Iowa women's basketball duo named WBCA All-America Finalists

After stellar individual 2025-26 seasons for Iowa women's basketball (26-6, 15-3 Big Ten), the Hawkeyes' star frontcourt duo of sophomore center Ava Heiden and senior forward Hannah Stuelke were both named WBCA All-America Finalists. Heiden and Stuelke are two of the 48 finalists for this season's 10-member WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team. Heiden led Iowa in scoring throughout the regular season, averaging 17.

4 points per game on 64. 7% shooting. The 6-foot-4 native of Sherwood, Ore.

, also averaged 7. 3 rebounds per game to rank second on the Hawkeyes. Heiden's 64.

7% field goal shooting ranks second in the Big Ten and third nationally, and is just the 10th player in program history to shoot 64. 0% or better. Heiden earned honorable mention All-America honors from the Associated Press and USBWA earlier this week and was a first-team All-Big Ten selection this season.