No. 2 UConn Huskies Iowa Hawkeyes 1-1 2-0
Sunday, November 8th, 2026
Time: 2:00
Gampel Pavilon
Storrs, Ct
TV: FS1
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Prior Match ups
IOWA vs UCONN
UCONN LEADS 7-4
H: 4-1 | A: 1-1 | N: 2-2
12/30/83 Iowa 78, UConn 43 Coral Gables, Fla.
11/26/89 #11 Iowa 81, UConn 49 Iowa City, Iowa
11/29/90 #11 Iowa 58, #23 UConn 41 Storrs, Conn.
03/17/97 #1 UConn 72, Iowa 53 Storrs, Conn.
11/25/97 #3 UConn 65, #20 Iowa 55 Storrs, Conn.
11/21/99 #1 UConn 73, Iowa 45 Iowa City, Iowa
03/18/02 #1 UConn 86, Iowa 48 Storrs, Conn.
03/27/21 #1 UConn 92, Iowa 72 San Antonio, Texas
11/27/22 #3 UConn 86, #9 Iowa 79 Portland, Ore.
04/05/24 #2 Iowa 71, #10 UConn 69 Cleveland, Ohio
12/20/25 #1 UConn 90, No. 11 Iowa 64 MSG, NY
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Game Analysis
Jan Jensen is in her 27th season with the Iowa women’s basketball team and her second as the head coach. Jensen was named the P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball Coach on May 13, 2024. The position was endowed in 2021 by P. Sue Beckwith, MD, one of UI athletics’ most generous supporters. Sue Beckwith was a four-year letter winner with Iowa Women’s Basketball (1976-1980) and has earned three UI degrees; 1980 BS, 1984 MD, and 2015 MBA.
Iowa has lost three starters from last season.
6'2" forward Hannah Stuelke, Taylor McCabe a 5'9" guard and Kylie Feuerbach, a 6' guard.
They have three new starters and two returning starters. Remember that the stats for each player is based on only 2 games against weak opponents.
Leading the team in scoring so far this season is Dani Carmegie, a 5'9" junior guard transfer from Georgia. She was 1st team all-SEC last year. She is averaging 16.5 PPG, 6 RPG, and 3.5 APG. She leads the team in three pointers taken but has had a slow start from deep shooting only 5-17 (29.4%).
Second leading scorer is incoming 6'2" forward, freshman McKenna Woliczko. She has had a very nice start to her NCAA career. She is averaging 16 PPG and 6 RPG. She can hit beyond the arc going 5-9 so far this season. The 6th rated HS player coming into college, she was recruited by UConn.
6'4" senior center Ava Heidan returns and is the third leading scorer on the team. She is averaing 11.5 PPG and leads the team in rebounding at 7.5 per game. She is an efficient shooter going 10-12 in her first two games this season. She played 18 minutes last year against UConn and scored 8 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.
Chazadi Wright, a 5'4" junior guard is back. Nicknamed ChitChat (don't ask me why), she is a real dynamo. She is the fourth double digit scorer on the team at 10.5 PPG. She has 5 assists in her two games. Against the Huskies last year she had a terrific game. In 35 minutes ahd had 16 points on 6-12 shooting and 4-8 on three pointers. She added 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 turnovers, 2 steals and (how did 5'4" do this) 1 block.
The final starter is 5'10" guard Amari Whiting, a transfer from Oklahoma State where she started 34 games. Whiting is averaging 3.5 PPG and 6 RPG so far this season.
Iowa has 3 players returning to make up their bench. They play Layla Hayes, a 6'5" sophomore center Taylor Stremlow, a 5'10" junior guard, and Journey Houston, a 6' sopomore guard. Addison Deal, a 6' sophomore guard transferred.
Final Prediction
Well, another game against a ranked opponent. After a bad loss against Michigan on the road, I'm sure the comfy confines of Gampel will help them settle in.
Will Geno make any changes to the lineup? It could happen.
This could be a competative game. UConn is more talented but is still trying to find their identity. As long as the Huskies don't have a losing game hangover, I expect UConn to handle Iowa. It would be nice if they had a great game in front of three Top 10 HS recruits at the game. As we all know by now, Sydney Savoury commited right after being there for the loss to Michigan!
The Huskies will bounce back. This team has too much pride not to. They beat them by 26 last year. It will be much closer in this game.
UConn has an advantage at pretty much all the positions. And the Huskies depth should have a big impact. One more game for Blanca to get into game shape.
UConn by 10+.
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