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As No. 14-ranked Iowa women’s basketball (10-2, 1-0 Big Ten) returns from the Christmas break, the Hawkeyes will begin the bulk of their Big Ten slate today as they welcome Penn State (7-5, 0-1 Big Ten) to Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa looks to rebound from its 90-64 loss against No. 1 UConn on Dec. 20, where its sloppy play (26 turnovers leading to 41 UConn points) ultimately proved to be its undoing against the Huskies.

Entering today’s game, sophomore center Ava Heiden leads the team in scoring with 14.6 points per game on 64.4% shooting from the floor, with senior forward Hannah Stuelke (13.4) and sophomore guard Chit-Chat Wright (11.7) also averaging double-figure scoring.

Defensively, Wright leads the team in steals per game with 1.6, while Heiden tops the squad in blocks with 1.2 denials per contest.

As tipoff nears between the Hawkeyes and Nittany Lions, follow along for live updates, the latest score, and highlights of the action:

Hawkeyes are on fire offensively through the first quarter of play (shooting 10-for-16 from the floor), while also dominating the defensive glass (leading 7-2 in defensive rebounds) and keeping Penn State off-synch.

Chit-Chat Wright leads everyone with 12 points on 4-for-4 from the floor, 2-for-2 from 3-point territory, and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line.

Timeout Penn State.

Hawkeyes are on a roll offensively since the Nittany Lions’ appeal, with a 14-0 scoring run that forces a Penn State timeout.

Penn State’s appeal was successful on the foul call, but the shot clock violation on the Nittany Lions still stands.

Nittany Lions retain their timeout.

Timeout Penn State.

The Nittany Lions are appealing the foul call on Gracie Merkle and the ensuing shot clock violation.

Both teams are shooting well to start the game.

On its game day availability report, sophomore Emely Rodriguez remains out. Graduate starting guard Kylie Feuerbach is also “questionable.”

Watch Iowa vs. Penn State

TV: Big Ten Network

Tip-off Time: 3 p.m. CT

Iowa women’s basketball schedule

All times CT

• Nov. 3 vs. Southern: Iowa 86, Southern 51
• Nov. 9 vs. Evansville: Iowa 119, Evansville 43
• Nov. 13 vs. Drake: Iowa 100, Drake 58
• Nov. 16 at Northern Iowa: Iowa 74, UNI 41
• Nov. 20 vs. Baylor (WBCA Showcase in Orlando): Iowa 57, Baylor 52
• Nov. 22 vs. Miami (WBCA Showcase in Orlando): Iowa 64, Miami 61
• Nov. 26 vs. Western Illinois: Iowa 86, Western Illinois 69
• Nov. 30 vs. Fairfield: Iowa 86, Fairfield 72
• Dec. 6 at Rutgers: Iowa 79, Rutgers 36
• Dec. 10 at Iowa State: Iowa State 74, Iowa 69
• Dec. 13 vs. Lindenwood: Iowa 102, Lindenwood 68
• Dec. 20 vs. UConn (Champions Classic): UConn 90, Iowa 64
• Dec. 28 vs. Penn State: Big Ten Network, 3 p.m.
• Jan. 1 vs. Nebraska: Big Ten Network, 1 p.m.
• Jan. 5 at Northwestern: Big Ten Network, 7:30 p.m.
• Jan. 11 at Indiana: Big Ten Network, 4 p.m.
• Jan. 15 vs. Oregon: FS1, 8 p.m.
• Jan. 18 vs. Michigan State: Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
• Jan. 22 at Maryland: NBC, 5 p.m.
• Jan. 25 vs. Ohio State: Peacock, 1 p.m.
• Jan. 29 at USC: Peacock, 8 p.m.
• Feb. 1 at UCLA: Fox, 3 p.m.
• Feb. 5 vs. Minnesota: Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
• Feb. 11 vs. Washington: BTN+, 6:30 p.m.
• Feb. 16 at Nebraska: Fox, 11 a.m.
• Feb. 19 at Purdue: BTN+, 6 p.m.
• Feb. 22 vs. Michigan: Fox or FS1, 11 a.m. or 1 p.m.
• Feb. 26 vs. Illinois: Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.
• March 1 at Wisconsin: BTN+, 2 p.m.
• March 4-8 Big Ten Tournament

Sitting at 10-2 (1-0), the Big Ten grind starts now. Head coach Jan Jensen knows her Iowa Hawkeyes are coming off an extremely embarrassing loss, but at the end of the day it was to the No. 1 team in the nation.

Iowa has dropped two of their last three which contributed to them falling to No. 14 in the AP Top 25. They were previously as high as No. 11, but their 74-69 loss to No. 10 Iowa State didn’t help as they tried to enter the Top 10.

With a win over No. 7 Baylor earlier in the year, Iowa knows they have what it takes to get the job done. Now, they just need to take care of business against a Penn State school that is 7-5 (0-1).

ESPN Analytics is on Iowa’s side as the Hawkeyes are given a 96.8% chance to win. Seeing as this game is played at Carver, it certainly helps their chances of getting back on track with an extremely difficult schedule ahead of them.

1. Limit Turnovers

As simple as it sounds, Iowa turned the ball over 26 times against the Huskies. Seeing as this was their most recent game played, even though it was back on December 20, that is a number that continues to be brought up.

Jensen and company were extremely disappointed with their performance, but there’s no reason to lose hope after losing to the Huskies. That was their fourth Top 25 win of the year as they’re one of the most dominant No. 1 seeds in quite some time.

Now, Iowa just has to recover. They are about to enter the gauntlet that is their B1G schedule and they can’t let a pair of losses get to them. AP voters kept them ranked for a reason, and on paper, Iowa should have no issues taking control of this game against the Nittany Lions.

2. Get Everybody Involved

Iowa is at their best when everyone is contributing. No matter how good Ava Heiden or Hannah Stuelke are, this is still a team game. Neither are ball-hogs, far from it, but the Hawkeyes seem to put together complete performances when four or more girls end the game with double digits.

So far this season, Heiden has struggled against top opponents. She’s only a sophomore, so it isn’t too alarming to see her minutes dip significantly against Iowa State and UConn. That said, it would sure be nice to see her lead the way against PSU and drop 20+ for the third time this season.

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