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Iowa women's basketball players thank the crowd after its exhibition home win over Ashland.Iowa women's basketball players thank the crowd after its exhibition home win over Ashland.
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WBB Preview – Hawkeyes Host RV Minnesota

The nationally ranked Hawkeyes host RV Minnesota on Thursday.

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OPPONENT  RV Minnesota vs. #10 Iowa
LOCATION Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, Iowa
DATE Thursday, Feb. 5
TIP-OFF 6 p.m. (CT)
RADIO Hawkeye Radio Network
STREAMING BTN

 

FOLLOW LIVE
Radio: Games air on the Hawkeye Radio Network with Rob Brooks (pxp) 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.
How 2 Watch: Thursday's tilt will air on BTN. Jason Ross Jr. (pxp) and Lisa Bluder (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 138-20 in Iowa City dating back to Nov. 11, 2016.
» Iowa is 102-32 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 41-15 record and a 19-10 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 bids.
» The 2025-26 Hawkeyes have nine freshmen and sophomores, which is the most since 2012-13.
» Iowa is 17-4 in their last 21 Big Ten regular season games.

SERIES HISTORY
» Iowa leads the all-time series, 61-27.
» The Hawkeyes have beaten the Gophers in 11 consecutive meetings.
» Iowa has won nine straight by eight points or more in the series.

SCOUTING RV MINNESOTA
» Minnesota (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) shot 50 percent from three-point range on the way to an 88-55 victory over the Purdue at home Sunday. 
» The Gophers enter Thursday's game on a 4-game winning streak against Oregon, Wisconsin, Penn State, and Purdue.
» Minnesota is 10th in the NET Ranking and 2-5 against Quad 1 competition.