Senior day: Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes: TV, game notes for Sunday
Sunday will be one of the most bittersweet days in the history of Iowa athletics. It is the last day of the regular season at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, senior day for the Hawkeyes.
Five seniors will be honored in front of their peers and the nation live on Fox. Molly Davis, Sharon Goodman, Gabbie Marshall, Kate Martin and, of course, Caitlin Clark, will all walk on senior day.
Clark recently declared this season will be her last in the black and gold, removing all speculation. It will be one of the last times this special group of women play in front of their home fans in Carver.
With the sadness of saying goodbye to program legends comes a big occasion. Not only is it against the Big Ten regular-season champions Ohio State, which already defeated the Hawkeyes this season, but it also marks a day that history will be made.
Clark is 18 points away from breaking the all-time NCAA Division I scoring record. Currently held by basketball Hall of Famer “Pistol” Pete Maravich, the current mark of 3,667 points has stood since 1970.
It’s certainly a game you will not want to miss. Here’s how to watch all of the action on Sunday between No. 6 Iowa (25-4, 14-3 Big Ten) and No. 2 Ohio State (25-3, 16-1 Big Ten).
How To Watch
Date: Sunday, March 3
Time: Noon CT
TV: Fox
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network | Varsity Network
Broadcast Teams
Fox: Gus Johnson, play-by-play; Sarah Kustok, Allison Williams; color analysts
Hawkeye Radio Network: Rob Brooks, play-by-play; Tiffany Reedy, color analyst
Probable Iowa Starters
G, 5-7, Sr., Molly Davis: 6.3 points, 3.2 assists, 2.6 rebounds per game, 53/9% FG, 40.7% 3-point FG, 85.7% FT
G, 6-0, Sr., Caitlin Clark: 32.2 points, 8.7 assists, 7.4 rebounds, 1.7 steals per game, 46.9% FG, 39.5% 3-point FG, 84.9% FT
G, 5-9, Sr., Gabbie Marshall: 5.4 points, 1.6 assists, 1 steals per game, 35.8% FG, 32.6% 3-point FG, 66.7% FT
G, 6-0, Grad., Kate Martin: 13 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists per game, 52.3% FG, 37.8% 3-point FG, 88.2% FT
F, 6-2, Soph., Hannah Stuelke: 14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists per game, 63.9% FG, 58.6% FT
Probable Ohio State Starters
G, 5-10, Grad., Jacy Sheldon: 18 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.1 steals per game, 51.3% FG, 38.4% 3-point FG, 86.6% FT
G, 5-11, Grad., Celeste Taylor: 10.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.3 steals, 41.4% FG, 33% 3-point FG, 63.1% FT
F, 6-0, Soph., Cotie McMahon: 14.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.2 steals per game, 47.2% FG, 24.6% 3-point FG, 63.2% FT
G / F, 6-1, Jr., Taylor Thierry: 11.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.8 steals, 1.5 assists per game, 62% FG, 46.2% 3-point FG, 77.5% FT
F, 6-4, Grad., Rebeka Mikulasikova: 9.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game, 47.3% FG, 38.3% 3-point FG, 89.3% FT
Series History
All-time Series History: Ohio State leads 40-36
Last Meeting: Ohio State 100, Iowa 92 on Jan. 21 in Columbus, Ohio
Scouting Ohio State
No. 2/2 Ohio State Buckeyes (25-3, 16-1 Big Ten) defeated Michigan (17-12, 8-9), 67-51, on Wednesday in OSU’s final home game of the regular season. The win gave the Buckeyes the Big Ten regular-season championship outright.
OSU is riding a 15-game win streak in Big Ten play, the second-longest in program history, trailing only the 1984-85 season when the Buckeyes were 18-0.
Ohio State is the outright Big Ten regular-season champion for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
Postgame notes vs. Illinois
National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, surpassed the AIAW’s all-time leading scorer, Lynette Woodard to become the all-time leading scorer in major women’s college basketball history.
It was her 17th career triple-double. She is one of two players in the history of women’s college basketball to record a triple-double in four consecutive seasons.
Iowa broke the Williams Arena record for most made 3s (22) in a single game.
Iowa broke its school record with 22 made 3-pointers in a single game.
Clark broke the NCAA’s single-season all-time 3-pointers made record. She has made 503 in 129 games.
Clark is the first Big Ten women’s basketball player to record 500-plus treys in a career.
Clark trails only the NCAA men’s scoring champion, Pete Maravich (3,667).
Clark has 19 career games with 30-plus points and 10-plus assists, no one in college women’s basketball in past 25 seasons has more than two such games.
The Hawkeyes tied their program record for most made 3-pointers in a quarter with seven.
Gabbie Marshall became the 44th Hawkeye women’s basketball player to record 1,000 career points.
Marshall recorded her second-highest point total of the season.
Marshall is the only player in Iowa women’s basketball history to record 200-plus 3-pointers and 200-plus steals in a career. Marshall netted four treys for the first time since Jan. 31, 2024 at Northwestern.
Iowa has scored 100-plus points 10 times this season and in three out of the last four games.
It was Iowa’s 16th win by 20-plus points this season.
It was Clark’s 17th game with 30-plus points this year, which ranks first nationally.
Among active players who didn’t transfer, Marshall (120) and Martin (117) are third and fourth nationally for most active wins in a career.
It was Clark’s 61st career double-double which is good for fourth on the Big Ten’s all-time list.
Clark leads the country in 20-plus point games this season with 29.
Clark is the only player in the country with 900-plus points, 225-plus assists and 175-plus rebounds this season.
Iowa is 40-6 in Big Ten play since Feb. 9, 2022.
Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Iowa leads the nation with 100 games of 80-plus points.
Iowa also leads the country with 55 games of 90-plus points offensively.
UI has scored 80 or more points 23 times this season.
The country’s best offense has record 90-plus points in nine out of the last 11 games.
Clark has scored 20-plus points in 114-of-129 career games which is the most in program history.
Clark kept her streak of 86 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
Clark is the first Division-I men’s or women’s player to record 3,600-plus points, 1,000-plus assists, and 850-plus rebounds in a career.
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