# 2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represents the University of Iowa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes are led by head coach Jan Jensen in her first season, and play their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2023–24 season with a 34–5 record, including 15–3 in Big Ten play. They won the 2024 Big Ten women's basketball tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They advanced to the championship game for the second time in program history and lost to South Carolina 75–87.

## Offseason

On May 13, 2024, head coach Lisa Bluder announced her retirement after 24 seasons. Longtime assistant coach Jan Jensen was promoted to head coach later that day.

### Departures

Iowa departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Molly Davis | 1 | G | 5'7" | Graduate student | Midland, MI | Graduated |
| Kate Martin | 20 | G | 6'0" | Graduate student | Edwardsville, IL | Declared for WNBA draft |
| Caitlin Clark | 22 | G | 6'0" | Senior | West Des Moines, IA | Declared for WNBA draft |
| Gabbie Marshall | 24 | G | 5'9" | Graduate student | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |
| Ava Jones | 35 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Nickerson, KS | Medically retired |
* ↑ Clark, who graduated from Iowa in May 2024, had one remaining season of college eligibility.

### Incoming transfers

Iowa incoming transfers :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Lucy Olsen | G | 5'10" | Senior | Collegeville, PA | Villanova |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 6:30 pm | | Missouri Western | W 110–55 | – | 18 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 6 – Olsen | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+ | | Northern Illinois | W 91–73 | 1–0 | 19 – Olsen | 9 – Feuerbach | 7 – Olsen | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| November 10, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Virginia Tech Ally Tipoff | W 71–52 | 2–0 | 20 – Olsen | 7 – Stuelke | 5 – Feuerbach | Spectrum Center (15,424) Charlotte, NC |
| November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Toledo | W 94–57 | 3–0 | 17 – Stuelke | 9 – Stuelke | 4 – Olsen | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Drake | W 86–73 | 4–0 | 27 – O'Grady | 10 – O'Grady | 6 – Tied | Knapp Center (6,424) Des Moines, IA |
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN | | vs. Kansas | W 71–58 | 5–0 | 16 – Tied | 10 – Stuelke | 6 – Olsen | Sanford Pentagon (3,347) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 24, 2024* 3:00 p.m., BTN | | Washington State | W 72–43 | 6–0 | 17 – Olsen | 8 – Tied | 5 – Olsen | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| November 28, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops | No. 22 | vs. Rhode Island Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 69–62 | 7–0 | 18 – O'Grady | 9 – Affolter | 4 – Stremlow | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (514) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops | No. 22 | vs. BYU Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 68–48 | 8–0 | 16 – Stuelke | 10 – Affolter | 4 – Affolter | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (500) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FOX | No. 17 | vs. Tennessee Women's Champions Classic | L 68–78 | 8–1 | 23 – Olsen | 11 – O'Grady | 5 – Tied | Barclays Center (9,114) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 11, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 21 | No. 18 Iowa State Rivalry | W 75–69 | 9–1 | 25 – Olsen | 9 – Stuelke | 5 – Olsen | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| December 15, 2024 11:00 a.m., BTN | No. 21 | at No. 17 Michigan State | L 66–68 | 9–2 (0–1) | 18 – Stuelke | 8 – Stuelke | 3 – Affolter | Breslin Center (5,939) East Lansing, MI |
| December 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+ | No. 22 | Northern Iowa | W 92–86 | 10–2 | 21 – Olsen | 9 – Affolter | 7 – Olsen | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 24 | Purdue | W 84–63 | 11–2 (1–1) | 12 – O'Grady | 7 – Affolter | 6 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| January 1, 2025 11:00 a.m., B1G+ | No. 23 | at Penn State | W 80–68 | 12–2 (2–1) | 17 – McCabe | 10 – Stuelke | 6 – Affolter | Bryce Jordan Center (3,417) College Township, PA |
| January 5, 2025 5:00 p.m., BTN | No. 23 | No. 8 Maryland | L 66–74 | 12–3 (2–2) | 19 – Olsen | 9 – Stuelke | 3 – Stremlow | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 23 | at Illinois | L 57–62 | 12–4 (2–3) | 18 – Stuelke | 13 – Stuelke | 5 – Olsen | State Farm Center (4,231) Champaign, IL |
| January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 23 | Indiana | L 67–74 | 12–5 (2–4) | 15 – Mccabe | 8 – Stremlow | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Nebraska | L 84–87 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (2–5) | 16 – Stuelke | 16 – Stuelke | 7 – Olsen | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| January 19, 2025 4:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Oregon | L 49–50 | 12–7 (2–6) | 10 – Affolter | 15 – Affolter | 5 – Feuerbach | Matthew Knight Arena (7,307) Eugene, OR |
| January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Washington | W 85–61 | 13–7 (3–6) | 20 – Olsen | 6 – Heiden | 6 – Olsen | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,380) Seattle, WA |
| January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Northwestern | W 85–80 | 14–7 (4–6) | 26 – Stuelke | 6 – Tied | 6 – Olsen | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| February 2, 2025 12:30 p.m., FOX | | No. 4 USC | W 76–69 | 15–7 (5–6) | 28 – Olsen | 9 – Affolter | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Minnesota | W 68–60 | 16–7 (6–6) | 17 – Stuelke | 14 – Affolter | 7 – Olsen | Williams Arena (6,721) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Nebraska | W 81–66 | 17–7 (7–6) | 32 – Olsen | 10 – Stuelke | 7 – Olsen | Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,535) Lincoln, NE |
| February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., B1G+ | | Rutgers | W 55–43 | 18–7 (8–6) | 27 – Olsen | 14 – Affolter | 3 – Olsen | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| February 17, 2025 11:00 a.m., FOX | | at No. 8 Ohio State | L 78–86 | 18–8 (8–7) | 27 – Olsen | 15 – Affolter | 7 – Olsen | Value City Arena (8,810) Columbus, OH |
| February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 3 UCLA | L 65–67 | 18–9 (8–8) | 17 – Olsen | 11 – Affolter | 4 – Stremlow | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Michigan | W 79–66 | 19–9 (9–8) | 24 – Affolter | 11 – Affolter | 4 – Feuerbach | Crisler Center (4,082) Ann Arbor, MI |
| March 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock | | Wisconsin | W 81–66 | 20–9 (10–8) | 22 – Olsen | 15 – Stuelke | 4 – Affolter | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 5:00 p.m., Peacock | (11) | vs. (14) Wisconsin First round | W 81–54 | 21–9 | 19 – Olsen | 7 – Affolter | 6 – Feuerbach | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN | (11) | vs. (6) No. 24 Michigan State Second round | W 74–61 | 22–9 | 21 – Olsen | 10 – Stuelke | 9 – Olsen | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,028) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN | (11) | vs. (3) No. 13 Ohio State Quarterfinals | L 59–60 | 22–10 | 14 – Tied | 12 – Stuelke | 7 – Olsen | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,500) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN | (6 S4) | vs. (11 S4) Murray State First round | | | | | | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Spokane 4. All times are in Central Time. Source: |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | |