Iowa and Michigan State Meet for First BIG 10 Game of the Season

No. 16 Iowa (9-2) heads to East Lansing, Michigan for its first BIG 10 game of the season against No. 21 Michigan State (10-1). The game will be held at the Breslin Center on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Season Stat Leaders

                         Iowa                                                                                           Michigan State

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Megan Gustafson (26.5 per game)

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Jenna Allen (16.2 per game)

                                                                  

                                                               

Rebounds

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Megan Gustafson (12.5 per game)

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Jenna Allen (7.8 per game)

                                                  

                                                          

Assists

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Makenzie Meyer (4.8 per game)

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Taryn McCutcheon (5.5 per game)

                                                    

                                                    

Steals

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Tania Davis (1.3 per game)

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Taryn McCutcheon (2.6 per game)

                                                     

Blocks

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Megan Gustafson (1.6 per game)

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Sidney Cooks (1.0 per game)

                                                         









                                                              

Team Notes

Iowa

•         Iowa moved up to No. 16 in this week’s AP Rankings.
•         The Hawkeyes are ranked nationally in six statistical categories
•      No. 2: Assists per game (22.4), free throw percentage (80.6)
•      No. 3: Assists (246), field goal percentage (52.6)
•      No. 7: Assist/turnover ratio (1.48)
•      No. 11: Scoring offense (84.8)
•         Iowa also leads the BIG 10 in free throw percentage (80.6).
•       The Hawkeyes won its last game against Drake 91-82 on December 21.
•      Players of the Game: Megan Gustafson (44 pts, 14, rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl)
•         Megan Gustafson
•      Earned BIG 10 Player of the Week.
•      Is currently a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award.
•      Ranked No. 2 in program career points (2,094).
•      She also has 1,116 career rebounds.
•      Ranked nationally in eight statistical categories:
•      No. 1: Field goal percentage (74.7), field goals made (121), points per game (26.5), and double-doubles (10)
•      No. 2: Total points (291)
•     No. 5: Defensive rebounds per game (9)
•     No. 6: Rebounds (137)
•      Scored a season-high 44 points and added 14 rebounds to record her 10^th double-double this season against Drake.

Michigan State

•         Michigan State moved up to No. 21 in this week’s AP Rankings.
•        The Spartans are currently on a seven-game winning streak.
•         The Spartans are in the top 2 in four statistical categories in the BIG 10.
•      No. 1: Scoring offense (85.6), assists per game (22.4)
•      No. 2: Assists to turnovers (1.56), tied with No. 12 Minnesota in scoring margin (+21.1)
•         Michigan State beat Florida Atlantic 89-74 on December 20.
•      Player of the Game: Jenna Allen (23 pts, 10 rebs, 2 asts, 4 stls, 1 blk)
•         Jenna Allen
•      Ranked No. 5 in the BIG 10 and nationally in field-goal percentage (56.8).
•      The senior from Bedford, Indiana has scored 20 or more points in three games this season.
•      She recently recorded her third season double-double against Florida Atlantic.
•         Taryn McCutcheon
•      Ranked No. 3 in the BIG 10 and No. 34 nationally in assists (61).
•       She led Michigan State in assists in four games this season.
•       Ranked No. 1 in the BIG 10 and No. 48 nationally for steals per game (2.6).
•        Sidney Cooks
•      The Kenosha, Wisconsin native has scored in double-figures in five games this season.
•      She had 15 points in Michigan State’s win against Florida Atlantic.
•         Nia Clouden
•      The freshman had a season-high 18 points in the Spartans’ game against Florida Atlantic.

Series History

•        Iowa leads the series 37-28.
•         The Hawkeyes won the last two games in the series.
•        In the last game, Iowa beat Michigan State in overtime 71-68 in East Lansing.