Indiana women's basketball vs. Caitlin Clark, Iowa: TV, storylines for Big Ten lead
Indiana women's basketball can vault itself into the national spotlight and take the Big Ten lead when it visits Iowa on Saturday night.
The No. 13 (USA TODAY) Hoosiers (14-1, 5-0 Big Ten) have won 13 straight games, rallying from a 9-point, third-quarter deficit on Wednesday to beat Penn State 75-67. Mackenzie Holmes had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Sydney Parrish continued her hot stretch with 20 points. Parrish is averaging 18 points, hitting 11-of-17 3-pointers, over her past three games.
No. 3 Iowa (16-1, 5-0) has also won 13 straight games and is coming off a blowout of Purdue. Caitlin Clark produced her second consecutive triple-double and Kate Martin added 15 points and 8 rebounds.
These teams split their games last season, with each team winning at home. Clark hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in Iowa City to boost the Hawkeyes to an 86-85 victory.
Mackenzie Holmes nears IU women's basketball records
The fifth-year post player has 2,193 career points, on track to pass program leader Tyra Buss (2,364 from 2014-18) in February. Holmes ranks third in program history with 883 career rebounds. Amanda Cahill had 1,115 from 2014-18.
From Maine to Bloomington: A Bob Knight camp started Mackenzie Holmes' road to Indiana
Caitlin Clark nears NCAA women's basketball record
Clark averages a nation-leading 31.0 points per game this season, as well as 7.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists. Her 3,244 career points rank fifth in NCAA Div. I history. She's also fifth in career assists with 929.
Player | School | Points |
Kelsey Plum | Washington | 3,527 |
Kelsey Mitchell | Ohio State | 3,402 |
Jackie Stiles | Missouri State | 3,393 |
Brittney Griner | Baylor | 3,283 |
Caitlin Clark | Iowa | 3,244 |
Clark could return to Iowa for a sixth season or enter the 2024 WNBA Draft. The Indiana Fever own the No. 1 overall pick.
Indiana in Caitlin Clark's future? 'I know how well people support women's basketball here.'
Indiana women's basketball vs. Iowa start time
8 p.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
What channel is Indiana women's basketball vs. Iowa on?
TV: Fox
Radio: 96.7 FM in Bloomington, with Austin Render on play-by-play
Streaming: SiriusXM Channel 81
Indiana women's basketball schedule
Date, day | location, opponent | time, TV |
Nov. 1, Wednesday | vs. Northwood | |
Nov. 9, Thursday | vs. Eastern Illinois | |
Nov. 12, Sunday | at Stanford | |
Nov. 17, Friday | vs. Murray State | |
Nov. 19, Sunday | vs. Lipscomb | |
Nov. 23, Thursday | vs. Tennessee at Fort Myers, Fla. | W, 71-57 |
Nov. 25, Saturday | vs. Princeton at Fort Myers, Fla. | |
Nov. 30, Thursday | at Maine | |
Dec. 3, Sunday | vs. Stetson | |
Dec. 9, Saturday | at Rutgers | |
Dec. 18, Monday | vs. Evansville | |
Dec. 22, Friday | vs. Bowling Green | |
Dec. 31, Sunday | vs. Illinois | |
Jan. 4, Thursday | vs. Michigan | |
Jan. 7, Sunday | at Nebraska | |
Jan. 10, Wednesday | vs. Penn State | |
Jan. 13, Saturday | at Iowa | 8 p.m., Fox |
Jan. 17, Wednesday | vs. Minnesota | 8 p.m., Peacock |
Jan. 21, Sunday | at Purdue | 2 p.m., Peacock |
Jan. 28, Sunday | vs. Northwestern | 2 p.m., B1G+ |
Jan. 31, Wednesday | at Maryland | 7 p.m., Peacock |
Feb. 4, Sunday | at Ohio State | Noon, FS1 |
Feb. 8, Thursday | vs. Michigan State | 7 p.m., Peacock |
Feb. 11, Sunday | vs. Purdue | 2 p.m., B1G+ |
Feb. 14, Wednesday | at Wisconsin | 8 p.m., Peacock |
Feb. 19, Monday | at Illinois | 2 p.m., Fox |
Feb. 22, Thursday | vs. Iowa | 8 p.m., Peacock |
Feb. 27, Tuesday | at Northwestern | 7 p.m., BTN |
March 3, Sunday | vs. Maryland | 3 p.m., Peacock |
March 6-10 | Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis |
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