Iowa women’s basketball vs Northern Iowa preview, Digi Mart USA News: Iowa hosts Northern Iowa in a matchup televised on Big Ten Network, with commentary from Sloane Martin and Lisa Bluder. The Hawkeyes lead the series 28-3, including six consecutive wins, with the most recent meeting a 74-41 Iowa victory last season.
Iowa is averaging 77.3 points per game and shooting 46.0% from the field, though its 32.1% three-point shooting is below its level from a year ago. Northern Iowa averages 60.5 points per game and is shooting 36.7% from the field and 27.7% from three.
Guard Jenna Twedt is the Panthers’ player to watch. A transfer from Kirkwood Community College, she earned Third Team All-MVC honors in her first season at Northern Iowa, averaging 15.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.
Twedt led the Missouri Valley with 84 made threes, and she is a primarily perimeter threat.
Forward Elise Jaeger is the other key Panther to know. She averaged 9.6 rebounds and 7.8 points per game last season and led the Missouri Valley in defensive rebound percentage.
Northern Iowa is coming off an 18-14 season under head coach Tanya Warren, and the Panthers opened with a win over St Thomas before losing to South Dakota State.
Callie Levin, a transfer from Iowa, will be familiar to the Hawkeyes after two seasons in Iowa City. The projected Panthers starting lineup also includes several players making their first career starts, including Abby Tuttle and Maren Schmotzer.
Warren Nolan projects Iowa 77, Northern Iowa 57, while Bart Torvik projects Iowa 85, Northern Iowa 54. This article is a preview based on the source’s analysis, and the projections reflect that analysis.
