SAD NEWS : This Is The End Of Journey ”I can’t Continue Anymore” Boss!!!
HEARTBREAK NEWS: The quest has come to an end. “I can no longer continue” Boss! Hannah Stuelke has stated that she wants to leave the Hawkeye basketball team.
Iowa Women’s Basketball’s Hannah Stuelke sets a new career record during the Hawkeyes’ 111-93 victory over Penn State on Friday.
The sophomore season was characterized by injuries.
But tonight, she scored 47 points, breaking the previous record of 22 points set on November 8 against Fairleigh Dickinson at home to begin the 2023–24 season. Stuelke also broke his 44-point record in his final year at Washington High School.
She was one point away from tying the all-time program record of 48 points set by Megan Gustafson versus Minnesota in 2018 and broke the scoring mark for a single game played inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Additionally, it marked the first time since 2022 that Caitlin Clark had not been Iowa’s top scorer in a game.
“On Megan’s career night, I remember watching her and seeing her score so many points,” Stuelke recalled. “I think it’s just amazing that the little girls look up to me now.”
Stuelke, an Iowa native who grew up watching the Hawkeyes, expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to perform on the stage.
Stuelke was efficient from the floor, going 17-of-20 in the game, and added 13 points from the free throw line. Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder credited Stuelke’s ability to run the floor and fill the lane as a big reason for her success tonight.
Stuelke said her big night still hasn’t set in, and she added that she was in the zone and was unaware of how many points she had.
“I think my confidence is going to come up a lot,” Stuelke said. “I know now I can be more aggressive offensively, so that’s exciting. My free throws still aren’t where I want them to be, but I can keep working on that every day.”
Stuelke appreciated the chants she received during the game, which made her “feel special.” She also appreciates her parents for being her biggest fans in the stands and supporting her and her teammates during the games.
Stuelke credited her teammates, like Caitlin Clark, who tallied 15 assists, for getting her the ball to take advantage of mismatches in the post.
“[Caitlin Clark] has a lot of confidence in me,” Stuelke said. “She wants me to keep playing at my best, so she just keeps building me up.”
Stuelke added that she views Clark as a mentor for her career because of Clark’s leadership on the team and how she operates daily.
Clark wasn’t the only one who had confidence in the forward. Redshirt junior Sharon Goodman was set to enter the game late in the fourth quarter but said no because she wanted to see if Stuelke could get 50.
“That’s the culture of our program,” Bluder said. “Sharon has an opportunity to go in — she was a starter at the beginning of the year — and she instead wanted Hannah to have this record. I can’t express to you enough how much this team cares about each other, looks out for each other, and that’s what makes it so fun to coach them.”
