As No. 12 Iowa women’s basketball (10-1, 1-0 Big Ten) prepares to depart Iowa City ahead of its Saturday matchup against No. 1 UConn (10-0) in the Shark Beauty Women’s Champions Classic at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., the Hawkeyes will reportedly be without guard/forward Emely Rodriguez.
While the 6-foot sophomore from the Dominican Republic has been dealing with a back injury lately, On3’s Talia Goodman reported on Thursday evening that Rodriguez has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules.
NEWS: Iowa’s Emely Rodriguez will not be making the trip to New York with the team for their game against UConn, a source told @On3sports.
She’s currently on an indefinite suspension due to team violation of rules.
According to the source, Rodriguez has the opportunity to…
— Talia Goodman (@TaliaGoodmanWBB) December 18, 2025
The source that Goodman obtained this breaking news did not specify what rule was violated, but stated that Rodriguez has the opportunity to rejoin the team if she recommits to the standards.
Through six games played this season, Rodriguez has averaged 7.2 points on 42.5% from the floor and 80% from the free-throw line, to go along with 2.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game.
This news is also a rapidly developing story, as it follows up on head coach Jan Jensen’s cryptic response on Tuesday when she was asked about Rodriguez’s status with the team.
That matchup between the Hawkeyes and Huskies will begin at 12:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on Fox.
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