WBB Preview – Hawkeyes Travel to Rutgers

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: Saturday's game will air on FS1. Kylen Mills (play-by-play) and Kim Adams (color) will call the action.

PROGRAM QUICK HITS
» Iowa was the first program in the Big Ten conference to compete in back-to-back National Championships. (2023 and 2024)
» Iowa (2023-24) 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 six seasons. (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019)
» Iowa won four of the last seven Big Ten Tournament titles (2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
» Iowa has earned nine straight 20-win seasons, which is the second longest streak in program history. (1984-94)
» The Hawkeyes are 132-20 in Iowa City dating back to Nov. 11, 2016.
» In Big Ten play, Iowa is 65-19 over the last four years.
» Six Hawkeyes drafted have been into the WNBA since 2019, following Kathleen Doyle, Megan Gustafson, Monika Czinano, Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin and Lucy Olsen.
» Iowa has had at least one First Team All-Big Ten honoree in nine straight seasons dating back to 2017.
» Jan Jensen became Iowa’s sixth head coach in program history on May 13, 2024.
» Jensen is the third coach in Iowa women’s basketball history to notch 20+ wins in her first season.
» Jensen surpassed Lisa Bluder and now has the second most wins by a head coach in their first season at the University of Iowa. (23)
» Jensen owns a 31-11 (.738) record and a 10-8 (.556) conference mark at Iowa.

FROM 30,000 FEET
» Iowa has made postseason tournament appearances in 23 of the last 25 seasons, receiving 19 NCAA Tournament and four WNIT.
» The 2025-26 Hawkeyes have nine freshmen and sophomores, which is the most since 2012-13. 
» For the first time in program history, the Hawkeyes have started back-to-back seasons, 8-0. 
» The Hawks are eyeing an 9-0 start for the fourth time in program history. 
» Jensen tied C. Vivian Stringer for the most 8-0 starts by a head coach in program history with the win over Fairfield on Sunday. (Lisa Bluder, 1)

SERIES HISTORY
» Iowa leads the all-time series, 14-3. 
» The Hawkeyes have won six in a row against the Scarlet Knights. 

SCOUTING RUTGERS
» The Scarlet Knights (7-2) are currently riding a 3-game win streak on its 4-game homestand that ends with Iowa. 
» Nene Ndiaye has reached double-digits in nine straight contests and 20+ three times. She paces RU with 16.9 points per game.  
» Last Sunday, Rutgers beat Saint Peter's off the glass, 41-27. RU is 7-0 when it has the advantage on the boards this season. 
» The Scarlet Knight defense kept the Peacocks to just seven points in the first and fourth quarters, the sixth single digit period by an opponent this slate. 
» Rutgers has only played one power four opponent this season. (Auburn, L, 51-46)