No. 2 Iowa survives Mercer 66-61
Megan Gustafson scored 30 points with 16 rebounds and second-seeded Iowa narrowly avoided a monumental upset, holding off No. 15 Mercer 66-61 on Friday for its first NCAA Tournament win in four years.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Mercer Bears
61
Iowa Hawkeyes
66
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | 12 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 61 |
| IOWA | 16 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 66 |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Georgia Southern Eagles | W 69-61 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs North Greenville Trailblazers | W 69-41 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 61-66
Kathleen Doyle made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 61-65
Kathleen Doyle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 61-64
Foul on Keke Calloway.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 61-64
Foul on Tia Benvenuti.
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LayUpShot 1:50 61-64
Hannah Stewart made Layup.
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JumpShot 2:03 61-62
Keke Calloway made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:12 59-62
Foul on Megan Gustafson.
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LayUpShot 2:27 59-62
Hannah Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Kathleen Doyle.
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PersonalFoul 2:48 59-60
Foul on Megan Gustafson.
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PersonalFoul 2:57 59-60
Foul on Shannon Titus.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 59-60
Makenzie Meyer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:26 59-59
Foul on Linnea Rosendal.
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JumpShot 4:04 59-59
Hannah Stewart made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:22 59-57
Keke Calloway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:55 56-57
Megan Gustafson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:55 56-56
Foul on Shannon Titus.
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LayUpShot 4:55 56-56
Megan Gustafson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:05 56-54
Foul on Amanda Thompson.
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LayUpShot 5:42 56-54
Megan Gustafson made Layup. Assisted by Tania Davis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:05 56-52
Keke Calloway made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:22 53-52
Foul on Kathleen Doyle.
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PersonalFoul 8:53 53-52
Foul on Hannah Stewart.
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JumpShot 9:07 53-52
Rachel Selph made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:32 51-52
Hannah Stewart made Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:17 51-50
Shannon Titus made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:09 49-50
Amanda Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Tia Benvenuti.
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LayUpShot 1:24 47-50
Kathleen Doyle made Layup.
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JumpShot 1:55 47-48
Amanda Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Tia Benvenuti.
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LayUpShot 2:02 45-48
Megan Gustafson made Layup.
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JumpShot 2:35 45-46
Keke Calloway made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 43-46
Foul on LaKaitlin Wright.
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TipShot 3:06 43-46
Megan Gustafson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 3:36 43-44
Keke Calloway made Jumper. Assisted by Tia Benvenuti.
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PersonalFoul 3:45 41-44
Foul on Kathleen Doyle.
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PersonalFoul 3:56 41-44
Foul on LaKaitlin Wright.
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PersonalFoul 4:04 41-44
Foul on LaKaitlin Wright.
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PersonalFoul 4:17 41-44
Foul on Shannon Titus.
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JumpShot 4:44 41-44
Tania Davis made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:02 41-42
Keke Calloway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Thompson.
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JumpShot 6:02 38-42
Shannon Titus made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:17 36-42
Kathleen Doyle made Layup. Assisted by Hannah Stewart.
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PersonalFoul 6:22 36-40
Foul on Amanda Thompson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:47 36-40
Makenzie Meyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tania Davis.
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JumpShot 7:00 36-37
Amanda Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Keke Calloway.
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LayUpShot 7:22 34-37
Shannon Titus made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:06 32-37
Foul on Tania Davis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:34 32-37
Keke Calloway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Linnea Rosendal.
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LayUpShot 9:00 29-37
Megan Gustafson made Layup. Assisted by Hannah Stewart.
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JumpShot 9:41 29-35
Shannon Titus made Jumper. Assisted by Keke Calloway.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 27-35
Makenzie Meyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Ollinger.
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JumpShot 0:47 27-32
Amanda Thompson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 25-32
Foul on Keke Calloway.
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PersonalFoul 2:17 25-32
Foul on Amanda Ollinger.
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LayUpShot 2:56 25-32
Megan Gustafson made Layup. Assisted by Alexis Sevillian.
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JumpShot 3:04 25-30
Rachel Selph made Jumper. Assisted by Linnea Rosendal.
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JumpShot 4:06 23-30
Rachel Selph made Jumper. Assisted by Linnea Rosendal.
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PersonalFoul 4:12 21-30
Foul on Hannah Stewart.
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PersonalFoul 5:12 21-30
Foul on Monika Czinano.
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JumpShot 5:22 21-30
Amanda Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Keke Calloway.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:40 19-30
Makenzie Meyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Ollinger.
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End Game 0:00 61-66
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 61-66
Hannah Stewart Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 61-66
Keke Calloway missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:09 61-66
Mercer Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 61-66
Kathleen Doyle made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 61-65
Kathleen Doyle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 61-64
Foul on Keke Calloway.
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ShortTimeOut 0:14 61-64
Mercer Timeout
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Jumpball 0:15 61-64
Jump Ball won by Iowa
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Offensive Rebound 0:17 61-64
Iowa Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 61-64
Tania Davis missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:17 61-64
Iowa Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 61-64
Tania Davis missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 61-64
Foul on Tia Benvenuti.
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Offensive Rebound 0:19 61-64
Iowa Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:19 61-64
Hannah Stewart missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:23 61-64
Iowa Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:52 61-64
Megan Gustafson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:52 61-64
Keke Calloway missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:12 61-64
Keke Calloway Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:12 61-64
Megan Gustafson missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:29 61-64
Hannah Stewart Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:29 61-64
Rachel Selph missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:50 61-64
Hannah Stewart made Layup.
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JumpShot 2:03 61-62
Keke Calloway made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:12 59-62
Foul on Megan Gustafson.
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LayUpShot 2:27 59-62
Hannah Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Kathleen Doyle.
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Defensive Rebound 2:32 59-60
Megan Gustafson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:32 59-60
Keke Calloway missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:48 59-60
Megan Gustafson Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:48 59-60
Foul on Megan Gustafson.
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PersonalFoul 2:57 59-60
Foul on Shannon Titus.
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Defensive Rebound 3:12 59-60
Makenzie Meyer Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:12 59-60
Keke Calloway missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 59-60
Makenzie Meyer made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:26 59-59
Iowa Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 59-59
Makenzie Meyer missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:26 59-59
Foul on Linnea Rosendal.
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Defensive Rebound 3:46 59-59
Hannah Stewart Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:46 59-59
Rachel Selph missed Jumper.
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Team Stats
MER
IOWA
28-80
FG
28-51
35
Field Goal %
55
5-21
3PT
5-11
24
Three Point %
45
0-0
FT
5-9
0
Free Throw %
56
29
Rebounds
47
12
Offensive Rebounds
7
17
Defensive Rebounds
40
18
Assists
20
17
Steals
1
2
Blocks
2
3
Turnovers
24
0
Team Turnovers
0
3
Total Turnovers
24
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
16
Fouls
10
4
Largest Lead
11
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