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2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

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The 2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Jan Jensen in her first season, and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Randi Henderson
  • Raina Harmon
  • Abby Stamp
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2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randi Henderson
  • Raina Harmon
  • Abby Stamp
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
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2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 USC17–1 .94431–4  .886
No. 3 UCLA †16–2 .88934–3  .919
No. 19 Ohio State13–5 .72226–7  .788
No. 12 Maryland13–5 .72225–8  .758
No. 25 Michigan11–7 .61123–11  .676
Michigan State11–7 .61122–10  .688
Illinois11–7 .61122–10  .688
Oregon10–8 .55620–12  .625
Indiana10–8 .55620–13  .606
Nebraska10–8 .55621–12  .636
Iowa10–8 .55623–11  .676
Washington9–9 .50019–14  .576
Minnesota8–10 .44425–11  .694
Wisconsin4–14 .22213–17  .433
Rutgers3–15 .16713–20  .394
Purdue3–15 .16710–19  .345
Northwestern2–16 .1119–18  .333
Penn State1–17 .05610–19  .345
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 7, 2025
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2023–24 season with a 34–5 record, including 15–3 in Big Ten play. They won the 2024 Big Ten women's basketball tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[1] They advanced to the championship game for the second time in program history and lost to South Carolina 87–75.[2][3]

Offseason

On May 13, 2024, head coach Lisa Bluder announced her retirement after 24 seasons. Longtime assistant coach Jan Jensen was promoted to head coach later that day.[4][5]

Departures

More information Name, Number ...
Iowa departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Molly Davis1G5'7"Graduate studentMidland, MIGraduated
Kate Martin20G6'0"Graduate studentEdwardsville, ILDeclared for WNBA draft
Caitlin Clark22G6'0"SeniorWest Des Moines, IADeclared for WNBA draft[a]
Gabbie Marshall24G5'9"Graduate studentCincinnati, OHGraduated
Ava Jones35F6'2"FreshmanNickerson, KSMedically retired
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  1. [a]
    Clark, who graduated from Iowa in May 2024, had one remaining season of college eligibility.

Incoming transfers

More information Name, Pos. ...
Iowa incoming transfers
Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Lucy OlsenG5'10"SeniorCollegeville, PAVillanova
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2024 Recruiting Class

