Iowa’s Taylor McCabe, Chit-Chat Wright react to 74-69 loss to Cyclones
Wright and McCabe helped lead Iowa’s charge back from a 17-point deficit.
Looking to rebound after its first loss of the season, No. 12 Iowa women’s basketball returns home to host Lindenwood inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. BTN+ will stream the 2 p.m. CT affair
The Hawkeyes (9-1) had some bright moments in their 74-69 loss at No. 10 Iowa State, but poor free-throw shooting and too much Audi Crooks derailed Jan Jensen’s squad. Iowa will look to bounce back in what is the first-ever meeting between the Hawkeyes and Lions.
Meanwhile, Lindenwood (7-2) has delivered a strong start in what is its fourth season at the Division I level. Standing out on the Lions’ resume is a road win over Drake, a competitive loss at Baylor and a 2-1 showing at the Rainbow Wahine Showdown.
Live from Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the Register’s Dargan Southard is on hand to document today’s action. Follow him, and keep it locked here on the HawkCentral live blog for more coverage from pregame to postgame.
HALF: Iowa 50, Lindenwood 34.
Hawkeyes have exploited the clear size advantage they have, with some downtown shooting mixed in. Productive first 20 at CHA.
2:27/2Q: Iowa 45, Lindenwood 30.
Downtown shooting keeping the Lions mildly afloat so far. Lions did come into this one top 25 nationally in 3-point percentage.
4:58/2Q: Iowa 41, Lindenwood 26.
Been all Hawkeyes with a ton of Hannah Stuelke so far. She’s in double figures while Lindenwood tries to find an answer.
8:10/2Q: Nice burst from Kylie Feuerbach early in the second quarter.
Back-to-back driving buckets saw Lindenwood unable to get anyone in front of her. The only negative was the missed free throw in between on the and-1. Hawkeyes starting to put their foot down with a 35-22 lead.
END 1Q: Iowa 24, Lindenwood 15.
Decent quarter from the Hawkeyes once they got going. Hannah Stuelke’s aggression is evident early on.
1:07/1Q: Lions need time with Iowa on a 12-3 surge.
Journey Houston on the board with a tough layup. Hawkeyes take a 22-10 lead into the Lindenwood timeout.
3:09/1Q: Iowa 18, Lindenwood 7.
Hawkeyes with their first double-digit lead of the day on a Taylor Stremlow trey. Hannah Stuelke’s aggression has been evident against a team with little size to counter. She’s take a breather now as Journey Houston checks in for the first time today.
4:21/1Q: Iowa 12, Lindenwood 7.
Six early points for Hannah Stuelke, who just got an easy breakaway layup after a halfcourt steal. Hawkeyes have had active hands early.
6:08/1Q: Iowa 8, Lindenwood 6.
Taylor McCabe and Chit-Chat Wright with early treys. Ava Heiden back in with Taylor Stremlow and Addie Deal.
8:38/1Q: Layla Hays checks in early as the Hawkeyes look to get going offensively.
Hawkeyes haven’t scored in the opening two minutes of the game.
10:00/1Q: Ava Heiden wins the tip.
Underway from Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
1:52 p.m. – Iowa starting lineup
- Chit-Chat Wright
- Taylor McCabe
- Kylie Feuerbach
- Hannah Stuelke
- Ava Heiden
1:30 p.m. – Look for Iowa’s post trio to rebound today.
Only one player taller than 6-foot-1 plays significant minutes. After a rugged battle with Iowa State’s Audi Crooks, Iowa’s interior trio of Hannah Stuelke, Layla Hays and Ava Heiden has a great chance to get back on track.
1:05 p.m. – Iowa women’s basketball vs. Lindenwood betting odds.
Hawkeyes are a hefty 30.5-point favorite today against the Lions, with an over/under of 135.5. Odds courtesy of FanDuel and are subject to change.
12:30 p.m. – Teagan Mallegni first on the floor.
It could be BYOE (Bring Your Own Energy) in Carver today with how the snowstorm has timed out today. Was coming down hard on the drive to the stadium. Some fans sitting in the parking lot, but we’ll see how many trickle in. The game not being on TV could help the crowd.
12 p.m. – Iowa women’s basketball injury report
Iowa players listed as out
- #21 Emely Rodriguez
- #23 Jada Gyamfi
Iowa players listed as questionable
Dargan Southard is a sports trending reporter and covers Iowa athletics for the Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.
