With Hannah Stuelke out of the lineup, the Hawkeyes knew it was going to have to be a grit your teeth, grind it out effort in Eugene on Sunday afternoon. Looking to put an end to the program’s longest losing streak since 2016,

It came down to the wire, but the Iowa women fell just short against the Oregon Ducks in Matthew Knight Arena.

Iowa shot under 30 percent in the second half as the Hawkeyes lost a 15-point lead in a 50-49 loss at Oregon. The loss marked the

Iowa women’s basketball will be without one of its top weapons at Oregon as the Hawkeyes try to end their four-game losing streak.

Iowa women's basketball saw a double-digit lead disappear in a 50-49 loss to Oregon on Sunday afternoon. The loss marks the fifth straight in the team's current losing streak and is the first five-game losing streak since 2013.

Leading for the first 33 minutes, the Hawkeyes succumbed to a late drought and dropped their fifth consecutive game, 50-49 to Oregon on Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. The Hawkeyes’ 49 points were their least in a game since scoring 46 in a loss at Nebraska on Feb. 24, 2013.

Oregon surged late in the game sinking nine straight points to claim their first lead with six minutes remaining. Iowa freshman and Oregon native Ava Heiden hit two free throws to trim the Ducks' lead to one before team bounced back for a five-point advantage.

As Iowa women’s basketball looks to snap its four-game losing skid, the Hawkeyes will have to do so without one of their stars. Junior forward Hannah Stuelke is listed as “out” in the Hawkeyes’ pregame Big Ten availability report.