The Iowa Hawkeyes took on the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament on Saturday. The No. 2 seed in the Sacramento 4 Regional had a hard time beating the No. 15 seed Knights, with the encounter being close until the fourth quarter. The game’s final score was 58-48.
The Hawkeyes will face the Virginia Cavaliers in the second round of the women’s Big Dance. Virginia defeated Georgia 82-73 on Saturday. Virginia came from a victory in the First Four game against Arizona State, 57-55, on Friday.
Iowa comes from a regular season in which they finished second in the Big Ten standings with a 27-6 overall record and a conference mark of 15-3. They made it all the way to the final of the Big Ten Tournament, but fell to UCLA 96-45.
Dickinson finished as the No. 1 team in the Northeast Conference regular season standings, with a 30-5 overall record and an 18-0 conference record. They won their conference tournament by beating the LIU Sharks 79-57.
Fairleigh Dickinson vs Iowa Women’s Basketball Box Score
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Women’s Basketball Box Score
| STARTERS | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| Leah Crosby | 20 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Rebecca Osei-Owusu | 22 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Kailee McDonald | 28 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Ava Renninger | 40 | 13 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Madlena Gerke | 31 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| BENCH | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| Akeelah Lafleur | 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Joi Johnson | – | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bella Toomey | 22 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Reese Downey | 20 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talia Baptiste | – | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 48 | 18-60 | 10-32 | 2-2 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | |
| PERCENTAGES | 30% | 31% | 100% |
Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Basketball Box Score
| STARTERS | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| Hannah Stuelke | 37 | 13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7-16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Ava Heiden | 33 | 29 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Taylor Stremlow | 29 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Chazadi Wright | 39 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kylie Feuerbach | 38 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| BENCH | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| Journey Houston | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Addie Deal | 15 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TEAM | 58 | 20-48 | 1-13 | 17-29 | 47 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 7 | |
| PERCENTAGES | 42% | 8% | 59% |
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Game Summary
The Iowa Hawkeyes outplayed the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in the first quarter, 20-17, in what was the second-highest scoring quarter of the game. While the Knights did outplay the Hawkeyes in the second quarter of the game, 9-7, it was not enough to take the lead.
In the third quarter, they split hairs basically, 7-8 in favor of Iowa. The final quarter saw the game’s highest scoring, with the Hawkeyes pressing on and the Knights failing to keep up. Iowa scored 23 points while Fairleigh scored 15.
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