WBB Preview – Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series Clash

OPPONENT	#11 Iowa at #10 Iowa State
LOCATION	Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
DATE	Wednesday, Dec. 10
TIP-OFF	6 p.m. (CT)
RADIO	Hawkeye Radio Network
STREAMING	ESPN

 

FOLLOW LIVE
Radio: Games air on the Hawkeye Radio Network with Rob Brooks (play-by-play) and Tiff Reedy (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.
How 2 Watch: Wedneday's game will air on ESPN. Ryan Ruocco (play-by-play) and Rebecca Lobo (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.
» Iowa is 94-30 against Big Ten foes since the 2019-20 season.
» 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 32-11 (.744) record and a 11-8 (.579) 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. 
» The Hawks are eyeing a 10-0 start for the fourth time in program history. 
» Jensen is looking to lead Iowa to a pair of AP Top 10 wins before the New Year for the second time in program history. (1993-94)

SERIES HISTORY
» Iowa leads the all-time series, 32-23 
» The Hawkeyes have won three in a row against the Cyclones and eight out of the last nine meetings. 

SCOUTING IOWA STATE
» No. 10 Iowa State (10-0, 0-0 Big 12) defeated Northern Illinois (2-7, 0-0 MAC), 105-52 Sunday afternoon inside Hilton Coliseum. 10-0 is the Cyclones' best start to a season since 2013-14 (14-0). . 
» Audi Crooks has scored 10+ points in 77 consecutive games which is the longest active streak nationally.
» 106 points against Indiana (Nov. 30) and 101 points against NIU marks the first time in program history the Cyclones has finished back-to-back games with 100-plus points.
» The In his 31st season at the helm, Bill Fennelly is the winningest coach in Iowa State athletics history and 17th all-time among NCAA DI women’s basketball coaches.