Iowa women’s basketball vs. Eastern Illinois: Fans, media react to win

No. 10 Iowa women’s basketball (2-0) routed Eastern Illinois on Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 80-39, as first-year forward McKenna Woliczko delivered another massive performance and center Ava Heiden and guard Dani Carnegie both scored in double digits.

Iowa’s offense was driven by Woliczko, who finished with a team-leading, career-high 22 points on 9 for 12 shooting and 4 for 6 from the 3-point range, along with four rebounds, one assist, and one steal in 23 minutes. Heiden (15) and Carnegie (12) both followed the San Bruno, Calif., native on the score sheet.

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Iowa now turns its attention to one of its biggest nonconference matchups of the regular season as the Hawkeyes travel to face No. 2 UConn (1-1) at M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT on FS1.

The Huskies will be coming off their first loss of the season after dropping a 77-66 final at No. 5 Michigan on Thursday night.

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