Kamaria McDaniel's 21 points were not enough to overpower Wisconsin, and the Lady Lions fell to 0-3 in Big Ten play.
The Nittany Lions escaped Iowa in a barn burner at a humid Palestra gym.
Dambach will join head coach Vlatko Andonovski's technical staff as the USWNT approaches its January camp.
Sam Sternschein's two-point effort and a strong defensive performance helped the Nittany Lions drop the puck on the new decade with a non-conference win.
Saturday will mark Penn State's fifth game at the Palestra under the direction of Pat Chambers.
Reaves' debut was fairly uneventful -- he went 0-for-1 from the field and recorded a -3 plus/minus rating in just one minute of action -- but he's officially in the NBA's record books now.