Northwestern led by as many as 7 in the second quarter before Stuelke had a series of three-point plays to give Iowa a 41-38 lead at the half. Senior Lucy Olsen had a big second half to finish with 16 points and 6 assists. Freshman Aliyah Guyton added 15 points and 3 assists off the bench.

After breaking even in Big Ten contests this past week with a 50-49 loss to Oregon and an 85-61 blowout win against Washington, the Iowa women’s basketball team returns to Carver-Hawkeye Arena this week for games against Northwestern on Tuesday and No.