoreless for a 2:51 stretch to end the quarter while extending their lead to a game-high 16 points at 56-40.
In the fourth quarter, Iowa maintained its composure to close out the game, scoring 15 points. O’Grady dominated offensively, going a perfect 4-of-4 from the field to lead the Hawkeyes with eight points in the final quarter.
POSTGAME NOTES
– Jan Jensen is the second coach in program history to start her career 2-0. (Angie Lee)
– Addi O’Grady finished with 18 points going 9-of-9 from the floor. It ties for the third-best single game shooting performance in Iowa women’s basketball history.
– O’Grady recorded a career-high in field goals and points.
– The Hawkeyes have won four straight against Virginia Tech dating back to Nov. 26, 2010.
– Lucy Olsen led the Hawkeyes in scoring with 20 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
– Hannah Stuelke registered her 38th career game in double figures which is fifth-most in program history since 2020.
– Stuelke netted 17 points and team-high seven rebounds.
– Kylie Feuerbach dished out a team-high five assists.
– Sydney Affolter logged her first minutes of the 2024-25 season.
– The Hawkeyes closed the third quarter on a 15-2 run over the last five minutes of play.
– Iowa’s defense held the Hokies to 5-of-16 (31%) and 0-of-6 from behind the 3-point line in the third period.
– The Hawkeyes outscored Virginia Tech in the paint, 44-24.
– Olsen has scored 20+ points in 11 of her last 13 starts.
– Olsen and Stuelke accounted for 23 or Iowa’s 34 points in the first half.
– Iowa had three players register double figures.
– Iowa had 15 assists on 29 field goals.
– Iowa improved to 4-1 all-time against VT.
– The Hawkeyes outrebounded the Hokies, 46-29.
QUOTING SUE P. BECKWITH, MD, HEAD COACH JAN JENSEN
“When you are in these great tournaments, you are going to learn a lot whether you win or lose, and it’s certainly great to learn more about your team with a win. I also just want to give a big thanks to the organizers of the Ally Tipoff Tournament. It feels like an NCAA tournament, and they treat it like an NCAA tournament. It makes all these women competing feel very, very special.”
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UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes return home to face Toledo on Wednesday at 6 p.m. (CT) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The contest will broadcast on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.