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More Iowa women's basketball schedule details emerge
More Iowa women's basketball schedule details emerge
Anticipation for the Iowa women's basketball season that's ahead continues to build. The Hawkeyes' freshman class—guards Addie Deal and Journey Houston and post Layla Hays—moved in over the weekend.
News also broke on the Iowa women's basketball 2025-26 schedule. Several more dates on that Hawkeye schedule were revealed.
According to Kyle Huesmann of Hawkeye Report, Iowa will host Western Illinois on Nov. 25, Fairfield on Nov. 30 and Lindenwood on Dec. 13.
Iowa leads the all-time series against Western Illinois, 9-2. The most recent meeting came on Dec. 22, 2020, in a 92-65 Hawkeye win. Former Iowa big Monika Czinano scored 19 points in that victory. Western Illinois finished last season with a 17-17 record.
Iowa's date against Fairfield will be the two schools' first meeting. Fairfield advanced to last year's NCAA Tournament and finished with a 28-5 record. The Stags earned a No. 12 seed before falling to fifth-seeded Kansas State.
Fairfield also advanced to the 2024 NCAA Tournament and had a 31-2 record during that campaign.
Iowa will also meet Lindenwood for the first time in program history. Lindenwood advanced to the WNIT's third round and finished with a 23-11 mark.
Hawkeye Report's public records request also revealed that Iowa will travel to Northern Iowa on Nov. 16 and that the Hawkeyes will face Baylor and Miami in the 2025 WBCA Showcase.
The Hawkeyes' 2025-26 Big Ten opponents were also previously unveiled. Iowa will host Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Washington and Oregon. Meanwhile, the Hawkeyes will travel to Indiana, Maryland, Rutgers, Purdue, Northwestern, Wisconsin, UCLA and USC.
Iowa's lone conference foe that it will play both home and away is Nebraska.
Iowa will also travel to Iowa State on Dec. 10 and will play defending national champion Connecticut in the Women's Champions Classic on Dec. 20.
Here's an updated look at the Iowa women's basketball schedule thus far:
Nov. 16: at Northern Iowa
at Northern Iowa Nov. 20 and Nov. 22: vs. Baylor, vs. Miami (Fla.) (WBCA Showcase)
vs. Baylor, vs. Miami (Fla.) (WBCA Showcase) Nov. 25: vs. Western Illinois
vs. Western Illinois Nov. 30: vs. Fairfield
vs. Fairfield Dec. 10: at Iowa State
at Iowa State Dec. 13: vs. Lindenwood
vs. Lindenwood Dec. 20: vs. Connecticut (Women's Champions Classic)
vs. Connecticut (Women's Champions Classic) TBA: vs. Drake
vs. Drake TBA: Big Ten slate
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