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Women’s Basketball: Iowa rolls past Purdue, 83-74
Sophomore Ava Heiden led all scorers with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Taylor Stremlow’s 19 points and 8 assists was a new career high in points for the second consecutive game as the Iowa Hawkeyes rolled to an 83-74 road victory Thursday night against. The win gives Iowa a 21-5 (12-3 B1G) record on the […]
Women’s Basketball: Iowa at Purdue – How to watch, Fan Discussion
Jan Jensen’s Iowa Hawkeyes squad continue their week of road trips tonight with what should be an easy matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers. That is…we thought it would be a routine game against Purdue, until about a few hours ago, when Iowa announced that senior forward Hannah Stuelke would miss tonight’s game. It’s certainly better […]
Hawks Snap Losing Skid with 57-52 win over No. 9 Nebraska
Finally, Iowa has their big win. In what can only be described as a rugby match played on a basketball court, Iowa outdueled ninth-ranked Nebraska Tuesday night, 57-52, to land the biggest win of the Ben McCollum era to date. Iowa was again led by Bennett Stirtz, who finished with 25 points, 2 rebounds, 2 […]
Women’s Basketball: Iowa at Nebraska – How to watch, Fan Discussion
A few days removed from a much needed win against the No. 25 Washington Huskies, the Iowa Women’s basketball team has headed to Lincoln for another important conference matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. This is a game you would like to see Iowa win handily. The Huskers have a 5-9 record in conference play, including […]
Hawks lose to Purdue, 78-57
The Iowa Hawkeyes never had their footing in a 78-57 loss to the #9 Purdue Boilermakers. They finished just the game on 38% shooting and made just 6/22 from deep. They were just 9/18 on dunks/layups. Purdue once again shot the leather off the ball with the 12/30 from three underscoring just how big the […]
Iowa Hoops: how to watch Hawks take on Purdue, Stats, and Fan Discussion
The Iowa Hawkeyes (18-6, 8-5) are looking for a bounce back win from their loss at Maryland. The opponent is a tough one, the #13 Purdue Boilermakers (20-4, 10-3). Iowa last beat Purdue in the 2022 Big Ten Tournament and are 0-5 since and 2-11 in their last 13 outings. Ugh. Purdue is coming off […]
Hawks’ win streak ends at six after 77-70 loss at Maryland
Despite Bennett Stirtz’s 32 points, 6 assists, and no turnovers, the Iowa Hawkeyes (18-6, 8-5) could never really find a team-wide groove in a 77-70 loss at Maryland (10-14, 3-10). It’s Iowa’s worst loss of the season, as Maryland was rated 161st coming into the game. The Hawks struggled to contain Andre Mills throughout much […]
Iowa Hoops: how to watch men at Maryland & women vs Washington, fan discussion
We get a double dose of the Hawkeye basketball teams tonight. The men are in College Park to face a Maryland team who just came off their 2nd conference win victory while the women are hosting a fellow top 25 outfit in Washington. The Hawks will look to win their 7th Big Ten game in […]
Bennett Stirtz is playing his best basketball
The Iowa Hawkeyes (18-5, 8-4) are riding a six-game Big Ten winning streak. It last happened in 2016 when Iowa raced to a 7-0 conference record to start the season. Fran McCaffery guided Iowa to another six-game conference winning streak the prior year to close the Big Ten season at 12-6. Prior to that? The […]
Iowa Hoops: Hawks beat Washington, 84-74, in PNW sweep
The Iowa Hawkeyes (17-5, 7-4) overcame a 7-point halftime deficit to beat the Washington Huskies (12-11, 4-8) 84-74. Bennett Stirtz led the way with 22 points on 8/13 shooting. He added 5 assists to just 1 turnover. Alvaro Folgueiras was a boost off the bench with 16 & Cooper Koch added 11, all of them […]
Resetting Iowa’s stats before late tip at Washington
The Iowa Hawkeyes, are sitting at 16-5 & 6-4 in conference play after a convincing win at Oregon. Though the Ducks were down their two leading scorers, the Hawks played a solid game wire-to-wire, trailing just 1:39. Ben McCollum has done something through 3 games out west, where we have seen other Hawkeye outfits struggle. […]
Iowa Hoops: Stirtz scores career high 32 in 84-66 win at Oregon
The Iowa Hawkeyes (16-5, 6-4) snagged a win in the first half of their Pacific Northwest endeavor at Oregon (8-14, 1-10), 84-66. Bennett Stirtz had his best game in the black & gold with 32 points on 12/15 shooting. He went 4/6 from deep, added 6 assists, and sat for the final 1:47 in a […]
Women’s Basketball: Hawkeyes fall at UCLA, 88-65
For the first time this season, the Iowa Women’s Basketball team dropped a second consecutive game, this time on the road against the No. 2 UCLA Bruins, 88-65. The loss puts Iowa at 18-4 overall and 9-2 record in Big Ten play. Iowa got absolutely worked by Lauren Betts and UCLA in the paint, and […]
