No. 20 Iowa holds off No. 16 Rutgers
Melissa Dixon scored 21 points, hitting six 3-pointers to give her the school record, leading No. 20 Iowa to a 79-72 win over 16th-ranked Rutgers on Sunday.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Iowa Hawkeyes
79
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA | 34 | 45 | 79 |
| RUTG | 30 | 42 | 72 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/26 | vs Northern Iowa Panthers | W 78-40 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | @ UConn Huskies | L 79-91 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Eastern Illinois Panthers | W 80-39 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Towson Tigers | W 73-45 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:11 79-72
Foul on Kahleah Copper.
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LayUpShot 0:31 79-72
Ariel Butts made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 79-70
Whitney Jennings made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 78-70
Foul on Shrita Parker.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 78-70
Bethany Doolittle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 77-70
Foul on Betnijah Laney.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 77-70
Kahleah Copper made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 77-69
Kahleah Copper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 77-68
Foul on Bethany Doolittle.
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JumpShot 1:23 77-68
Samantha Logic made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:56 75-68
Shrita Parker made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:16 75-66
Bethany Doolittle made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:53 73-66
Tyler Scaife made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kahleah Copper.
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LayUpShot 4:25 73-63
Bethany Doolittle made Layup. Assisted by Melissa Dixon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:55 71-63
Tyler Scaife made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betnijah Laney.
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LayUpShot 5:08 71-60
Bethany Doolittle made Layup. Assisted by Melissa Dixon.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:26 69-60
Betnijah Laney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:26 69-59
Betnijah Laney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:26 69-58
Foul on Kali Peschel.
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JumpShot 6:02 69-58
Tyler Scaife made Jumper. Assisted by Kahleah Copper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:23 69-56
Melissa Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Logic.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:27 66-56
Bethany Doolittle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:27 65-56
Foul on Ariel Butts.
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JumpShot 6:45 65-56
Kahleah Copper made Jumper. Assisted by Syessense Davis.
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LayUpShot 7:36 65-54
Melissa Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Whitney Jennings.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:18 63-54
Melissa Dixon made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:18 60-54
Tyler Scaife made Jumper. Assisted by Kahleah Copper.
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PersonalFoul 8:37 60-52
Foul on Rachel Hollivay.
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LayUpShot 8:37 60-52
Bethany Doolittle made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:05 58-52
Ally Disterhoft made Layup. Assisted by Bethany Doolittle.
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LayUpShot 9:30 56-52
Whitney Jennings made Layup. Assisted by Samantha Logic.
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PersonalFoul 11:13 54-52
Foul on Samantha Logic.
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JumpShot 12:00 54-52
Betnijah Laney made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:11 54-50
Foul on Ariel Butts.
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LayUpShot 12:39 54-50
Tyler Scaife made Layup. Assisted by Kahleah Copper.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:58 54-48
Ally Disterhoft made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:58 53-48
Foul on Syessense Davis.
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PersonalFoul 13:23 53-48
Foul on Ariel Butts.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:52 53-48
Ally Disterhoft made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:52 52-48
Ally Disterhoft made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:52 51-48
Foul on Kahleah Copper.
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PersonalFoul 14:48 51-48
Foul on Rachel Hollivay.
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JumpShot 14:48 51-48
Whitney Jennings made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 15:12 49-48
Rachel Hollivay made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Scaife.
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JumpShot 15:40 49-46
Tyler Scaife made Jumper.
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JumpShot 15:56 49-44
Samantha Logic made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:04 47-44
Betnijah Laney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:04 47-43
Betnijah Laney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:04 47-42
Foul on Bethany Doolittle.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:18 47-42
Melissa Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Whitney Jennings.
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PersonalFoul 16:22 44-42
Foul on Tyler Scaife.
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LayUpShot 16:27 44-42
Kahleah Copper made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:39 44-40
Melissa Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Logic.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:16 41-40
Melissa Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Logic.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:37 38-40
Rachel Hollivay made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:37 38-39
Foul on Whitney Jennings.
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LayUpShot 17:37 38-39
Rachel Hollivay made Layup. Assisted by Betnijah Laney.
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LayUpShot 17:54 38-37
Kahleah Copper made Layup. Assisted by Betnijah Laney.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:21 38-35
Kahleah Copper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:21 38-34
Foul on Melissa Dixon.
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End Game 0:00 79-72
End of Game
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Offensive Rebound 0:01 79-72
Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 79-72
Betnijah Laney missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:03 79-72
Shrita Parker Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 79-72
Tyler Scaife missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:11 79-72
Ariel Butts Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 79-72
Samantha Logic missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:11 79-72
Iowa Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 79-72
Samantha Logic missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 79-72
Foul on Kahleah Copper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 79-72
Chase Coley Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:18 79-72
Shrita Parker missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:30 79-72
Bethany Doolittle Turnover.
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LayUpShot 0:31 79-72
Ariel Butts made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:33 79-70
Ariel Butts Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:33 79-70
Tyler Scaife missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:38 79-70
Kahleah Copper Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 79-70
Betnijah Laney missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:50 79-70
Ariel Butts Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 79-70
Whitney Jennings missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 79-70
Whitney Jennings made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 78-70
Foul on Shrita Parker.
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ShortTimeOut 1:01 78-70
Iowa Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 1:03 78-70
Iowa Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 78-70
Bethany Doolittle missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 78-70
Bethany Doolittle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 77-70
Foul on Betnijah Laney.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 77-70
Kahleah Copper made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 77-69
Kahleah Copper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 77-68
Foul on Bethany Doolittle.
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ShortTimeOut 1:17 77-68
Rutgers Timeout
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JumpShot 1:23 77-68
Samantha Logic made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:56 75-68
Shrita Parker made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:16 75-66
Bethany Doolittle made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:53 73-66
Tyler Scaife made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kahleah Copper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:16 73-63
Betnijah Laney Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:16 73-63
Kahleah Copper missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:18 73-63
Kahleah Copper Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:18 73-63
Betnijah Laney missed Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:33 73-63
Official TV Timeout
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Team Stats
IOWA
RUTG
29-56
FG
27-65
52
Field Goal %
42
10-22
3PT
2-11
45
Three Point %
18
11-24
FT
16-18
46
Free Throw %
89
34
Rebounds
41
13
Offensive Rebounds
18
21
Defensive Rebounds
23
19
Assists
17
10
Steals
3
3
Blocks
5
17
Turnovers
17
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
16
Points Off Turnovers
13
17
Fast Break Points
10
32
Points in Paint
28
17
Fouls
20
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