Story byScout Springgate, Hawkeyes WireTue, December 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM UTC·2 min readAs No. 12 Iowa women's basketball (10-1, 1-0 Big Ten) continues its sensational start to the 2025-26 campaign, Hawkeyes' 2026 signee, McKenna Woliczko, and Archbishop Mitty High School are also enjoying their own early-season success. While Woliczko's return to action looms as she continues to recover from her ACL and meniscus tear suffered on Jan 4, 2025, the Monarchs are off to a 6-0 start, averaging 68.2 points per game on offense and surrendering just 40.0 on the defensive end, per MaxPreps. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to Sporting News' Lance Smith, Archbishop Mitty is ranked No. 1 in the publication's Top 25 High School Girls Basketball Rankings, marking the third consecutive week the Monarchs have held that position. It was business as usual as the Monarchs dispatched Oakland Tech 63-41 and Mission Hills 68-33, the latter of which they'd beaten 56-34 just a week before.