Hawkeyes Lock Down Western Illinois

IOWA CITY, Iowa – No. 11 Iowa (7-0) defeated Western Illinois (4-1) on Wednesday night in Carver Hawkeye Arena, 86-69. 
   
Freshman Addie Deal led the scoring for the Hawkeyes with 17 points, five assists and three rebounds. Sophomore Ava Heiden followed close behind with 15 points, 10 rebounds and two assists, notching her fourth double-double of the season.  

The Hawkeyes came out strong with a 10-3 run in the first five minutes of the first quarter. Heiden went 5-of-5 and added two free throws for 12 points and three rebounds to aid the Iowa rally. Five forced turnovers added eight more Hawkeye points to close out a 20-9 lead at the end of the first, shooting 60 percent overall.   

Deal drilled a three-point basket to get the Hawkeye scoring underway in the second quarter, finishing the quarter with 10 points, two assists and one rebound. Seven total Hawkeyes contributed to Iowa’s scoring. Iowa’s defense held the Leathernecks to just 30 percent shooting in the quarter to extend the lead to 44-25 at half.   

Iowa finished the third quarter with a commanding 62-44 lead over Western Illinois. The Hawkeyes were able to get themselves to the line three times, going six-for-six as a team. Iowa finished with an 8-4 run to close out the quarter.   

13 bench points in the fourth quarter helped close out the game 86-69 for the Hawkeyes. Senior Taylor McCabe contributed nine points in the quarter. Deal added five more points to solidify her best shooting night in a Hawkeye uniform. 

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Ava Heiden registered her fourth double-double of the season with 15 points (6-7 FG) and 10 rebounds. 
- It was Heiden’s sixth game of the season in double figures.
- Hannah Stuelke nearly registered a double-double with 12 points (5-8 FG), nine rebounds, four assists, and four steals. 
- It was her 67th career game in double digits, the most among any active Hawkeye. 
- Addie Deal notched 17 points (7-10 FG), five assists, and three rebounds.
- Her assist and point totals were both career-highs. 
- Taylor Stremlow filled the stat sheet with seven points, five assists, and three rebounds. 
- Stremlow made her second start this season. 
- Taylor McCabe scored a season-high 15 points and was 5-of-10 from 3-point range. 
- It was McCabe’s 16th career game in double figures.
- McCabe tied her career-high in 3-point field goal attempts. 
- Callie Levin netted a career-high six points. 

TEAM NOTES
- Iowa is 7-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history. 
- The Hawkeyes have won eight consecutive matchups against Western Illinois.
- Iowa is 7-0 for the eighth time in program history. 
- Iowa has outscored all seven of its opponents by 10+ paint points this season. 
- The Hawkeyes have played in front of 40 consecutive sellouts which is the longest active streak nationally.
- Iowa is 15-1 when scoring 80+ points in the Jan Jensen era. 
- Iowa is 100-6 when scoring 80+ points and dishing out 20+ assists in the same game since 2018-19. 
- All available Hawkeyes saw action in tonight's game.
- Iowa led the game 39:41. 

UP NEXT
The nationally ranked Hawkeyes are set to host RV Fairfield on Sunday, Nov. 30 at Noon (CT) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will air on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.