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ESPN’s College GameDay coming to Carver for Feb. 26 Indiana-Iowa women’s basketball showdown
Show will originate from Carver-Hawkeye Arena for an hour, at 10 a.m.; tipoff is 1 p.m.
Jeff Linder
Feb. 16, 2023 10:58 am, Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 12:49 pm
IOWA CITY — It’s already sold out, and has been for weeks.
It’s another top-10 matchup. It’s the regular-season finale, with — perhaps — Big Ten title implications.
Need another layer of hype for the Feb. 26 women’s basketball showdown between Iowa and Indiana?
Here goes:
ESPN announced Thursday that the women’s basketball version of College GameDay will be coming to Iowa City for that game.
“We’ve had our eye on this Indiana-Iowa matchup all season for College GameDay as an opportunity to showcase these outstanding programs and top players like (Iowa’s) Caitlin Clark and (Indiana’s) Mackenzie Holmes,” said Patricia Lowry, ESPN vice president of production.
“We’re thrilled to travel to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the first time and we expect a great atmosphere with the way students and fans at Iowa support this program and this rivalry.”
GameDay will originate inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, starting at 10 a.m., for one hour.
Elle Duncan will host the show alongside women’s college basketball commentators Andraya Carter, Rebecca Lobo, Carolyn Peck and Holly Rowe providing analysis, interviews and features.
Tip time is 1 p.m., and Dave O’Brien joins Lobo and Rowe on ESPN’s game call.
It will be the second of three GameDays this season for women’s basketball. The first was at Knoxville, Tenn., for UConn-Tennessee. The third will be announced soon.
“Our program is thrilled to be one of three schools selected this season to have College GameDay on our campus,” Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder said. “It’s a huge honor, and we are looking forward to showcasing our program on one of the best stages in sports.”
After Wednesday’s 91-61 win over Wisconsin, Iowa (currently ranked No. 7) is 21-5 overall, 13-2 in the Big Ten.
No. 2 Indiana (24-1, 14-1) hosts Michigan tonight. The Hoosiers defeated the Hawkeyes in Bloomington, 87-78, Feb. 9.
The Hawkeyes have two road challenges before the Hoosiers (and ESPN) come to town — at Nebraska on Saturday, at Maryland next Tuesday.
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