The Iowa women's basketball team shook off some rust after a nearly two-week layoff between the Big Ten tournament title game and first round of the NCAA tournament.
The Iowa Hawkeyes overcame a sluggish start to their first-round NCAA Tournament matchup against 16th-seeded Holy Cross. Caitlin Clark, NCAA Division I's all-time leading scorer, uncharacteristically struggled to make her shots early on and was visibly frustrated. But she bounced back and finished with 27 points and 10 assists in Iowa's 91-65 win. Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin added 15 points and 14 rebounds to advance Iowa to the second round.
The eight-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers defeated the Princeton Tigers Saturday at Carver–Hawkeye Arena, earning them a spot in Monday's second-round game against the Hawkeyes. Clark finished with her 65th career double-double and added eight rebounds. The Hawkeyes went on a 10-0 run midway through the first quarter that didn’t bother the Crusaders, who were within 23-21 at the end of the quarter. The Hawkeyes then outscored Holy Cross 25-9 in the second quarter, holding the Crusaders to just 1 of 12 shooting. Clark finally got her first 3-pointer with 3:26 left in the first half, shaking her head and rolling her eyes after making the shot. Clark acknowledged Iowa's room for improvement after the win.
thought made a lot of shots. I thought they competed really well. Gotta give credit to them,' Clark said after the game. 'I don't know that we really played our best basketball. Obviously a little rust. I thought we could have just executed our offense a little better. They really compacted the paint, but I thought we responded really well. We always had an answer.' The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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