IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa women’s basketball team returns home on Wednesday to face Toledo, and with a chance to start 3-0 under new head coach Jan Jensen.

Iowa defeated Northern Illinois and Virginia Tech in the first two games by scores of 91-73 and 71-52, respectively.

The Virginia Tech game was played this past Sunday in Charlotte, N.C. as part of the ally Tipoff.

Wednesday’s game against Toledo game will tip off at 6 p.m. (CT) and will broadcast on the BTN.

Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen led Iowa in scoring in the first two with 19 and 20 points, respectively.

Junior center Addi O’Grady made all nine of her field-goal attempts and finished with 18 points in the win over Virginia Tech.

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FOLLOW LIVE
Radio: Games are broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network with Rob Brooks (play-by-play) and Kathryn Reynolds (color) on the call. The network includes more than 40 stations that blanket the state of Iowa and include portions of Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Hawkeye Radio Network includes a 30-minute pregame show.
Television: Wednesday’s game will broadcast on BTN. Sloane Martin (play-by-play) and Brenda VanLengen (color) will be on the call.

PROGRAM QUICK HITS
* Iowa was the first program in the Big Ten conference to compete in back-to-back 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 is the best two-year 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 111-30.
* 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.

SCOUTING TOLEDO
* Head Coach Ginny Boggess will embark in her fourth year as a Division I head coach, having gone 54-42 in three seasons at Monmouth, which included winning the 2023 NCAA Tournament title and a 20-win turnaround overall.
* Toledo was picked fifth in the Mid-American Conference preseason poll.
* The Rockets are coming off a 28-6 record in 2023-24, just one win short of the program record for wins in a single season.

SERIES HISTORY
* This will be the first ever meeting between Iowa and Toledo.

WHAT’S TRENDING?
* Including the exhibition contest, Iowa has faced three teams with a new head coach so far this season. (Missouri Western, Virginia Tech, and Toledo)
* Sydney Affolter saw her first minutes of the 2024-25 season against VT after a scope was done on her knee this off-season.
* Addi O’Grady recorded the third-best shooting performance in Iowa women’s basketball history against Virginia Tech going 9-of-9 from the floor.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
* Ava Heiden is the program’s first Oregonian and was the No. 5 post prospect in ESPN’s position rankings.
* Heiden is the highest ranked post Jan Jensen has ever coached.
* Aaliyah Guyton comes from a fantastic pedigree, her father played basketball for Indiana and the Chicago Bulls. Her mother played for the Mercury and the Brazilian National Team.
* Guyton was a four star prospect and was the No. 1 rated player in Illinois.
* Teagan Mallegni and Taylor Stremlow both hail from the state of Wisconsin.
* Mallegni’s parents both played sports at Division III power-house UW-Whitewater.
* Callie Levin was the 2024 Gazette, USA Today, SB Live, and Sports Illustrated Iowa Basketball Player of the Year.
* Levin netted nearly 2,000 points at Solon High School.