No. 14 Iowa women’s basketball (7-0) returns to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday night with a dominant 86-69 win over Western Illinois (4-1).
Addie Deal finished with a career-high 17 points to lead the Hawkeyes in scoring, posting a 7-for-10 shooting night from the floor and 3-for-4 from deep, to pair alongside 5 assists and 3 rebounds in 31 minutes off the bench.
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Ava Heiden and Taylor McCabe each finished with 15 points on a combined 11-for-18 from the floor, 5-for-10 from long range, and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe. Heiden would also pick up her third double-double of the campaign with her 10 rebounds.
Defensively, Iowa forced 14 turnovers, including 11 steals. However, Iowa finished with 21 turnovers of its own, which led to 22 points off of those miscues.
Final: Iowa 86, Western Illinois 69
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Hawkeyes Win!
4:06 4th QTR: Iowa 76, Western Illinois 53
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Iowa is pulling away now as Western Illinois is emptying their bench to get depth players quality playing time.
8:14 4th QTR: Iowa 66, Western Illinois 46
McCowan picks up her fifth foul of the night, and her day is done. Big loss for the Leathernecks.
End of 3rd QTR: Iowa 62, Western Illinois 44
Iowa widens its lead to 18 points at the end of the third quarter, as Heiden’s 15 points lead the Hawkeyes’ scoring through 6-for-7 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the line, to add to her 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 assists.
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Heiden has officially picked up her third double-double of the season.
Western Illinois’ Raegan McCowan and Mia Nicastro have been the key to the Leathernecks’ third-quarter resurgence, but McCowan has picked up four fouls.
4:02 3rd QTR: Iowa 53, Western Illinois 40
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Western Illinois is shooting fearlessly from deep with some success early in the third quarter, but Iowa remained confident with its own shots to counter the Leatherneck’s surge.
Hawkeyes will need to play tighter defense on a veteran-laden Leathernecks squad.
First Half Frames
Halftime: Iowa 44, Western Illinois 25
Iowa heads into the halftime break with a commanding 19-point lead as the Hawkeyes have shot 19-for-31 from the floor, 3-for-11 from 3-point territory, and 3-for-5 from the free-throw line.
At the break, Heiden leads the team with 13 points on 5-for-5 shooting and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe, to go along with 8 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist. Addie Deal is not far behind, with 12 points on her 5-for-7 shooting and 2-for-3 accuracy from beyond the arc.
Defensively, the Hawkeyes have forced 7 turnovers, including 6 steals. However, Iowa’s 10 turnovers in the first two quarters have led to 13 points for the Leathernecks.
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3:58 2nd QTR: Iowa 33, Western Illinois 18
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Addie Deal is adding to the Hawkeyes’ offense through a pair of buckets to get to 8 points so far, as the entire Iowa roster is excelling on both ends of the court.
Callie Levin is also getting playing time with Chi-Chat Wright, Teagan Mallegni, and Emely Rodriguez out with injuries tonight.
End of 1st QTR: Iowa 20, Western Illinois 9
Iowa closes out the 1st quarter on a 10-0 scoring run to expand its lead to 11 points.
Ava Heiden has been sensational so far by putting up 12 points on 5-for-5 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line.
3:17 1st QTR: Iowa 10, Western Illinois 9
Timeout Iowa.
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Iowa’s five turnovers so far have allowed Western Illinois to come within one point of the Hawkeyes.
Leathernecks on a 6-0 scoring run.
4:37 1st QTR: Iowa 10, Western Illinois 5
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Iowa is playing very well offensively to start the game, but Western Illinois is getting decent looks at the basket. Fortunately, those shots by the Leathernecks have not gone down.
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Iowa women’s basketball availability report vs. Western Illinois
Iowa sophomore guard Chit-Chat Wright, who is dealing with an upper-body injury, will miss her second straight contest tonight. Sophomore guard Teagan Mallegni was also listed as out on Iowa’s game day availability report, and sophomore wing Emely Rodriguez was listed as questionable.
Iowa women’s basketball 2025-26 schedule
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Nov. 3 vs. Southern: Iowa 86, Southern 51
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Nov. 9 vs. Evansville: Iowa 119, Evansville 43
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Nov. 13 vs. Drake: Iowa 100, Drake 58
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Nov. 16 at Northern Iowa: Iowa 74, UNI 41
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Nov. 20 vs. Baylor (WBCA Showcase in Orlando): Iowa 57, Baylor 52
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Nov. 22 vs. Miami (WBCA Showcase in Orlando): Iowa 64, Miami 61
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Nov. 26 vs. Western Illinois: Iowa 86, Western Illinois 69
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Nov. 30 vs. Fairfield: Big Ten Network, Noon
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Dec. 6 at Rutgers: FS1, 5 p.m.
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Dec. 10 at Iowa State: ESPN, 6 p.m.
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Dec. 13 vs. Lindenwood: BTN+, 2 p.m.
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Dec. 20 vs. UConn (Champions Classic): Fox, Noon
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Dec. 28 vs. Penn State: Big Ten Network, 3 p.m.
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Jan. 1 vs. Nebraska: Big Ten Network, 1 p.m.
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Jan. 5 at Northwestern: Big Ten Network, 7:30 p.m.
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Jan. 11 at Indiana: Big Ten Network, 4 p.m.
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Jan. 15 vs. Oregon: FS1, 8 p.m.
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Jan. 18 vs. Michigan State: Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
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Jan. 22 at Maryland: NBC, 5 p.m.
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Jan. 25 vs. Ohio State: Peacock, 1 p.m.
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Jan. 29 at USC: Peacock, 8 p.m.
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Feb. 1 at UCLA: Fox, 3 p.m.
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Feb. 5 vs. Minnesota: Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
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Feb. 11 vs. Washington: BTN+, 6:30 p.m.
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Feb. 16 at Nebraska: Fox, 11 a.m.
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Feb. 19 at Purdue: BTN+, 6 p.m.
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Feb. 22 vs. Michigan: Fox or FS1, 11 a.m. or 1 p.m.
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Feb. 26 vs. Illinois: Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.
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March 1 at Wisconsin: BTN+, 2 p.m.
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March 4-8 Big Ten Tournament
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