No. 10 Iowa women open season with 73-45 win over Towson
The gist
No. 10 Iowa beat Towson 73-45 in its season opener, with guard Dani Carnegie scoring 21 points.
The rebuilt roster faces No. 2 UConn next, an early test.
How it unfolded
- Mar 15, 2026Iowa secured a two-seed in the NCAA tournament at a Selection Sunday watch party at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, set to face Fairleigh Dickinson.
- Oct 13, 2026Head coach Jan Jensen said at a press conference she had never had a team with six new people and five returners.
- Oct 29, 2026Iowa played an exhibition game against Maryville at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.
Key terms
- No. 10
- A weekly ranking of the top 25 American college teams in football or basketball, voted on by sportswriters and broadcasters.
- NCAA tournament
- A single-elimination spring tournament among U.S. college basketball teams to decide the national champion.
- two-seed
- A stage in a knockout tournament with sixteen competitors, from which winners advance to the quarter-finals.
Source: Wikipedia