Iowa Women's Basketball suffered a big blow on the recruiting trail after losing out on one of the top prospects in the 2026 recruiting class.
At the beginning of October, the Hawkeyes were flying high after 2026 No. 4 overall prospect McKenna Woliczko announced her commitment to the program.
Woliczko has also been actively recruiting other prospects to join her in Iowa City, including No. 11 overall prospect, Addison Bjorn.
Bjorn has played with Woliczko on Team USA and has been actively "recruiting" her to join the Hawkeyes next season.
Bjorn is scheduled to take an official visit to Kansas this weekend, and convincing her to come to Iowa City just became even more critical.
From every moment, every game, every dream - it all fits. Committed to Notre Dame 🍀 pic.twitter.com/7JsePAWt4p
— JenicaRaine10 (@JenicaRaine10) November 7, 2025
On Thursday evening, Iowa's No. 1 overall prospect in the 2026 recruiting class, Jenica Lewis, snubbed the Hawkeyes in favor of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Lewis, a native of Johnston, Iowa, was projected to join the Hawkeyes next season, but decided to leave her backyard and head to Indiana.
Lewis' commitment to Notre Dame is another significant blow for the Hawkeyes, following their loss of top overall prospect Kate Harpring and their failure to sign Lewis from their own backyard.
247Sports ranked Lewis as Iowa's No. 1 overall prospect, the No. 5 shooting guard prospect, and the No. 27 overall prospect in the 2026 recruiting class, and would have given Iowa a top recruiting class if she stayed home.
The Hawkeyes will miss her versatility on both ends of the court and lose out on one of the best spot-up shooters in the class.
Iowa must now focus all its efforts on signing Bjorn so they can assemble one of the best 2026 recruiting classes in college basketball.