IOWA CITY — It started with an unremarkable eight points and two rebounds in 15 minutes of action. Addison O’Grady has not looked backed since getting the start for the Iowa women’s basketball team in its exhibition win over Missouri Western last month. Iowa's Addison O'Grady attempts a layup through contact during a game against Toledo on Wednesday, Nov.
13 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. The senior forward followed up the exhibition performance with her first official start, playing 13 minutes against Northern Illinois and contributing 12 points and three rebounds in a 93-71 win. Then, she scored a career-high 18 points on 9-of-9 shooting and played a career-high 25 minutes in a 71-52 win over Virginia Tech.
Following a quiet 10 points in 19 minutes against Toledo, the Aurora, Colorado, product arrived with a 27-point, 10-rebound double-double, the second double-double of her career, in the Hawkeyes’ 86-73 win over Drake while playing a career-high 33 minutes. Drake's Katie Dinnebier (10) draws a foul against Iowa's Addison O'Grady (44) during a game between the Hawkeyes and Bulldogs in Des Moines at the Knapp Center on Sunday, Nov. 17.
Following her career performance, O’Grady said her confidence had grown “tremendously” since her first season at Iowa in 2021-22. “I feel like just getting the reps in practice and now in the games,” O’Grady said. “.
.. Getting a bunch of minutes and just kind of getting into a rhythm early in the season has been r.