DANCING ON TO THE SECOND ROUND. OTHER IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF NERVES EVEN FOR SOME OF THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVEN’T PLAYED AND EVEN THOSE OF US WHO HAVE LIKE IT’S THE BIG DANCE. EVERYBODY GETS A LITTLE BIT OF NERVE. SO IT WAS NICE TO KIND OF GET EVERYTHING FLOWING. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO OUR OFFENSE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD ON OUR DEFENSE AND MAKING THAT BETTER. SO IT MAYBE DOESN’T ALWAYS GET ITS CREDIT. BUT YOU KNOW, WE’RE GOING TO THROW A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEFENSES AT PEOPLE. SO I’M REALLY PROUD OF US. I WILL WILL MATCH UP WITH GEORGIA IN THE SECOND ROUND. THAT GAME IS ALSO GOING TO BE HERE. GARVER HAWKEYE ARENA ON SUNDAY. WE’RE LIVE FROM IOWA CITY, BEAU
Hawkeye women roll in round one of NCAA Tournament
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Updated: 6:15 PM CDT Mar 17, 2023
Caitlin Clark had 26 points and 12 assists and Monika Czinano added 22 points as Iowa defeated Southeastern Louisiana 95-43 in a women’s NCAA Tournament first-round game on Friday.Hannah Stuelke added 13 points for the Hawkeyes, the second seed in Seattle Regional 4. Iowa (27-6) will play No. 10 seed Georgia in the second round on Sunday.Clark, an Associated Press first-team All-American who was third in the nation in scoring at 27 points per game, added seven assists. She was 9 of 14 from the field.Czinano, third in the nation in field-goal percentage after leading the nation in that category the last two seasons, was 10 of 12 from the field. She added eight rebounds.The Hawkeyes, playing in front of a sellout crowd of 14,382, never trailed. They led 28-17 at the end of the first quarter and 54-32 at halftime. Iowa shot 60.6% in the first half, 60% for the game.Iowa’s defense held the Lady Lions to just 25.4% shooting for the game, including 3 of 32 from the field in the second half.Southeastern Louisiana (21-10), a No. 15 seed that was the Southland Conference regular season and tournament champion, was making its first NCAA Tournament appearance.Cierria Cunningham led the Lady Lions with 15 points.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 26 points and 12 assists and Monika Czinano added 22 points as Iowa defeated Southeastern Louisiana 95-43 in a women’s NCAA Tournament first-round game on Friday.
Hannah Stuelke added 13 points for the Hawkeyes, the second seed in Seattle Regional 4. Iowa (27-6) will play No. 10 seed Georgia in the second round on Sunday.
Clark, an Associated Press first-team All-American who was third in the nation in scoring at 27 points per game, added seven assists. She was 9 of 14 from the field.
Czinano, third in the nation in field-goal percentage after leading the nation in that category the last two seasons, was 10 of 12 from the field. She added eight rebounds.
The Hawkeyes, playing in front of a sellout crowd of 14,382, never trailed. They led 28-17 at the end of the first quarter and 54-32 at halftime. Iowa shot 60.6% in the first half, 60% for the game.
Iowa’s defense held the Lady Lions to just 25.4% shooting for the game, including 3 of 32 from the field in the second half.
Southeastern Louisiana (21-10), a No. 15 seed that was the Southland Conference regular season and tournament champion, was making its first NCAA Tournament appearance.
Cierria Cunningham led the Lady Lions with 15 points.
