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3 days ago
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Iowa star invited to USA Basketball AmeriCup team trials
After an impressive junior season with the Iowa women's basketball program, forward Hannah Stuelke has been selected to participate in the 2025 USA Basketball Women's Americup Team trials, which begin June 17 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She will be joined by 20 other players from across the country who were also selected by the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee. In addition to Stuelke, three Big Ten players, including Ohio State's Jaloni Cambridge, USC's Kennedy Smith, and Oregon's Grace VanSlooten, are among the 20 others invited. Advertisement 'On behalf of the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Committee, I am proud to announce a talented group of 21 athletes who will compete for their place on the 2025 USA Women's AmeriCup Team,' said Cori Close, USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee chair. 'About half of these young women have already claimed a gold medal with USA Basketball, so they bring great international experience with them. They are sure to be fierce competitors at trials. We look forward to choosing the group who will best represent the U.S. at the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.' Stuelke is one of seven participants making their USA Basketball debuts. Kara Lawson (Duke) will serve as head coach, with assistant coaches DeLisha Milton-Jones (Old Dominion University) and Jennie Baranczyk (Oklahoma). At trials, court coaches Jim Flanery (Creighton University) and Robyn Fralick (Michigan State) will assist. Advertisement Following the selection of the 2025 USA Women's AmeriCup Team and a training camp in Colorado Springs, the United States will travel to Santiago, Chile, for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup, set for June 28-July 6. The 2025 USA Women's AmeriCup Team will open Group B with host nation Chile, followed by Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The winner of the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup will earn a berth to the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup, set to be held in Berlin next summer. Since the event's inception in 1993, the United States has captured four AmeriCup gold medals, including titles in 2019 and 2021. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa star invited to USA Basketball AmeriCup team trials
USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
Iowa star invited to USA Basketball AmeriCup team trials
Iowa star invited to USA Basketball AmeriCup team trials After an impressive junior season with the Iowa women's basketball program, forward Hannah Stuelke has been selected to participate in the 2025 USA Basketball Women's Americup Team trials, which begin June 17 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She will be joined by 20 other players from across the country who were also selected by the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee. In addition to Stuelke, three Big Ten players, including Ohio State's Jaloni Cambridge, USC's Kennedy Smith, and Oregon's Grace VanSlooten, are among the 20 others invited. 'On behalf of the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Committee, I am proud to announce a talented group of 21 athletes who will compete for their place on the 2025 USA Women's AmeriCup Team,' said Cori Close, USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee chair. 'About half of these young women have already claimed a gold medal with USA Basketball, so they bring great international experience with them. They are sure to be fierce competitors at trials. We look forward to choosing the group who will best represent the U.S. at the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.' Stuelke is one of seven participants making their USA Basketball debuts. Kara Lawson (Duke) will serve as head coach, with assistant coaches DeLisha Milton-Jones (Old Dominion University) and Jennie Baranczyk (Oklahoma). At trials, court coaches Jim Flanery (Creighton University) and Robyn Fralick (Michigan State) will assist. Following the selection of the 2025 USA Women's AmeriCup Team and a training camp in Colorado Springs, the United States will travel to Santiago, Chile, for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup, set for June 28-July 6. The 2025 USA Women's AmeriCup Team will open Group B with host nation Chile, followed by Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The winner of the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup will earn a berth to the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup, set to be held in Berlin next summer. Since the event's inception in 1993, the United States has captured four AmeriCup gold medals, including titles in 2019 and 2021. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews
USA Today
08-04-2025
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- USA Today
Iowa women's basketball cracks ESPN's Way-Too-Early top 25 rankings for next season
