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Iowa women's basketball stars earn WBCA All-America Honors
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After an outstanding year for Iowa women's basketball, the Hawkeyes ' dominant frontcourt duo of Ava Heiden and Hannah Stuelke were named All-America Honorable Mentions by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday, April 2.
Heiden led Iowa in scoring this past season, averaging 18.0 points per game on 64.1% shooting. She also averaged 7.2 rebounds per game to rank second on the Hawkeyes and a team-leading 1.3 blocks per game.
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Heiden's stellar sophomore year with the Hawkeyes once again demonstrated the superior talent that head coach Jan Jensen has for developing post players, and made the 6-foot-4 native of Sherwood, Ore., one of the nation's premier centers in quick order.
As for Stuelke, the 6-foot-2 native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, finished her four-year Hawkeyes career with an average of 13.4 points per game on 55.4% shooting. The senior forward also led the team with an average of 9.0 rebounds per game, a mark she significantly improved upon with a career-high and program record-tying 19 boards in her final game on March 23.
As Stuelke's time at Iowa comes to a close, she is now the fourth Hawkeye in program history to record 1,500-plus points and 900-plus rebounds in a career.
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As the Hawkeyes enter the offseason, the program has much on its to-do list, beginning with retaining players and attracting new talent through the NCAA transfer portal.
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