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Iowa women’s basketball signee nearing return, team tops nationally

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.

Iowa women’s basketball signee nearing return, team tops nationally

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Key Highlights

  • The return of McKenna Woliczko might be near, although she's not expected to debut at the Nike TOC this week where Mitty seeks its third straight title.
  • Call us crazy, but the Monarchs might have a serious chance to win the thing even without her – although fellow national contenders Long Island Lutheran, Mater Dei, and Bishop McNamara are among the heavyweights that might have something to say about that.
  • Lance Smith, The Sporting News. As for Woliczko's return, she has indicated that she is making progress in her recovery with hopes to return to the court in the early portions of 2026. When she returns to the floor, Woliczko's immense talent will only take the highly-skilled Monarchs squad to a new level of dominance as it seeks to claim the CIF Open Division girls basketball state championship. The 6-foot-2 five-star from San Bruno, Calif., signed with the Hawkeyes on Nov.
  • 12 and is ranked as the nation's No.
  • 6 player by ESPN, Rivals, and 247Sports.
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