More information Name, Pos. ...
Iowa incoming transfers
Name Pos. Height Hometown High School
Taylor StremlowG5'10"Verona, WI Verona Area
Ava HeidenC6'4"Sherwood, OR Sherwood
Aaliyah GuytonG5'7"Peoria, IL Peoria
Callie LevinG5'9"Solon, IA Solon
Teagan MallegniG6'1"McFarland, WI McFarland
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Taylor Stremlow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrVerona Area Verona, WI
G 2 Taylor McCabe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrFremont Fremont, NE
G 3 Sydney Affolter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrMarist Chicago, IL
G 4 Kylie Feuerbach 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrSycamore
Iowa State		 Sycamore, IL
C 5 Ava Heiden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrSherwood Sherwood, OR
G 11 Aaliyah Guyton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrPeoria Peoria, IL
G 13 Kennise Johnson 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SoExample Academy Joliet, IL
F 23 Jada Gyamfi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrJohnston Johnston, IA
G 32 Callie Levin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSolon Solon, IA
G 33 Lucy Olsen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSpring-Ford
Villanova		 Collegeville, PA
F 34 AJ Ediger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHamilton Hudsonville, MI
F/C 44 Addison O'Grady 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrGrandview Aurora, CO
F 45 Hannah Stuelke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWashington Cedar Rapids, IA
G 55 Teagan Mallegni 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMcFarland McFarland, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
6:30 pm		 Missouri Western W 110–55[6]  –
  18 – Tied  7 – Tied  6 – Olsen  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
Regular season
November 6, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+		 Northern Illinois W 91–73[7]  1–0
  19 – Olsen  9 – Feuerbach  7 – Olsen  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
November 10, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN2		 vs. Virginia Tech
Ally Tipoff		 W 71–52[8]  2–0
  20 – Olsen  7 – Stuelke  5 – Feuerbach  Spectrum Center (15,424)
Charlotte, NC
November 13, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN		 Toledo W 94–57[9]  3–0
  17 – Stuelke  9 – Stuelke  4 – Olsen  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Drake W 86–73[10]  4–0
  27 – O'Grady  10 – O'Grady  6 – Tied  Knapp Center (6,424)
Des Moines, IA
November 20, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN		 vs. Kansas W 71–58[11]  5–0
  16 – Tied  10 – Stuelke  6 – Olsen  Sanford Pentagon (3,347)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 24, 2024*
3:00 p.m., BTN		 Washington State W 72–43[12]  6–0
  17 – Olsen  8 – Tied  5 – Olsen  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
November 28, 2024*
5:30 p.m., FloHoops		 No. 22 vs. Rhode Island
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division		 W 69–62[13]  7–0
  18 – O'Grady  9 – Affolter  4 – Stremlow  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (514)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2024*
8:00 p.m., FloHoops		 No. 22 vs. BYU
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division		 W 68–48[14]  8–0
  16 – Stuelke  10 – Affolter  4 – Affolter  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (500)
Cancún, Mexico
December 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., FOX		 No. 17 vs. Tennessee
Women's Champions Classic		 L 68–78[15]  8–1
  23 – Olsen  11 – O'Grady  5 – Tied  Barclays Center (9,114)
Brooklyn, NY
December 11, 2024*
8:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 21 No. 18 Iowa State
Rivalry/Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series		 W 75–69[16]  9–1
  25 – Olsen  9 – Stuelke  5 – Olsen  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
December 15, 2024
11:00 a.m., BTN		 No. 21 at No. 17 Michigan State L 66–68  9–2
(0–1)		  18 – Stuelke  8 – Stuelke  3 – Affolter  Breslin Center (5,939)
East Lansing, MI
December 20, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+		 No. 22 Northern Iowa W 92–86  10–2
  21 – Olsen  9 – Affolter  7 – Olsen  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
December 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., B1G+		 No. 24 Purdue W 84–63  11–2
(1–1)		  12 – O'Grady  7 – Affolter  6 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
January 1, 2025
11:00 a.m., B1G+		 No. 23 at Penn State W 80–68  12–2
(2–1)		  17 – McCabe  10 – Stuelke  6 – Affolter  Bryce Jordan Center (3,417)
College Township, PA
January 5, 2025
5:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 23 No. 8 Maryland L 66–74  12–3
(2–2)		  19 – Olsen  9 – Stuelke  3 – Stremlow  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., B1G+		 No. 23 at Illinois L 57–62  12–4
(2–3)		  18 – Stuelke  13 – Stuelke  5 – Olsen  State Farm Center (4,231)
Champaign, IL
January 12, 2025
2:00 p.m., Peacock		 No. 23 Indiana L 67–74  12–5
(2–4)		  15 – Mccabe  8 – Stremlow  4 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN		 Nebraska L 84–87 OT 12–6
(2–5)		  16 – Stuelke  16 – Stuelke  7 – Olsen  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
January 19, 2025
4:00 p.m., B1G+		 at Oregon L 49–50  12–7
(2–6)		  10 – Affolter  15 – Affolter  5 – Feuerbach  Matthew Knight Arena (7,307)
Eugene, OR
January 22, 2025
8:00 p.m., Peacock		 at Washington W 85–61  13–7
(3–6)		  20 – Olsen  6 – Heiden  6 – Olsen  Alaska Airlines Arena (3,380)
Seattle, WA
January 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., BTN		 Northwestern W 85–80  14–7
(4–6)		  26 – Stuelke  6 – Tied  6 – Olsen  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
February 2, 2025
12:30 p.m., FOX		 No. 4 USC W 76–69  15–7
(5–6)		  28 – Olsen  9 – Affolter  4 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., BTN		 at Minnesota W 68–60  16–7
(6–6)		  17 – Stuelke  14 – Affolter  7 – Olsen  Williams Arena (6,721)
Minneapolis, MN
February 10, 2025
7:00 p.m., BTN		 at Nebraska W 81–66  17–7
(7–6)		  32 – Olsen  10 – Stuelke  7 – Olsen  Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,535)
Lincoln, NE
February 13, 2025
6:30 p.m., B1G+		 Rutgers W 55–43  18–7
(8–6)		  27 – Olsen  14 – Affolter  3 – Olsen  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
February 17, 2025
11:00 a.m., FOX		 at No. 8 Ohio State L 78–86 OT[17] 18–8
(8–7)		  27 – Olsen  15 – Affolter  7 – Olsen  Value City Arena (8,810)
Columbus, OH
February 23, 2025
1:00 p.m., Peacock		 No. 3 UCLA L 65–67  18–9
(8–8)		  17 – Olsen  11 – Affolter  4 – Stremlow  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
February 26, 2025
6:00 p.m., B1G+		 at Michigan W 79–66  19–9
(9–8)		  24 – Affolter  11 – Affolter  4 – Feuerbach  Crisler Center (4,082)
Ann Arbor, MI
March 2, 2025
3:00 p.m., Peacock		 Wisconsin W 81–66  20–9
(10–8)		  22 – Olsen  15 – Stuelke  4 – Affolter  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 5, 2025
5:00 p.m., Peacock		 (11) vs. (14) Wisconsin
First round		 W 81–54[18]  21–9
  19 – Olsen  7 – Affolter  6 – Feuerbach  Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN		 (11) vs. (6) No. 24 Michigan State
Second round		 W 74–61  22–9
  21 – Olsen  10 – Stuelke  9 – Olsen  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,028)
Indianapolis, IN
March 7, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN		 (11) vs. (3) No. 13 Ohio State
Quarterfinals		 L 59–60  22–10
  14 – Tied  12 – Stuelke  7 – Olsen  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,500)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN		 (6 S4) vs. (11 S4) Murray State
First round		 W 92–57  23–10
  15 – Heiden  8 – Affolter  12 – Olsen  Lloyd Noble Center (8,006)
Norman, OK
March 24, 2025*
3:00 p.m., ESPN		 (6 S4) at (3 S4) No. 11 Oklahoma
Second round		 L 62–96  23–11
  20 – Olsen  9 – Affolter  5 – Affolter  Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S4=Spokane 4.
All times are in Central Time.
Source:[19][20]
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Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRV22172122242323RV—————RVRVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRV24202422222223RV——RV————RVRV
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