WBB Preview – #8/7 Maryland

The nationally ranked Hawkeyes will return home to host Maryland on Sunday, Jan. 5. Tip-off inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena is set for 5 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: Sunday’s game will broadcast on BTN. Sloane Martin (PxP) and Brenda VanLengen (Color) will have the call. 

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 123-16 in Iowa City dating back to Nov. 11, 2016.
» In Big Ten play, Iowa is 57-19 over the last four years.
» The Hawkeyes return eight lettewinners 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 12-2 (.857) record and a 2-1 (.666) conference mark at Iowa.

SCOUTING MARYLAND
» The Terrapins are 13-0 for the first time in school history since they started 16-0 in the 2011-12 and 1982-83 seasons.
» Kaylene Smikle has scored in double figures in 12 straight games and Shyanne Sellers has scored in double figures in nine straight.
» Maryland was picked to finish fourth in the 18-team Big Ten Conference by both the league’s head coaches and media panel.

SERIES HISTORY
» The Terps lead the all-time series, 11-7.
» Iowa has won three out of the last four.

WHAT’S TRENDING?
» Since 2018-19, the Hawkeyes are 92-5 when recording 80+ points and 20+ assists in a game.
» Iowa has recorded three consecutive outings of 80+ points and 20+ assists.
» The Hawkeyes are 38-2 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena over the past three seasons.
» Iowa has won 20 in a row on its home floor which is the fifth longest active streak nationally.
» Addi O’Grady has been in double figures in 11 games after having just two total games scoring in double figures over her previous two seasons.
» UI has won six games this season scoring 75 or less which is the most in a season since 2018-19. (12)
» The Hawkeyes have not dropped back-to-back games since Nov. 27, 2022 and Dec. 1, 2022.

SELLOUT CROWDS ARE NORMAL HERE
» Season tickets for the 2024-25 season sold for Iowa women’s basketball on Sept. 25, 2024 for the second consecutive year.
» The Hawkeyes have played in front of 28 consecutive sellouts, the longest streak nationally.
» Iowa women’s basketball ranked second nationally in total attendance with a total of 238,620 fans in Carver-Hawkeye Arena a year ago.
» Iowa has been ranked in the national attendance top 10 each of the past five seasons with fans (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019).