No. 21 Iowa Drops No. 18 Iowa State

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The nationally-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team downed No. 18 Iowa State, 75-69, in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk series inside a sold-out Carver Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday night. This victory boosts Iowa’s season record to 9-1.

The Hawkeyes were led by Lucy Olsen who scored 25 points and tallied five assists. Sydney Affolter scored 16 points with three threes and six rebounds. Hannah Stuelke followed with 13 points and nine rebounds. The matchup saw six ties and three lead changes.

Iowa State set the pace early with a 12-2 run to start the game. Olsen responded with back-to-back baskets scoring the first eight points for the Hawkeyes. With two minutes left in the first quarter, Hannah Stuelke’s steal-and-score helped narrow the Cyclones’ lead to three, ending the quarter at 20-17.

Iowa fought back at the start of the second half, with Olsen’s jumper at 6:05 tying the game at 22. The next two minutes saw a back-and-forth battle with three ties. Freshman Aaliyah Guyton’s three-pointer with 1:40 left gave the Hawkeyes their first lead of the game. However, Iowa State held a 39-36 advantage going into halftime. Affolter led the quarter scoring eight points with two threes.

Iowa State maintained their lead throughout the third quarter, extending it to a 10-point advantage with 1:50 left. However, the Hawkeyes responded with consecutive three-pointers from senior Kylie Feuerbach and junior Taylor McCabe. Stuelke capped off the quarter with a free throw, narrowing the Cyclones’ lead back within three.

The Hawkeyes took control of their home court in the final quarter taking the lead with 4:24 and never looking back. Iowa held the Cyclones to two points in going on a 15-2 shooting run across a five minute span towards the end of the game. Seniors’ Olsen and Affolter led Iowa to victory with a combined 12 points in the final frame.

POSTGAME NOTES
– Iowa has won nine in a row against the Cyclones inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena dating back to Dec. 7, 2008.
– The Hawkeyes have beaten Iowa State in eight out of the last nine matchups.
– Iowa forced Iowa State into a season-high 21 turnovers.
– Lucy Olsen has registered a new Hawkeye-best with 25 points (7-9 FT) and five assists.
– Olsen has recorded at least 14 points and four or more assists in all eight career games with Iowa.
– Olsen netted 20+ points for the third time in her Hawkeye career.
– Hannah Stuelke was perfect from the field for the first time this year going 4-of-4.
– Stuelke finished with 13 points and nine rebounds.
– Sydney Affolter recorded a season-high in points and 3-pointers made.
– Affolter finished with 16 points and six rebounds.
– The Hawkeyes edged the Cyclones in points off turnovers, 24-6.
– Iowa now leads the all-time series against ISU, 32-23.
– With the win tonight, Iowa avoided dropping back-to-back games. The Hawkeyes have not dropped back-to-back games since Nov. 27, 2022 and Dec. 1, 2022.
– At Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the Hawkeyes have played in front of 26 consecutive sellouts, the longest streak nationally.
– Since 2020, Iowa is 118-31 at home.
– Iowa is 104-157 all-time against AP Top 25 foes.

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QUOTING SUE P. BECKWITH, MD, HEAD COACH JAN JENSEN
“I learned what I was hoping I would learn. Since this group got together in June, they really have been a joy. Every one of them just leaned into this era. They were so proud to be Hawkeyes, both the new kids and the returners. Everybody held, and we knew it wasn’t going to be easy. No game is easy, but every game is really fun because we are doing it together.”

UP NEXT
The nationally ranked Hawkeyes are set to travel to No. 17/19 (9-0) Michigan State on Sunday, Dec. 15. Tip-off inside the Breslin Center is set for 11 a.m. (CT) and will broadcast on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.