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Heiden Scores Career-High 27 vs. Nebraska, No. 13 Iowa Women Reach 20 Wins

Ava Heiden scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Iowa secured its 10th straight 20-win season with a dominant 80-67 victory over Nebraska.

  • On Monday, Iowa women's basketball team defeated Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team 80-67 in Lincoln, Nebraska to sweep the season series, with Ava Heiden, Iowa center, scoring a career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds.
  • Thanks to hot shooting from its stars, Heiden shot 12-of-15 overall and 8-of-9 in the first half, while Iowa led 45-27 at halftime, building an early surge.
  • Supporting players supplied scoring depth, as Taylor Stremlow posted a career-high 17 points, Chazadi Wright added 14 and seven assists, Journey Houston scored 10, and four Hawkeyes finished in double figures.
  • With the loss, Nebraska now faces Oregon, while Iowa's win secures its 10th straight 20-win season with a 20-5 record, 11-3 in Big Ten.
  • With four regular-season games left starting Feb. 19, Iowa faces Michigan on Feb. 22 in a key Big Ten clash before Illinois and Wisconsin; Jan Jensen, Iowa head coach, said `When you get into these games, they can kind of feel like March`.
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No. 13 Iowa 80, Nebraska 67

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On3 broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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