WBB Preview – Northwestern

The Hawkeyes return home to host Northwestern on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Tip-off inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena is set for 7 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: Tuesday's game will air on BTN.

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 123-19 in Iowa City dating back to Nov. 11, 2016.
» In Big Ten play, Iowa is 56-16 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 13-7 (.650) record and a 3-6 (.333) conference mark at Iowa.

SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN
» The Wildcats come to Iowa City on a 6-game losing streak and are winless in Big Ten Conference play.
» This is Northwestern’s fourth road game of the season. (1-2)
» The Wildcats feature five scorers that average double figures.

SERIES HISTORY
» Iowa leads the all-time series, 61-18.
» The Hawkeyes have won the last four matchups and five out of the last eight inside CHA. Iowa holds a 27-7 series edge in games played in Iowa City.

WHAT’S TRENDING
» Since 2018-19, the Hawkeyes are 92-6 when recording 80+ points and 20+ assists in a game.
» Iowa has outrebounded 18 of its 20 opponents this season.
» Northwestern (5) leads the conference in losses of six points or less, the Hawkeyes (4) are second.
» Iowa set a new program record against Washington for field goal percentage, going 33-of-46 (71 percent) from the floor last week.
» Against UW, Lucy Olsen recorded her best game as a Hawkeye with 20 points, shooting 8-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 from 3-point range along with six assists.
» 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 44 percent from deep in B1G play. (21-47)
» Taylor Stremlow has recorded five or more assists three times this season which ties for sixth-most as a freshman in a single season since 2009.
» Aaliyah Guyton is shooting 50 percent from deep on the season (18-36). Guyton returned to action over Thanksgiving break after tearing her ACL in high school.

DID YOU KNOW?
» Jensen has coached 802 games at the University of Iowa as an assistant and head coach which is a program record.
» Stuelke became the fifth Hawkeye since 2009 to have 650+ points and 350+ rebounds by the end of their sophomore seasons. (Ally Disterhoff, Caitlin Clark, Megan Gustafson, and Jamie Printy)
» Stuelke put together one of the most prolific performances in Iowa WBB history against PSU on Feb. 8, 2024. She set the Carver-Hawkeye Arena record for points (47), field goals (17), field goal attempts (20), and free throw attempts (21). The next week, Caitlin Clark broke her arena record with 49 points against Michigan on Feb. 15, 2024.
» McCabe became the second Hawkeye since 2009 to shoot better than 40% from 3-point range and make a minimum of 20. (McKenna Warnock)
» Iowa is the fourth team in conference history to win three straight Big Ten Tournament titles. (Maryland, Ohio State and Purdue)