Women’s Basketball: Iowa Vs. Vanderbilt Commodores: How to Watch, Game Thread – Black Heart Gold Pants

Vanderbilt travels to Sioux City to meet the Hawkeyes in a clash of hungry top 10 contenders.
We’ve seen the Hawkeyes dominate lesser competition. We’ve seen them struggle against elite competition. Now we get to see them match up with what should be an equal. The 8th ranked Vanderbilt Commodores travel to Sioux City Iowa to take on our Hawkeyes as part of the “Bad Boy Mowers Series.”
Once again this is a great opportunity for the Hawkeyes. I absolutely love this matchup. It’s a chance to show where this team is early in the year.
Vanderbilt’s guards can be an absolute problem and I am excited to see how Iowa matches up with them. Mikayla Blakes is Vanderbilt’s star and can score at all levels and her quickness, handling, and ability to shoot make her a matchup nightmare for the Hawkeyes. It will be interesting to watch the duel between her and Dani Carnegie, who is a problem in her own right.
The battle at point guard should also be intriguing – Chit-Chat Wright vs. Aubrey Galvan. Galvan averaged 5.7 assists per game and 2.6 steals per game as a freshman. She compares favorably to WNBA star and Northwestern alum Veronica Burton in her ability as a 2 way player and a facilitator. She’s short though, as is our own Chit-Chat who is in her own right a facilitator, bucket-getter, and defender.
Iowa’s advantage is going to be that Vanderbilt does not have Ava Heiden. The Hawkeyes need to find a way to keep Heiden out of foul trouble and will also need to get her the ball with room to work. McKenna Woliczko also has the opportunity to have a major impact on this game based on how she deals with Vanderbilt forwards Aiyana Mitchell and Mia Woolfork.
Folks – I know this game is smack dab in the middle of the NFL slate but you should find time to turn your screens over to it. This is going to be some compelling ball and if the Hawkeyes win I think it signals that this is a legitimate top 10 team. If they lose but are competitive, I think it’s an early learning opportunity for a young team that is still figuring things out.
Date: Nov 15, 2026
Time: 12 p.m. CST
Matchup: No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. No.8 Vanderbilt Commodores
Location: Tyson Events Center, Sioux City, IA
TV: FS1
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