Jenica Lewis – the top-ranked player in Iowa for the 2026 class – is taking her talents out of the state for college.

The Johnston guard announced her commitment to Notre Dame on Nov. 6, with the decision coming shortly after Lewis took her final official visit of the recruitment cycle over the Oct. 25 weekend.

Ranked a 5-star recruit and the No. 22 player in the nation by 247Sports Composite – with a 4-star, No. 24 ranking from ESPN – Lewis chose the Fighting Irish over nearly four dozen other programs. She held 48 Division I offers and narrowed that list down to her top five of Iowa, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oregon and TCU in early August.

The 5-foot-10 athlete brings plenty of championship experience to the Fighting Irish, with two state titles and a runner-up finish in her three

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