IOWA CITY – The Hawkeyes are set to host the FDU Knights inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena for its sea- son opener. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) on BTN+ and will air on the Hawkeye Radio Network.
This will be the first meeting between the two programs.
Iowa’s 2023-24 roster is led by Caitlin Clark and is comprised of two fifth-year, one graduate, one senior, five juniors, three sophomores, and two freshmen. Four Hawkeyes are Iowa natives, four from Illinois, two from Michigan, and one each from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio.
Iowa broke the WBB all-time attendance record for a single game with 55,646 on hand for the Crossover at Kinnick exhibition against DePaul.
SCOUTING FDU
• The Knights were picked fourth in the 2023-24 Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll
• FDU looks to continue their reign of the NEC as the back-to-back regular season conference champions.
• FDU returns five from last season’s squad with Mia Andrews, Abaigeal Babore, Abby Conklin, Dominique García Blackwood and Allie McGinn.
• Stephanie Gaitley enters her first season leading the women’s basketball program at FDU.
• The Knights went 24-8 last season, including 14 NEC victories en route to the pro- gram’s second WNIT bid in as many seasons.
• After an offseason coaching change, Gaitley’s staff went right to work to bring in nine new faces to the program, including three transfers with a combined six years of collegiate experience.
• Among the transfers is Teneisia Brown who spent one year on Merrimack’s roster and was named to the Preseason All-NEC squad last season.
