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IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team defeated Wisconsin, 81-66, on Sunday afternoon inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in the regular-season finale. The Hawkeyes improve to 20-9 on the season and 10-8 in conference play.
Senior Lucy Olsen led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Junior Hannah Stuelke added a double-double, finishing with 21 points and 15 rebounds. Stuelke also dished out three assists and finished with four steals, tying a career high. Senior’s Sydney Affolter and Addison O’Grady rounded out Hawkeyes in double digits with 10 points apiece.
The Hawkeyes opened the game on a 10-2 spurt, as they knocked down four of their six field goal attempts in the opening minutes. The Badgers responded with a 9-2 run of their own to bring the game back within just one point. Wisconsin would go on to take the lead, 21-20 and protect that lead for the rest of the quarter as after 10 minutes the Hawkeyes trailed the Badgers by one. Olsen co-led all scorers with nine first quarter points.
The second quarter was all Stuelke. Stuelke converted on an and-one layup to give the Hawkeyes the lead back, 23-21, recording the team’s first points in 4:30. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa native scored or assisted on 13 straight Iowa points to give the Hawkeyes a 34-29 advantage. A three-pointer from Wisconsin’s Tess Myers at the buzzer would tie the game, 36-36, at the half. Myers shot 2-of-2 from beyond the arc in the second quarter. Stuelke’s second quarter stat line included nine points, 3-of-4 from the field, 3-of-3 from the charity stripe, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
In the first 20 minutes, the Hawkeyes shot 14-of-29 (48.3) percent from the field and 3-of-11 (27.3 percent) from beyond the arc. Iowa was perfect from the free throw line knocking down all five attempts. The Hawkeye defense forced nine first half turnovers, converting those into 13 points on the offensive end.
Affolter got the scoring started in the third quarter, knocking down a three-pointer. Feuerbach would go on to drill a three-pointer before Olsen would join the three-point party. The hot shooting to start the quarter marked a 9-0 run for the Hawkeyes would push the lead to 45-36 two minutes into the quarter. A layup from Olsen would give the Hawkeyes an 11-point advantage, the biggest lead of the game. After 30 minutes, the Hawkeyes led the Badgers, 62-53. Eight different Hawkeyes scored in the third quarter.
Olsen opened the fourth quarter, scoring the team’s first six points as the Hawkeyes held on to an 11-point advantage. Affolter drilled a three-pointer with three-and-a-half minutes left in the quarter to push Iowa’s lead to 75-62. Frehsman Ava Heiden, would convert on a layup in the final seconds to create the largest lead of the game. Iowa outrebounded Wisconsin, 12-2 in the final quarter.
Senior Lucy Olsen led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Junior Hannah Stuelke added a double-double, finishing with 21 points and 15 rebounds. Stuelke also dished out three assists and finished with four steals, tying a career high. Senior’s Sydney Affolter and Addison O’Grady rounded out Hawkeyes in double digits with 10 points apiece.
The Hawkeyes opened the game on a 10-2 spurt, as they knocked down four of their six field goal attempts in the opening minutes. The Badgers responded with a 9-2 run of their own to bring the game back within just one point. Wisconsin would go on to take the lead, 21-20 and protect that lead for the rest of the quarter as after 10 minutes the Hawkeyes trailed the Badgers by one. Olsen co-led all scorers with nine first quarter points.
The second quarter was all Stuelke. Stuelke converted on an and-one layup to give the Hawkeyes the lead back, 23-21, recording the team’s first points in 4:30. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa native scored or assisted on 13 straight Iowa points to give the Hawkeyes a 34-29 advantage. A three-pointer from Wisconsin’s Tess Myers at the buzzer would tie the game, 36-36, at the half. Myers shot 2-of-2 from beyond the arc in the second quarter. Stuelke’s second quarter stat line included nine points, 3-of-4 from the field, 3-of-3 from the charity stripe, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
In the first 20 minutes, the Hawkeyes shot 14-of-29 (48.3) percent from the field and 3-of-11 (27.3 percent) from beyond the arc. Iowa was perfect from the free throw line knocking down all five attempts. The Hawkeye defense forced nine first half turnovers, converting those into 13 points on the offensive end.
Affolter got the scoring started in the third quarter, knocking down a three-pointer. Feuerbach would go on to drill a three-pointer before Olsen would join the three-point party. The hot shooting to start the quarter marked a 9-0 run for the Hawkeyes would push the lead to 45-36 two minutes into the quarter. A layup from Olsen would give the Hawkeyes an 11-point advantage, the biggest lead of the game. After 30 minutes, the Hawkeyes led the Badgers, 62-53. Eight different Hawkeyes scored in the third quarter.
Olsen opened the fourth quarter, scoring the team’s first six points as the Hawkeyes held on to an 11-point advantage. Affolter drilled a three-pointer with three-and-a-half minutes left in the quarter to push Iowa’s lead to 75-62. Frehsman Ava Heiden, would convert on a layup in the final seconds to create the largest lead of the game. Iowa outrebounded Wisconsin, 12-2 in the final quarter.