There is no such thing as looking ahead to next season too early anymore in college sports. The transfer portal is constantly churning, teams are seeing roster facelifts, and preparations are already underway. After a successful year in 2024-25 that saw that Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team make another NCAA Tournament appearance and notch a postseason victory, they are looking primed to make that the norm in 2025-26. Iowa spent the early part of the 2024-25 season floating around the top 25 rankings and in ESPN's Way-Too-Early top 25 for next year, the Hawkeyes crack the list at No. 18. 18. Iowa Hawkeyes The graduation of Lucy Olsen and the portal defection of Aaliyah Guyton leaves a big hole at point guard, but if coach Jan Jensen can find replacements, they will enjoy passing to Hannah Stuelke and 6-4 Ava Heiden, who blossomed at the end of the season and could be ready for a big leap as a sophomore. - Charlie Creme, ESPN Iowa returns firepower next year with Kylie Feuerbach, Taylor Stremlow, Taylor McCabe, Hannah Stuelke, and Ava Heiden. There are also reinforcements coming. Iowa has three top-100 recruits coming next year with Addie Deal, Layla Hays, and Journey Houston making their way to the Hawkeyes. Head coach Jan Jensen will have her first year under her belt and will only continue to improve and develop this team as they get more mature and replenish talent. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Riley on X: @rileydonald7
USA Today
23-03-2025
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- USA Today
Who does Iowa basketball play next in 2025 NCAA Tournament? Second-round bracket update
Who does Iowa basketball play next in 2025 NCAA Tournament? Second-round bracket update Sixth-seeded Iowa (23-10, 10-8 Big Ten) cruised to a 92-57 win over No. 11 seed Murray State on Saturday from the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla. in its first-round NCAA Tournament game. Among the key takeaways from Iowa's win over Murray State was the arrival of freshman center Ava Heiden. Pressed into action because of two early fouls on junior forward Hannah Stuelke, Heiden was the star of the day. The 6-foot-4 center from Sherwood, Ore., scored a career-high 15 points and grabbed seven boards. Senior guard Lucy Olsen recorded her first double-double as a Hawkeye and notched a new career-high in assists with 12. Freshman guard Taylor Stremlow also scored a career-high 10 points to help pace the Hawkeyes. Watch Iowa women's basketball in NCAA Tournament Round of 32 Iowa broke its program NCAA Tournament record for assists in a game with 28, the Hawkeyes registered a season-high 62 points in the paint and Iowa shot 56.2% from the field. With the win, the Hawkeyes are now 17-5 in the NCAA Tournament dating back to 2019. After advancing to the round of 32, who does Iowa play next? Who does Iowa women's basketball play next in March Madness? Opponent: No. 3 seed Oklahoma The Hawkeyes will meet No. 3 seed Oklahoma, who dispatched of 14th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast, 81-58. Oklahoma was led by junior center Raegan Beers' 25 points and 18 rebounds. The Sooners set a new single-game NCAA Tournament record with 72 boards in the win over FGCU. Iowa vs Oklahoma game time Date: Monday, March 24 Start Time: 3 p.m. CT Where to watch Iowa vs Oklahoma TV: ESPN Stream: Fubo (offers free trial to first-time customers) Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Josh on X: @JoshOnREF
Yahoo
22-03-2025
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Iowa faces Murray State in first round of NCAA Tournament
Murray State Racers (25-7, 19-4 MVC) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (22-10, 12-9 Big Ten) Norman, Oklahoma; Saturday, 12 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawkeyes -9.5; over/under is 165.5 BOTTOM LINE: Iowa and Murray State square off in the NCAA Tournament first round. The Hawkeyes have gone 12-9 against Big Ten opponents, with a 10-1 record in non-conference play. Iowa averages 74.3 points while outscoring opponents by 9.2 points per game. The Racers are 19-4 against MVC opponents. Murray State currently has college basketball's best offense with 87.7 points while shooting 45.8%. Iowa's average of 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.9 more made shots on average than the 6.4 per game Murray State gives up. Murray State has shot at a 45.8% clip from the field this season, 6.2 percentage points greater than the 39.6% shooting opponents of Iowa have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Hannah Stuelke is averaging 12.9 points and 7.9 rebounds for the Hawkeyes. Lucy Olsen is averaging 21.3 points over the last 10 games. Katelyn Young is averaging 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Racers. Halli Poock is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Hawkeyes: 7-3, averaging 72.1 points, 31.9 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 7.6 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.9 points per game. Racers: 10-0, averaging 88.7 points, 36.1 rebounds, 18.0 assists, 5.9 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.7 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
