WBB Preview – NR/RV Nebraska

The Hawkeyes are set to host Nebraska on Thursday, Jan. 16. Tip-off inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena is set for 6 p.m. (CT) and will air on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

FOLLOW LIVE
Radio: Games air 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: Thursday’s game will broadcast on BTN and Sloane Martin (PxP) and Shimmy Miller (Color) will have the call.

PROGRAM QUICK HITS
» Iowa was the first program in the Big Ten conference to compete in back-toback 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 twoyear 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 123-18 in Iowa City dating back to Nov. 11, 2016.
» In Big Ten play, Iowa is 55-14 over the last four years.
» The Hawkeyes return eight letterwinners 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 sixth head coach in program history on May 13, 2024.
» Jensen owns a 12-5 (.706) record and a 2-4 (.333) conference mark at Iowa.

SCOUTING NEBRASKA
» The Huskers roll into Iowa City on a 3-game winning streak with wins over Penn State, No. 20 Michigan State, and Rutgers.
» Alexis Markowski produced her seventh double-double of the season and 47th of her career with 14 points and 14 rebounds against Rutgers on Sunday.
» Nebraska will likely play without Natalie Potts and Allison Weidner due to injury.

SERIES HISTORY
» Iowa leads the all-time series, 26-14.
» Iowa has won nine out of the last 10 matchups.
» UI and Nebraska last met in the 2024 B1G Tournament Championship, the Hawkeyes held on in OT to claim their third consecutive conference title. (94-89)

WHAT’S TRENDING
» Since 2018-19, the Hawkeyes are 92-5 when recording 80+ points and 20+ assists in a game.
» Iowa has outrebounded 15 of its 17 opponents this season.
» The Hawkeyes are 38-4 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena over the past three seasons.
» Hannah Stuelke has netted 13+ points in seven of her last 11 starts.
» Stuelke is tied for 10th in program history with seven career double-doubles since 2009.
» UI has won six games this season scoring 75 or less which is the most in a season
since 2018-19. (12)
» Taylor McCabe is shooting a team-best 47 percent from deep in B1G play. (15-32)

DID YOU KNOW?
» HC Jan Jensen has coached 799 games at the University of Iowa as an assistant and head coach which is a program record.
» The Hawkeyes have played in front of 29 consecutive sellouts, the longest streak nationally.
» UI is 75-6 when recording 20+ assists in a single game since the beginning of the 2020-21 season.
» Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Iowa leads the nation with 112 games of 80+ points.