After an impressive start to the 2025-26 season for No. 20 Iowa women's basketball (4-0), Hawkeyes senior forward Hannah Stuelke and freshman guard Addie Deal have been named to the Wooden Award Top 50 Watch List, according to an announcement on Tuesday by the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

The bench production hardly halted there. Iowa reserves outscored UNI’s entire team in the first half (20-15) and nearly did the same for the entire game, as the Hawkeyes reached 35 bench points with Layla Hays (14 points) leading the way.

An unsightly opening act improved to a comfortable lead and a relaxing Sunday afternoon of basketball theater at the McLeod Center. Performing in front of a record crowd of 7,146 the Iowa women’s basketball team defeated the University of Northern Iowa,

Iowa women's basketball blows out in-state foe Drake from Carver-Hawkeye Arena to improve to 3-0 on the 2025-26 campaign.

As of Friday morning, Iowa ranked in the top 10 nationally in four team categories — assists per game (No. 1, 27.7), field goal percentage (No. 5, .568), rebound margin (No. 8, plus-22.0) and points per game (No. 8, 101.7).

While Iowa City got a mild taste of Alaskan weather on Nov. 9 with temperatures dipping below freezing, the fans inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena were treated to a healthy dose of Alaskan hoops.  Hawkeye Layla Hays,

Iowa’s bench outscored UNI’s entire team in the first half, buoyed by another strong performance from Layla Hays (14 points, seven rebounds in the game). She was one of two Hawkeyes in double figures, joining Chit-Chat Wright (19 points)

On November 20 and 22, the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball program will participate in the second annual WBCA Showcase. The Women's Basketball Coaches Associat