Hawkeyes Surge Ahead: No. 23 Iowa Dominates Penn State Showdown!

POSTGAME NOTES
– Taylor McCabe topped the scoring for Iowa, sinking five 3-pointers which matched her career-best against a Big Ten rival. (Minnesota, Feb. 28, 2024.)
– McCabe has connected on a total of nine 3-pointers in consecutive games against Penn State.  
– Hannah Stuelke achieved her sixth career double-double and the second this season with 13 points and 10 rebounds.  
– Stuelke led the team with 10 rebounds, achieving eight or more rebounds a team-high seven times this season.
– Addi O’Grady finished with a perfect 8-of-8 from the floor, accumulating 16 points and four rebounds.
– Lucy Olsen has reached double digits in 11 games throughout her career as a Hawkeye.
– Sydney Affolter directed the team with six assists, distributing five or more assists in a game three times this season.
– Taylor Stremlow equaled her career-high with five assists.
– The Hawkeyes recorded a season-best 24 assists in a game against a Big Ten opponent.
– Iowa’s Big Ten record improved to 57-19 over the last four seasons.
– The Hawkeyes have claimed victory in 11 consecutive matchups against Penn State.
– With this win, Iowa takes the lead in the all-time series, 30-29.
– Iowa has secured five consecutive victories against PSU in Happy Valley.
– The Hawkeyes have a 2-1 record historically in games played on New Year’s Day.
– For the first time this season, Iowa has achieved three straight performances of 20 or more assists.
– Iowa holds a 4-0 record this season when achieving 20 or more assists.
– O’Grady has achieved double figures in 11 games, having only two such games in her prior two seasons.
– UI is 75-24 when tallying 20 or more assists in a single match since the 2020-21 season began.
– Since the 2020-21 season commenced, Iowa leads the nation with 112 games scoring 80 or more points.
– Iowa has recorded 98 victories when scoring 80 or more points since 2020.

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UP NEXT
The nationally ranked Hawkeyes are set to return home to face Maryland on Sunday, Jan. 5. The tip-off in a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena is scheduled for 5 p.m. (CT) and will be broadcast on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network. Before the game, there will be a celebration of Lisa Bluder’s remarkable coaching career.