Iowa center Layla Hays attempts to gain possession of the ball from UConn forward Sarah Strong during a basketball game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the UConn Huskies at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. The Huskies defeated the Hawkeyes 90-64. (Emma Calabro/The Daily Iowan)
NEW YORK – The Iowa Hawkeyes fell to the UConn Huskies 64-90 in the Shark Beauty Women’s Champions Classic in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday evening. Iowa’s record now sits at 10-2.
In the first quarter, the No.1 Huskies built a double-digit lead leaving the Hawkeyes down 12-22. The second quarter the Hawkeyes racked up 19 points and three turnovers. Second quarter action wasn’t enough leaving the Hawkeyes 31-42 going into the second half. UConn put the game away in the third quarter scoring the first six points.
Closing the game senior Hannah Stuelke stood out with 17 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Behind her was sophomore Chit-Chat Wright with 16 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Overall, the Hawkeyes shot 49 percent from the field and 47 percent from behind.
Iowa is back at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 3 p.m. CST, to host the Penn State Nittany Lions.
UConn guard Azzi Fudd goes for a layup. Fudd scored 27 points. (Emma Calabro)Iowa center Layla Hays guards UConn forward Serah Williams. UConn made 41 points off of 26 Iowa turnovers. (Emma Calabro)UConn guard KK Arnold and Iowa forward Hannah Stuelke chase after the ball. Stuelke scored 17 points. (Emma Calabro)
Iowa forward Hannah Stuelke goes up for a layup. Stuelke had five rebounds. (Emma Calabro)
Iowa guard Callie Levin lays on the ground after a turnover. Levin played for four minutes. (Emma Calabro)
Iowa head coach Jan Jensen speaks to the team during a timeout. “I think UConn caused a lot of the turnovers, but I think our mental game got away from us and we made some mental errors of turnovers,” said Iowa head coach Jan Jensen on the Learfield post-game radio show. (Emma Calabro)Iowa guard Taylor Stremlow listens as head coach Jan Jensen speaks during a timeout. Stremlow scored 11 points. (Emma Calabro)Iowa forward Hannah Stuelke dribbles the ball. (Emma Calabro)UConn guard KK Arnold and Iowa forward Hannah Stuelke chase after the ball. Arnold scored 7 points. (Emma Calabro)Iowa guard Chazadi ‘Chit-Chat’ Wright dribbles the ball. Wright scored 16 points.(Emma Calabro)UConn forward Blanca Quiñonez goes in for a layup. Quiñonez scored 10 points. (Emma Calabro)Iowa guard Hannah Stuelke, Chazadi ‘Chit-Chat’ Wright, and head coach Jan Jensen walk into the locker room after losing 64-90 against UConn. (Emma Calabro)
Iowa guard Callie Levin lays on the ground after a turnover. Levin played for four minutes. (Emma Calabro)
