Spartan Women Return Home to Face No. 10/9 Iowa

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State women’s basketball returns to the friendly confines of the Breslin Center to face No. 10/9 Iowa on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Tip off time is set for 7 p.m. on BTN+ with Zach Surdenik and Alexis Ayala calling the action.

• The Spartans look to break a three-game losing streak after falling to No. 17/20 Michigan, 70-55, on Jan. 14. MSU now stands 10-8 overall and 2-5 in Big Ten games. Iowa stands 14-4 overall are 6-1 in league action. Last time out, the Hawkeyes dominated Penn State, 108-67, on Jan. 14.

•Michigan State has been a streaky team this season, beginning the season winning six-straight games. The Spartan followed that by losing five-straight and rebounded winning four in a row. On Wednesday, MSU will look to snap its current three-game losing streak.

•Against U-M guard Kamaria McDaniel led MSU with 12 points, registering double-figures for the sixth-straight game as part of posting double-digits in the scoring column for team-leading 14th time this season. McDaniel also led or shared the team-lead for the sixth game, also tops on the team.

•On Saturday guard/forward Matilda Ekh netted MSU’s first points of the game with a 3-pointer in the first quarter. With that trey, Ekh tied Taylor Alton (2008-12) for the No. 14 spot on MSU’s career 3-pointers made list with 116 career triples.

SCOUTING IOWA

The Hawkeyes improved to 14-4 overall and 6-1 after a dominating 108-67 win over Penn State on Jan. 14. Iowa stands tied for second with Indiana in the league behind Ohio State which is still a perfect 18-0 overall and 7-0 in league play. The Hawkeyes have road B1G wins against Wisconsin and Michigan. Iowa has home league wins against Purdue, Northwestern and Penn State. The Hawkeyes only conference set back came against Illinois in Champaign on Jan. 1. Iowa has been hot of late winning nine of its last 10 games.

All-American Caitlin Clark continues to lead the high-flying Hawkeye offense. She is first in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 26.8 ppg. Her teammate Monika Czinano is sixth in scoring with 17.7 ppg. Clark also leads the league in assists with 7.3 apg. McKenna Warnock stands 10th in the B1G in 3-point field goals made, making 2.1 per game.

Iowa continues to have one of the most potent offenses in the…