Iowa women’s basketball to play against UConn next season

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The University of Iowa women’s basketball team will play two games against the University of Connecticut.

Announced Tuesday, Iowa will travel to UConn next season during the non-conference games. The Hawkeyes will then host the Huskies in 2027-28 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the first time since 1999.

UConn holds 12 national titles, the most in women’s basketball history.

The team also has the first and second-longest winning streaks in college basketball history, 111 and 90 consecutive wins, beating all other men’s and women’s teams.

The Huskies have been to every NCAA tournament since 1989, and have had six perfect seasons in the program’s history. They made it to the Final Four this year and were defeated by South Carolina 62-48.