Swelling with Iowa Hawkeye pride since 2007
POSTSEASON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IS HERE, FOLKS! The regular season has ended and the Big Ten Tournament is underway in Indianapolis. The No. 2 seed Iowa Hawkeyes, fresh off a double-bye, are taking on the No. 10 seed Illinois Fighting Illini for the second time in as many weeks, after the Illini have won two games […]
Ben McCollum’s first year as Iowa men’s basketball coach has been a rollercoaster ride. Or perhaps more accurately, it’s been one of those “kiddie” roller coasters. You know the ones – they’re a fraction of the size of a real roller coaster. Yes, they have ups and downs and twists and turns, but everything is […]
A foundation of success already existed for the Iowa Women’s Basketball team before Caitlin Clark ever donned a black and gold jersey. A loyal (and growing) fanbase, NCAA Tournament appearances nearly every year under head coach Lisa Bluder, and 2019 National Player of the Year Megan Gustafson already had more eyes on the Hawkeye program […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Iowa fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. When Ben McCollum was introduced as Iowa’s 23rd head men’s basketball coach last March, the expectations […]
Ava Heiden notched another double-double onto her belt with a 16 point, 14 rebound performance and Chit-Chat Wright returned to form with 14 points on 4-7 shots from deep, as the Iowa Hawkeyes used a 3rd quarter surge to end the regular season with an 81-52 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers. Iowa ends the regular […]
The calendar has turned to March, and that means the regular season finale is here for the Iowa Women’s Basketball team. They end the season with a good matchup to have right before the tournament: what should be a tune-up game against the Wisconsin Badgers. A win today would be Iowa’s 24th of the season, […]
This one had the makings of some frustrating games of the past. Big game with stakes on both sides but Iowa no shows the start while an opponent gets hot. The Hawkeyes are constantly clawing back but can never climb the mountain, stuck in mud most of the day. After John Mobley, Jr. made his […]
The Iowa Hawkeyes (19-8, 9-7) are heading into the home stretch with their second to last home game against the Ohio State Buckeyes (17-10, 9-7). The Buckeyes are more bubbly than Iowa as bracketmatrix’s first team out despite similar resumes. There was also some buzz about Jake Diebler’s seat warming up. They are likely to […]
The Iowa Hawkeyes (19-8, 9-7) couldn’t contain Nick Boyd en route to an 84-71 loss at Wisconsin (18-8, 11-5). The Badger guard came up a rebound short of a triple double at 27 points, 10 assists, and 9 rebounds. Bennett Stirtz led the Hawks with 23 points on 9/16 shooting. Throughout the first half, it […]
Get your coffee ready this morning for a huge early morning matchup between two top Big Ten teams, as Ava Heiden and the No. 13 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes host the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines in a game that has been circled on many a calendar, in a match where the winner almost certainly locks up […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]