The Iowa Hawkeyes Women's Basketball team will face a familiar foe in their round one matchup in the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament. Iowa defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 81-66, on an emotional senior night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on March 2.
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The Hawkeyes will travel to Indianapolis to face the Badgers On March 5 at 7:30 p.m. (streaming on Peacock) in a highly-anticipated rematch.
Iowa has won six of their last seven opening-round games in the Big Ten Tournament, and will look to keep that streak alive on Wednesday. The Badgers come into the contest scuffling, losing their last two games and seven of their previous 10.
The Hawkeyes have won the last 30 games in the series, and lead the series 60-20 all-time. The Hawkeye women will have to slow down Serah Williams, who averages 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in her career against the Hawkeyes.
Iowa will have to win five straight games to make the championship game on March 9. The Hawkeyes are 15-2 in their last 17 games in the Big Ten Tournament, and aim to win their fourth Big 10 Tournament Title in a row.
The Hawkeyes will have a tight turnaround, having played only three days ago. Their title defense begins on March 5 at 7:30 p.m. in game three of round one.