Women’s Basketball: Iowa at UCLA – How to watch, Fan Discussion
Two nights ago, Jan Jensen and the No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes squad were humbled in their first game of their west coast road trip against the USC Trojans. It was the team’s first official game without senior Taylor McCabe in the starting lineup, who was replaced by freshman Addie Deal after McCabe suffered an ACL […]
Women’s basketball: Iowa falls to USC, 81-69
Jan Jensen and the Iowa Women’s Basketball team dropped their first game of B1G play in the first game of the team’s west coast road trip, falling 81-69 (not nice) to USC in Los Angeles. Iowa is now 18-3 on the season and 9-1 in conference play. In Iowa’s first game after losing senior Taylor […]
Women’s Basketball: Iowa at USC – How to watch, Fan Discussion
It hasn’t always been pretty, but Jan Jensen and her young Iowa Hawkeye squad have taken care of business so far against some of the top teams in the Big Ten conference in January, with highlight wins coming against Michigan State, Maryland, and Ohio State. Now, the squad faces their biggest challenges yet to end […]
Hawks overcome slow start, hang on against USC 73-72
The Iowa Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4) showed grit coming back from a 10-0 deficit to build a 17-point second half lead. Yet they let their foot off the gas and the USC Trojans (15-6, 4-6) capitalized on it to get a 1-point lead inside of a minute. Two Bennett Stirtz free throws gave Iowa the lead […]
Iowa Hoops: How to Watch Hawks v USC, Stat Pack, and Fan Discussion
The Iowa Hawkeyes (14-5, 4-4) look to get above the .500 mark in conference with the USC Trojans (15-5, 4-5) coming to town this evening. The Hawks let the game in LA get away from them last year amidst the wildfires in California in what seemed, retrospectively, like the beginning of the end for Fran […]
Women’s Basketball: Iowa 90, Ohio State 71: Kind of a big Deal
After losing senior guard Taylor McCabe to a non-contact injury on the first possession of the game and facing an early 8-2 deficit directly afterwards, things looked dire for Jan Jensen and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Instead, freshman Addie Deal came off the bench early to take over in McCabe’s absence and delivered her best performance […]
Women’s Basketball: Iowa vs. Ohio State – How to watch, Fan Discussion
It may be cold in a good chunk of the country today, but it’s gonna be hot in Iowa City this afternoon with the No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes hosting the No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in what is sure to be a closely contested matchup between two teams that have no love […]
Women’s Basketball: Iowa 85, Maryland 78: Wright place, right time
Annnnnd…EXHALE After blowing a 17 point lead in the final two minutes of regulation, sophomore Chit-Chat Wright took control of overtime and to keep her No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes (17-2, 8-0 B1G) squad undefeated in conference play on the road in a gutsy, stress-inducing 85-78 overtime thriller against the No 15. Maryland Terrapins (17-4, 5-4 […]
Women’s Basketball: Iowa at Maryland – How to watch, Fan Discussion
Another big game for Jan Jensen and the No. 10 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes tonight as they continue trying to stay unbeaten in conference play while playing against the conference’s best teams, all in a row, tonight against the No. 15 Maryland Terrapins. However, the Hawkeyes took care of business in convincing fashion in the last […]
Hawks in the NFL: Divisional Round
We’re down to the final three football games of the season, you guys. But before we get weepy about football nearly being done for the season, let’s look back at the Divisional Round. Riley Moss and AJ Epenesa This was a helluva game that had it all. Denver dropped a touchdown on the opening drive. […]
Hawks sluggish in 68-62 win over Rutgers
The game didn’t get on air until about 5 minutes had elapsed and it felt like neither team could really get in the groove all game. The Iowa Hawkeyes (14-5, 4-4) got to .500 in conference play in a 68-62 slog over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-10, 2-6). Bennett Stirtz led the Hawks with 20 […]
Women’s Basketball: Iowa vs. Michigan State – How to watch, Fan Discussion
Jan Jensen and the No. 11 Iowa Women’s basketball team (15-2,6-0 B1G) begin their toughest stint of the season tonight, starting things off with a home matchup against the No. 15 Michigan State Spartans (17-1, 6-1 B1G). This stretch is going to be absolutely brutal, with the team’s games coming against Maryland, Ohio State, USC […]