WBB Preview – at No. 9/8 Ohio State

The Hawkeyes will hit the road to play No. 9/8 Ohio State on Monday, Feb. 17. Tip-off inside the Schottenstein Center is set for 11 a.m. (CT) and will air nationally on FOX 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: Monday's game will air on FOX with Sloane Martin (PxP) and Ice Young (Color). 

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 126-19 in Iowa City dating back to Nov. 11, 2016.
» In Big Ten play, Iowa is 61-16 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 18-7 (.720) record and a 8-6 (.571) conference mark at Iowa.

SCOUTING OHIO STATE
» The Buckeyes prevailed against Minnesota, 87-84 in overtime on Thursday night.
» OSU is 12-0 on its home floor this season.
» The Buckeyes are 4-3 in their last seven games with losses to Penn State, UCLA, and USC.
» Ohio State has forced 10 or more steals in eight consecutive games – a feat that was most recently accomplished during February and March 2001.

SERIES HISTORY
» Ohio State leads the all-time series, 40-37.
» Iowa has won three out of the last four.

WHAT’S TRENDING
» Iowa is currently riding its longest Big Ten conference winning streak of the season with wins over Washington, Northwestern, USC, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Rutgers.
» Iowa’s last three out of four victories have come against Quad 1 opponents.
» The Hawkeyes are 5-0 in Big Ten action when netting 80+ points this season.
» UI has won eight games this season scoring 75 or less which is the most in a season since 2018-19. (12)
» Over the last six games, Lucy Olsen is averaging 22.8 ppg, 5.5 apg, and 3.8 rpg.
» The Hawkeyes are 9-1 when Olsen records six or more dimes.
» Sydney Affolter has reached double digits 10 times this year and in five straight games.
» Against Nebraska, Olsen put together her best game as a Hawkeye registering 32 points, seven assists, and six rebounds. She became the second Hawkeye since 2009 to record 30+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds in a single game. (Caitlin Clark)
» Over the last six games, Affolter is shooting 62 percent from 3-point range. (13-21)
» Olsen is eight rebounds from 500 in her career.

DID YOU KNOW?
» Jensen has coached 807 games at the University of Iowa as an assistant and head coach which is a program record.
» Olsen is the only player in the Big Ten to average 15+ ppg and 5+ apg.
» Olsen is also 1-of-2 active Big Ten players to eclipse 500+ assists in their career.
» 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).
» McCabe became the 21st Hawkeye in program history to knock down 100 career treys.
» Stuelke became the 44th Hawkeye to record 1,000 career points.