--- title: "Iowa routs Eastern Illinois 80-39 as Woliczko scores 22 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena" description: "Iowa again started slowly, then forced 27 turnovers and pulled away before a Sunday trip to UConn." url: https://sports.skoop.news/iowa-80-39-eastern-illinois-nov-5-2026-game-recap-espn--11-06/ published: 2026-11-07T11:31:48.085597-05:00 modified: 2026-11-07T11:31:48.085604-05:00 section: "Sports" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["Iowa", "Eastern Illinois", "Ann Arbor", "Ava Heiden", "Ava Stoller", "Carver-Hawkeye Arena", "Clara Glad", "UConn", "Brooklyn", "Drake"] hashtags: ["#EasternIllinois", "#AnnArbor", "#AvaHeiden", "#sports", "#sportshighlights"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Krestovsky_Stadium_01.jpg/1280px-RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Krestovsky_Stadium_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # Iowa routs Eastern Illinois 80-39 as Woliczko scores 22 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena > Iowa again started slowly, then forced 27 turnovers and pulled away before a Sunday trip to UConn. Published 2026-11-07 · Updated 2026-11-07 · Sports, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - 10th-ranked Iowa beat Eastern Illinois 80-39 on Thursday night. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) - Iowa outscored Eastern Illinois 27-8 in the second quarter. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) - Iowa held Eastern Illinois to 32% shooting, including 22% from three-point range. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) ## A rout after another slow start 10th-ranked Iowa beat Eastern Illinois 80-39 on Thursday night. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) The game was played at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. [[2]](https://hawkfanatic.com/2026/11/05/no-10-iowa-women-crush-eastern-illinois-80-39-up-next-uconn-sunday-in-storrs/) Iowa had a slow start for the second consecutive game. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) It led only 17-10 after the first quarter. [[2]](https://hawkfanatic.com/2026/11/05/no-10-iowa-women-crush-eastern-illinois-80-39-up-next-uconn-sunday-in-storrs/) ## The second quarter decides it Iowa outscored Eastern Illinois 27-8 in the second quarter. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) That run put Iowa ahead 44-18 at halftime. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) Iowa made only 1 of 8 three-point attempts in the first half. [[2]](https://hawkfanatic.com/2026/11/05/no-10-iowa-women-crush-eastern-illinois-80-39-up-next-uconn-sunday-in-storrs/) For the game, Iowa made 9 of 28. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) Jan Jensen emptied her bench in the fourth quarter and rested her starters. [[2]](https://hawkfanatic.com/2026/11/05/no-10-iowa-women-crush-eastern-illinois-80-39-up-next-uconn-sunday-in-storrs/) ## Defense and rebounding Iowa held Eastern Illinois to 32% shooting, including 22% from three-point range. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) The Hawkeyes also forced 27 turnovers. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) Iowa won the rebounding battle 44-25. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) ## Who scored McKenna Woliczko scored 22 points for Iowa. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) She was 9 of 12 from the field [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) and made 4 of 6 three-point attempts. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) Ava Heiden added 15 points. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) Dani Carnegie, a Georgia transfer, scored 12. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) [[2]](https://hawkfanatic.com/2026/11/05/no-10-iowa-women-crush-eastern-illinois-80-39-up-next-uconn-sunday-in-storrs/) Ava Stoller led Eastern Illinois with 10 points. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) Clara Glad scored nine. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) ## Eastern Illinois had a busy week Eastern Illinois was playing the second game of a three-game opening-week stretch. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) It opened its season at Drake on Tuesday. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) It will play at Iowa State on Sunday. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) ## What Iowa faces next Iowa will play at second-ranked UConn on Sunday. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) Connecticut lost 77-66 to fifth-ranked Michigan on Thursday in Ann Arbor, before Iowa's game. [[2]](https://hawkfanatic.com/2026/11/05/no-10-iowa-women-crush-eastern-illinois-80-39-up-next-uconn-sunday-in-storrs/) Connecticut beat Iowa 90-64 last December in Brooklyn, New York. [[2]](https://hawkfanatic.com/2026/11/05/no-10-iowa-women-crush-eastern-illinois-80-39-up-next-uconn-sunday-in-storrs/) ## What it means for you If you follow Iowa, Sunday at UConn is the next game to watch. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) Check whether the slow start, which has now happened in two straight games, shows up again. [[1]](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) Jensen said Iowa is not yet where it needs to be to be long-term successful and must improve in the next 48 hours. [[2]](https://hawkfanatic.com/2026/11/05/no-10-iowa-women-crush-eastern-illinois-80-39-up-next-uconn-sunday-in-storrs/) ## Sources 1. [Iowa 80-39 Eastern Illinois (Nov 5, 2026) Game Recap - ESPN](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401921425) — espn.com 2. [No. 10 Iowa women crush Eastern Illinois 80-39; up next UConn Sunday in Storrs](https://hawkfanatic.com/2026/11/05/no-10-iowa-women-crush-eastern-illinois-80-39-up-next-uconn-sunday-in-storrs/) — hawkfanatic.com Image: Photo (illustrative): Godot13 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Krestovsky_Stadium_01.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. 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