Iowa (5-0) scored a major early-season win, knocking off No. 10 Baylor on Thursday night from the State Farm Fieldhouse in Orlando, Fla., 57-52, in its opening game of the WBCA Showcase.
Playing without sophomore guard Chit-Chat Wright for most of the second half, Iowa banded together and made plays down the stretch to KO one of women’s basketball’s perennially successful programs.
Iowa was led by sophomore center Ava Heiden’s 18 points and 11 rebounds, but sophomore guard Taylor Stremlow also supplied a major lift with her career-high 12 points off the Hawkeye bench.
Iowa held Baylor without a made field goal in the game’s final 6:20 and closed on a 9-1 scoring spurt to capture the big win.
Naturally, Hawkeye fans were fired up throughout. Here’s a look back at some of the best social media reactions to the Iowa win:
Our Iowa Hawkeyes knocking off #7 Baylor! GO HAWKS
β πππ©π© πππ£ππππ¨π©ππ§ (@ChinLovesIowa) November 21, 2025
Without two starting guards, this Iowa team just won the game against a good Baylor team.
What a win.
I hope Chit Chat is okay.
β Chris Douglas (@ChrisDouglas515) November 21, 2025
WOW what a win for the Iowa women over #7 Baylorβ¦.Biggest win in Jan Jensen era! pic.twitter.com/rFVu8Mb4me
β Chris Hassel (@Hassel_Chris) November 21, 2025
HAWKS TAKE DOWN #7 BAYLOR
57-52
WHAT. A. WIN! pic.twitter.com/IFrjDZCzzJ
β Barstool Iowa (@BarstoolUIowa) November 21, 2025
Jan Jensen rolling with the matchup zone and keeping Baylor without a made basket from the floor over the final six minutes was BRILLIANT. What a huge early-season win. #Hawkeyes
β Cody Hills (@ByCodyHills) November 21, 2025
Won them the game.
Along with Taylor McCabeβs steal and score https://t.co/h5k6LwiPlD
β David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) November 21, 2025
Stremlow was huge tonight
β SSN Jay-O (@Jay_3shifty) November 21, 2025
Love Heiden and Stremlow!!!
β katieπ« (@katiejo_ia) November 21, 2025
Stremlow is my favorite player on the team. That girl is so tough out there.
β Iowa-Cub (@Iowa_Cub) November 21, 2025
WBB FINAL: #19 Iowa 57, #7 Baylor 52
–Heiden 18 pts, 11 rebs, 3 asts
–Stremlow 12 pts, 4 asts
–Stuelke 10 pts, 8 rebs
–McCabe 5 pts, 8 rebs (!)
–Wright 5 pts, DNP last 19 minsImpressive, resilient performance. Iowa closed on 9-1 run in final 5:13.
β Chad Leistikowπ (@ChadLeistikow) November 21, 2025
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