Iowa freshman forward Hannah Stuelke is what you might expect from any freshman at a Division I institution. She is still unsure about what she wants to major in, but when it comes to basketball she knows exactly what she is doing and what she wants.
The Cedar Rapids, Iowa native and Washington High School graduate who was named the Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year and Miss Iowa Basketball has been a major contributor for the Hawkeyes coming off the bench.
She is averaging 6.8 points per game and has a total of 72 rebounds thus far, which places her fourth behind McKenna Warnock, Monika Czinano, and Caitlin Clark in that category. Furthermore, she has scored in double digits six times and leads all freshmen in minutes with 218.
Her biggest performance came against Northwestern on Jan. 11 when scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds. She drew a charge, was the clean-up person for some missed threes by Clark, and received thunderous applause from Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Prior to that, she recorded her first double-double against Purdue on Dec. 29 with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Stuelke says that the benefit of playing on a fast-paced, up-tempo team that allows her to run has enabled her to achieve these stellar numbers. But more importantly, she appreciates playing in…
