IOWA CITY – No. 14 Iowa (11-2, 2-0) defeated Penn State (7-6, 0-2) on Sunday afternoon in Iowa City, 99-76.
Ava Heiden netted a career-high 27 points (13-19 FG) and nine rebounds. It was Heiden’s third career game with 20+ points and most against a Big Ten team.
Hannah Stuelke had 14 points and eight rebounds. Stuelke became the 14th Hawkeye in program history to record 1,300+ points and 700+ rebounds in her
career. Stuelke has notched double figures in four straight games and in 10 contests overall.
Taylor Stremlow recorded a career-high 14 points (4-6 FG), four assists, three rebounds, and two steals. Stremlow has 10+ points in four games this season.
Chit-Chat Wright registered 16 points, a team-high six assists, and three rebounds.
It was Wright’s sixth game in double figures as a Hawkeye.
Journey Houston added 11 points and a career-best 11 rebounds. It was Houston’s first career double-double.
Addie Deal notched her third career game in double figures. (13)
Iowa has won 12 in a row against Penn State. The Hawkeyes have beaten the Nittany Lions by double digits in 11 straight games dating back to Feb. 3, 2019.
Iowa extended its home winning streak to nine games.
The Hawkeyes have won all seven home contests this season by 10+ points.
Iowa has played in front of 43 consecutive home sellouts which is the longest streak nationally.
Iowa is 133-20 in Iowa City since Nov. 11, 2016.
The Hawkeyes are 95-30 against Big Ten foes since the 2019-20 season.
The Hawkeyes are 18-1 when scoring 80+ points in the Jan Jensen era.
Iowa improved to 87-7 when dishing out 20+ assists since the 2020-21 season.
Since 2018-19, the Hawkeyes are 103-6 when registering 80+ points and 20+ assists in the same game.
The nationally ranked Hawkeyes are set to host No. 20 Nebraska on New Years Day in Iowa City at 1
p.m. (CT). The contest will air on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
