As No. 9 Iowa women's basketball (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) begins their 2026 Big Ten Tournament play following their double-bye as the field's second seed, the Hawkeyes will take on tenth-seeded Illinois (21-10,

Currently ranked No. 9 in the AP Top 25, the Iowa Hawkeyes are the No. 2 seed in the B1G Tournament. Only No. 1 UCLA is ranked higher than them, something that is not surprising as the Bruins went undefeated in conference play. No. 10 Illinois has already ...

Iowa women's basketball defeated Illinois 82-78 on Thursday night in the final regular-season game of the year at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Ava Heiden scored a career-high 28 points for Iowa. Hannah Stuelke added 18.

The No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes scrape by the Illinois Illini in an 82-78 win on Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Feb. 26, 2026.  “Phew, I’ll open with that,” said Iowa head coach Jan Jensen about the tight game against Iowa’s Big Ten rival.

The Iowa Hawkeyes final home game of the year comes with a chance for Hannah Stuelke to make history.

Sophomore center Ava Heiden's new career-high powers No. 9 Iowa women's basketball past a scrappy Illinois from Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Feb. 26.

College hoops action tips off today with a ranked-on-ranked Big Ten matchup in Iowa City as the No. 19 Iowa Hawkeyes host the No. 16 Illinois Fighting Illini. Illinois may be the more talented team on paper, but Iowa holds the coaching advantage and has ...

Greenville, South Carolina; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee and Alabama meet in the SEC Tournament. The Lady Volunteers are 8-8 against SEC opponents and 8-4 in non-conference play. Tennessee ranks sixth in the SEC in rebounding averaging 36.