Sweet 16! Hawkeyes edge Georgia to advance to Seattle
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Updated: 6:27 PM CDT Mar 19, 2023
EIGHT AT THE SET LIKE THIS IS SOMETIMES THE HARDEST, YOU KNOW, TO ADVANCE OUT OF. YOU KNOW, GEORGIA IS A REALLY GOOD TEAM. THEY HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO LOSE COMING IN HERE AND PLAYING VERSUS US. AND I THOUGHT THEY HAD AN ANSWER EVERY SINGLE TIME. YOU KNOW, WE MADE A BIG SHOT OR WENT ON A RUN. AND I THINK THAT’S GOING TO SHOOT US WELL, MOVING FORWARD AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT GRITTY WIN. WE HAVE THAT TOUGHNESS AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS. BUT YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SOME REDEMPTION. YEAH, IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO HAVE THIS WEEKEND. AND BUT YOU KNOW, I REALLY THINK THIS TEAM CAN MAKE IT TO DALLAS. AND THAT’S OUR GOAL AND THAT’S OUR FOCUS. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE’RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE CROWDS LIKE THAT QUITE A FEW TIMES A SEASON, BUT IT’S NEVER SOMETHING I TAKE FOR GRANTED. AND IT’S SAD. AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE WIN, WE DON’T GET TO PLAY IN HERE, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER GAME THIS SEASON. YOU KNOW, I LOVE THOSE FANS. THEY LOVE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, THEY LOVE US. AND SEATTLE IS A LONG WAYS AWAY. SO EVEN IF THEY’RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT THERE, BUT I KNOW THEY’LL BE CHEERING FOR US ON TV. SO. I WAS VETERAN GROUP MAKES ITS THIRD SWEET 16 APPEARANCE IN FOUR YEARS AND PLAYS FRIDAY IN SEATTLE AGAINST NUMBER THREE DUKE OR SIXTH SEEDED COLORADO SO IT WILL GO 17 AND ONE AT HOME HERE ON THE SEASON AND MONICA’S DONATO AND MCKENNA WARNOCK WILL WALK OFF FROM CARVER HAWKEYE ARENA FOR THE LAST TIME WITH A WINNING SMILE. HOW ABOUT THAT? FOR NOW, I’M LIVE FROM CARVER
Sweet 16! Hawkeyes edge Georgia to advance to Seattle
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Updated: 6:27 PM CDT Mar 19, 2023
How Sweet it is! Second-seeded Iowa outlasted the 10-seed Georgia 74-66 Sunday afternoon at a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 9th time in school history.All-American Caitlin Clark led Iowa with 22 points in 12 assists. Georgia led in the second half and kept it close throughout. The Bulldogs trailed by only 2 with a minute to go, but they turned it over to Clark, who scored a runner in the lane to push Iowa's lead back to 4 at 70-66. Clark hit four free throws in the final 4 seconds to put the game out of reach.The team celebrated, unlike a season ago when Creighton spoiled the party in Iowa City by upsetting the favored Hawkeyes. This year, there was no letdown after another great team effort. Monika Czinano had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Gabbie Marshall was 5-8 from three for 15 points. McKenna Warnock added 14 points in the win. Iowa was 12-28 from three and shot 45% overall.The Hawkeyes will play Friday in Seattle against either Colorado or Duke.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — How Sweet it is! Second-seeded Iowa outlasted the 10-seed Georgia 74-66 Sunday afternoon at a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 9th time in school history.
All-American Caitlin Clark led Iowa with 22 points in 12 assists. Georgia led in the second half and kept it close throughout. The Bulldogs trailed by only 2 with a minute to go, but they turned it over to Clark, who scored a runner in the lane to push Iowa's lead back to 4 at 70-66. Clark hit four free throws in the final 4 seconds to put the game out of reach.
The team celebrated, unlike a season ago when Creighton spoiled the party in Iowa City by upsetting the favored Hawkeyes. This year, there was no letdown after another great team effort. Monika Czinano had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Gabbie Marshall was 5-8 from three for 15 points. McKenna Warnock added 14 points in the win. Iowa was 12-28 from three and shot 45% overall.
The Hawkeyes will play Friday in Seattle against either Colorado or Duke.
