2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	23–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jan Jensen (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Randi Henderson Raina Harmon Abby Stamp
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 USC	17	–	1		.944			31	–	4		.886
No. 3 UCLA †	16	–	2		.889			34	–	3		.919
No. 19 Ohio State	13	–	5		.722			26	–	7		.788
No. 12 Maryland	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Michigan	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Michigan State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Oregon	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Indiana	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Nebraska	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Iowa	10	–	8		.556			23	–	11		.676
Washington	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Minnesota	8	–	10		.444			25	–	11		.694
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			13	–	17		.433
Rutgers	3	–	15		.167			13	–	20		.394
Purdue	3	–	15		.167			10	–	19		.345
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			9	–	18		.333
Penn State	1	–	17		.056			10	–	19		.345
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of April 7, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Iowa departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Molly Davis	1	G	5'7"	Graduate student	Midland, MI	Graduated
Kate Martin	20	G	6'0"	Graduate student	Edwardsville, IL	Declared for WNBA draft
Caitlin Clark	22	G	6'0"	Senior	West Des Moines, IA	Declared for WNBA draft[a]
Gabbie Marshall	24	G	5'9"	Graduate student	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Ava Jones	35	F	6'2"	Freshman	Nickerson, KS	Medically retired

1. Clark, who graduated from Iowa in May 2024, had one remaining season of college eligibility.

Incoming transfers

Iowa incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Lucy Olsen	G	5'10"	Senior	Collegeville, PA	Villanova

2024 Recruiting Class

Iowa incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Hometown	High School
Taylor Stremlow	G	5'10"	Verona, WI	Verona Area
Ava Heiden	C	6'4"	Sherwood, OR	Sherwood
Aaliyah Guyton	G	5'7"	Peoria, IL	Peoria
Callie Levin	G	5'9"	Solon, IA	Solon
Teagan Mallegni	G	6'1"	McFarland, WI	McFarland

Roster

2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Taylor Stremlow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Verona Area Verona, WI G 2 Taylor McCabe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Fremont Fremont, NE G 3 Sydney Affolter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Marist Chicago, IL G 4 Kylie Feuerbach 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Sycamore Sycamore, IL C 5 Ava Heiden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Sherwood Sherwood, OR G 11 Aaliyah Guyton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Peoria Peoria, IL G 13 Kennise Johnson 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Example Academy Joliet, IL F 23 Jada Gyamfi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Johnston Johnston, IA G 32 Callie Levin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Solon Solon, IA G 33 Lucy Olsen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Spring-Ford Villanova Collegeville, PA F 34 AJ Ediger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Hamilton Hudsonville, MI F/C 44 Addison O'Grady 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Grandview Aurora, CO F 45 Hannah Stuelke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Washington Cedar Rapids, IA G 55 Teagan Mallegni 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr McFarland McFarland, WI	Head coach Jan Jensen (Drake) Assistant coach(es) Randi Henderson (Iowa) Raina Harmon (Central Michigan) Abby Stamp (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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	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]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	22	17	21	22	24	23	23	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	24	20	24	22	22	22	23	RV	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV

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