IOWA CITY – No. 4 Iowa (13-1, 2-0) defeated RV Minnesota (11-2, 1-1), 94-71, inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Iowa and Minnesota started out the first quarter with Iowa immediately taking control of the game. Iowa led 25-12 at the end of the quarter.
The Hawkeyes are off to their seventh 13-1 start in program history.
Head Coach Lisa Bluder has led Iowa to three 13-1 starts.
Iowa last started 13-1 in the 2017-18 season.
National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, is the first Division-I player to record 3,000+ points, 900+ assists, and 800+ rebounds in a career.
Clark became the Big Ten’s and Iowa’s all-time leader in assists, eclipsing, Sam Logic and Sam Prahalis (Ohio State).Clark is now the NCAA’s fifth all-time leading scorer. It was her 49th career double-double, she is now Top 10 on the Big Ten’s all-time list.
Clark has 50 career games with 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. (NCAA Best)
Clark has registered 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds in eight consecutive games which is the longest active streak nationally.
Clark is now the all-time leader in 30+ point performances in men’s and women’s college basketball over the last 25 seasons. (44)
Clark has scored 20+ points in 99-of-114 career games which is the most in program history.
Kate Martin has scored 10+ points in nine out of the last 10 games.
Hannah Stuelke netted 19 points and eight rebounds. (9-10 FG)
The Hawkeyes have won the last 14 in a row played at home against Minnesota.
Iowa had three players register double figures.
Iowa is currently riding a Big Ten-best 10-game winning streak.
Clark kept her alive streak of 72 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 80+ points on 88 occasions which is the best nationally.
Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 90+ points 44 times which is also the best nationally.
Marks Iowa’s 10th win this season by 20+ points.
Iowa is 10-1 in the last 11 meetings with the Gophers.
UI snapped Minnesota’s eight-game win streak.
Iowa owns the longest active streak in the AP Top 5 at nine consecutive weeks.
13 of Iowa women’s basketball’s 15 all-time sellout crowds inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena have happened in the last three seasons, with the other two coming in 1985 and 1988.
Clark is now the all-time leading scorer in the state of Iowa in Division-I college basketball history.
UP NEXT
The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes will return home to face Michigan State on Jan. 2. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will broadcast on Peacock (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
