FOLLOW LIVE
Radio: Games air 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.
Streaming: Sunday’s game will air on BTN.
PROGRAM QUICK HITS
» Iowa was the first program in the Big Ten conference to compete in back-to-back National Championships. (2023 and 2024)
» Iowa (2023-24) 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 six seasons. (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019)
» Iowa won four of the last seven Big Ten Tournament titles (2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
» Iowa has earned nine straight 20-win seasons, which is the second longest streak in program history. (1984-94)
» The Hawkeyes are 131-20 in Iowa City dating back to Nov. 11, 2016.
» In Big Ten play, Iowa is 65-19 over the last four years.
» Six Hawkeyes drafted have been into the WNBA since 2019, following Kathleen Doyle, Megan Gustafson, Monika Czinano, Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin and Lucy Olsen.
» Iowa has had at least one First Team All-Big Ten honoree in nine straight seasons dating back to 2017.
» Jan Jensen became Iowa’s sixth head coach in program history on May 13, 2024.
» Jensen is the third coach in Iowa women’s basketball history to notch 20+ wins in her first season.
» Jensen surpassed Lisa Bluder and now has the second most wins by a head coach in their first season at the University of Iowa. (23)
» Jensen owns a 30-11 (.731) record and a 10-8 (.556) conference mark at Iowa.
FROM 30,000 FEET
» Iowa has made postseason tournament appearances in 23 of the last 25 seasons, receiving 19 NCAA Tournament and four WNIT bids.
» The 2025-26 Hawkeyes have nine freshmen and sophomores, which is the most since 2012-13.
SERIES HISTORY
» This is the first ever meeting between the two programs.
SCOUTING FAIRFIELD
» The Stags enter Sunday’s game 4-1 with their lone loss coming to No. 8 North Carolina.
» Head coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis is in her fourth season with program. She was the 2023-24 MAAC Coach of the Year and is a 2-time finalist for the Mid-Major Coach of the Year.
» Kaety L’Amoreaux was named the MAAC Player of the Week after averaging 21.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 7.0 assists in an impressive showing at the WBCA Challenge on Nov. 17, 2025. L’Amoreaux led the Stags in their win over the preseason favorites in the American Athletic Conference, South Florida as she neared a career-high with 28 points while also finishing with a team-high six assists.
» Meghan Andersen was named one of five players for the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week award on Nov. 11, 2025. Andersen’s 32.5 scoring average led the entire nation during the season’s opening week and was highlighted by a career-high 35-point explosion in the win over Villanova earlier this season.
» Fairfield has beaten Villanova, Lehigh, South Florida, and New Haven this season.
