The Iowa women’s basketball team will play on the road for the first time under new head coach Jan Jensen when it faces Virginia Tech on Sunday in the Ally Tipoff in Charlotte, N.C.

Iowa, which finished as the NCAA runner-up in each of the past two seasons, defeated Northern Illinois 91-73 in the season opener this past Wednesday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen led six Iowa players in double figures with 19 points. She also had seven assists and one steal.

Iowa has six first-year players on its 2024-25 roster, including five freshmen.

Megan Duffy is also in her first season as the Virginia Tech head coach. She was previously the head coach for Marquette for the past five seasons.

North Carolina State and defending national champion South Carolina will meet in the first game with tipoff set for 2 p.m. CST.

Iowa (1-0) vs. Virginia Tech (1-0)

When: Sunday, 4:30 p.m.

Where: Charlotte, N.C., Spectrum Center

TV: ESPN 2

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network

Scouting Virginia Tech
* Carleigh Wenzel, Mackenzie Nelson, Rose Micheaux, Carys Baker, Matilda Ekh and Samyha Suffren return for the Hokies. Nelson earned a redshirt in 2023-24, while the other five combined to account for 52 starts and 31% of the team’s scoring.

Series history
* Iowa leads the all-time series, 3-1.
* UI has won three in a row against the Hokies since the 2010-11 season.
* Iowa dropped VT in the Ally Tipoff a season ago, 80-76. Both squads were ranked inside the AP Top 10.

Iowa program quick hits 

*Iowa was the first program in the Big Ten conference to compete in back-toback National Championships.
* Iowa tied Purdue (1998-99) and Maryland (2014-15) for most wins in B1G history in 2023-24. (34)
* Iowa has been ranked in the national attendance top 10 each of the past five seasons with fans (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019).
* The Hawkeyes won 15+ games inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in four out of the last six seasons, which is the best six-year stretch in program history.
* Iowa won four of the last six Big Ten Tournament titles (2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
* Over the last two seasons, Iowa has won 65 games which was the best twoyear stretch in program history.
* Iowa has earned eight straight 20-win seasons, which is the second longest streak in program history. (1984-94)
* Since 2020, the Hawkeyes are 110-30.
* In Big Ten play, Iowa is 55-18 over the last four years.
* The Hawkeyes return eight letter-winners and welcome six newcomers to the 2024-25 roster.
* Iowa has the longest active streak in the nation scoring at least 80 points per game in four consecutive seasons.
* Five Hawkeyes drafted have been into the WNBA since 2019, following Kathleen Doyle, Megan Gustafson, Monika Czinano, Kate Martin, and Caitlin Clark.
* Jan Jensen became Iowa’s fifth head coach in program history on May 13, 2024.
* Jensen owns a 1-0 (1.000) record and a 0-0 (.000) conference mark at Iowa

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