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During a recent appearance on "I On The Hawks," Iowa head women's basketball coach Jan Jensen discussed the value and impact of the team's two scrimmages against Oklahoma State and Lindenwood.

Per On3's Talia Goodman , Iowa won its scrimmage against Oklahoma State last weekend, 93-86. Goodman reported that Georgia transfer guard Dani Carnegie scored 31 points , grabbed 13 rebounds, dished out six assists, and recorded three steals.

First-year forward McKenna Woliczko scored 19 points, and third-year center Ava Heiden added 12 points, seven rebounds, and three steals.

"Those private scrimmages are really valuable," Jensen said. "I really find value in at least one. We're still doing two. We're playing Lindenwood next weekend. But it's just nice because there's none of the noise. There's nobody's opinion. There's you and the deal you make with the opposing team. There's no sharing of the film. You like to think that they don't pass along the scouting report because we're both trying to see where we are against another kind of common type of opponent."

Jensen shared some of what stood out from Iowa's opening scrimmage against Oklahoma State.

"It was a really pretty well-matched game, goes back and forth, but we were able to see a lot of the things we were hoping we'd see. Dani Carnegie certainly had a really nice game. She scored a lot and had some good rebounds. She's a pretty solid guard. I thought Amari Whiting did some really nice things. You know, Ava (Heiden) was going against Audi Crooks. You know, that's another great post player. So Ava did well, but when you play against another big body, Ava is going to play a little differently than you do if you're playing a post that's more similar to her.

"So I think we just learned a lot. We grew a lot and got a lot to work on. Lots to work on. But it was also nice to have a really positive feeling after that game and know that we did a lot of good things."

Iowa's exhibition matchup against Maryville will take place at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Oct. 29, with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. CT, and the game will be streamed on B1G+ .

Ava Heiden stands for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Taylor Stremlow stands for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Amari Whiting stands for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Chazadi 'Chit-Chat' Wright stands for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Layla Hays and Journey Houston stand for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

McKenna Woliczko stands for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Jocelyn Faison stands for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Bria Medina stands for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Jocelyn Faison, Chazadi 'Chit-Chat' Wright and Dani Carnegie stand for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Layla Hays and Ava Heiden stand for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Dani Carnegie stands for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Journey Houston stands for a photo during Iowa Women’s Basketball media day at Carver Hawkeye Arena, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Iowa City.
(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

Iowa head coach Jan Jensen speaks to reporters Oct. 13, 2026 during the Iowa women’s basketball media day at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
(Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Cit, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co)

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