How to Watch: Iowa Women's Basketball vs Nebraska
All winning streaks come to a close at some point and for the Iowa women’s basketball team, they saw theirs come to a close on Sunday afternoon. #18 Ohio State upset the Hawkeyes in Columbus 100-92 in overtime. Today, the Hawkeyes are back at home for a rivalry matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. It will be the 38th all-time meeting between the two programs with Hawkeyes leading the series 22-15. Iowa has won eight in a row in the series, including both matchups a year ago.
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS AT #5 IOWA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
DATE: January 27th, 2024
LOCATION: Iowa City, IA (Carver-Hawkeye Arena)
TIME: 1:00pm CT
TV: Big Ten Network – Sloane Martin and Brenda VanLengen on the call.
Lisa Bluder and the Hawkeyes enter the matchup with an 18-2 record, including a 7-1 mark in Big Ten play. They have won 32 of their last 36 games against Big Ten opponents dating back to 2022. Iowa is tied with South Carolina and Connecticut for the most wins against Q1/2 opponents (11), including ranked wins over #4 Kansas State, #14 Indiana, #19 Virginia Tech and Iowa State, who is receiving votes.
The Hawkeyes are led by National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark, who is averaging 31.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game. Last time out, Iowa was knocked off by #18 Ohio State at Value City Arena in Columbus. Clark finished one point short of a career-high, going for 45 points, three rebounds and seven assists. Molly Davis added 14 points and eight assists, while Hannah Stuelke had ten points and seven rebounds.
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As for Nebraska, they come into the contest with a 13-6 record, including a 5-3 mark in Big Ten play. They have lost three of their last five games, but have quality wins over Maryland, Michigan State and Michigan. The Huskers are just 2-6 against Quad 1 opponents and 11-0 against everyone else.
The Huskers are led by Second Team All-Big Ten center Alexis Markowski. She is averaging 16.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, while she has registered 12 double-doubles this season. Last time out, Nebraska was defeated by Penn State, 82-73, at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College. Markowski finished with a double-double 16 points and 19 rebounds. Jaz Shelley added 12 points, five rebounds and three assists, while Darian White finished with 12 points and three assists.
Last Five Meetings
2022 – Iowa 95 Nebraska 86 (Lincoln)
2022 – Iowa 93 Nebraska 83 (Iowa City)
2022 – Iowa 83 Nebraska 66 (Big Ten Tournament)
2023 – Iowa 80 Nebraska 76 (Iowa City)
2023 – Iowa 80 Nebraska 60 (Lincoln)
