NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 48
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Iowa Hawkeyes 58
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FDU17971548
IOWA20782358
Carver-Hawkeye Arena · 14,332 att.

Match Report

Second-seeded Iowa survives upset bid from No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson, wins 58-48 in NCAA Tournament

— Ava Heiden scored a career-high 29 points, including 12 straight for Iowa in the fourth quarter, and the No. 2-seeded Hawkeyes survived an upset bid from 15th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson with a 58-48 victory in an NCAA Tournament first-round game on...

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Team Stats

18-60
FG
20-48
30
Field Goal %
42
10-32
3PT
1-13
31
Three Point %
8
2-2
FT
17-29
100
Free Throw %
59
28
Rebounds
47
8
Offensive Rebounds
14
20
Defensive Rebounds
33
10
Assists
17
9
Steals
6
3
Blocks
4
11
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
12
Points Off Turnovers
16
7
Fast Break Points
10
12
Points in Paint
28
21
Fouls
7
1
Largest Lead
15
2
Lead Changes
2
1
Percent Led
99

Top Performers

FDU

  • Ava Renninger MIN 40 · PTS 13 · FG 5-13
  • Madlena Gerke MIN 31 · PTS 8 · FG 3-9
  • Kailee McDonald MIN 28 · PTS 8 · FG 3-8
  • Bella Toomey MIN 22 · PTS 9 · FG 3-4

IOWA

  • Hannah Stuelke MIN 37 · PTS 13 · FG 3-6
  • Ava Heiden MIN 33 · PTS 29 · FG 11-16
  • Kylie Feuerbach MIN 38 · PTS 1 · FG 0-6
  • Chazadi Wright MIN 39 · PTS 9 · FG 3-8

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:06 · 4th Quarter Hannah Stuelke Defensive Rebound.
  4. 0:10 · 4th Quarter Joi Johnson misses 19-foot jumper
  5. 0:17 · 4th Quarter Fairleigh Dickinson Timeout
  6. 0:17 · 4th Quarter Chazadi Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
  7. 0:17 · 4th Quarter Chazadi Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
  8. 0:17 · 4th Quarter Foul on Kailee McDonald.

Highlights

00:21 Madlena Gerke sinks a corner 3 for Fairleigh Dickinson Watch on ESPN 00:18 Ava Renninger drills a trey to pull Fairleigh Dickinson closer Watch on ESPN 00:19 Ava Heiden gets the and-1 to fall Iowa Watch on ESPN 00:17 Kailee McDonald's triple pulls Fairleigh Dickinson within 3 Watch on ESPN

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