Sydney Affolter had a double-double – including a career-high 15 rebounds – but the Hawkeyes lost their fifth consecutive game with their lowest scoring output of the season, 50-49 at Oregon. With Hannah Stuelke sidelined,
Femi Odukale had his best game in a Gophers uniform with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Garcia finished with a team-high 20 points as Minnesota held Iowa's explosive offense to an abysmal 3-21 (14.3%) mark from the three-point line.
Leading for the first 33 minutes, the Hawkeyes succumbed to a late drought and dropped their fifth consecutive game, 50-49 to Oregon on Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. The Hawkeyes’ 49 points were their least in a game since scoring 46 in a loss at Nebraska on Feb. 24, 2013.
Oregon surged late in the game sinking nine straight points to claim their first lead with six minutes remaining. Iowa freshman and Oregon native Ava Heiden hit two free throws to trim the Ducks' lead to one before team bounced back for a five-point advantage.
Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball is desperately trying to find a spark as it hunts its first win in three weeks. Here are three things to watch.
The Iowa women’s basketball team snapped a five-game losing skid over Washington on Wednesday night, seizing an 85-61 road triumph over the Huskies. The Hawkeyes now improve to 13-7 overall and 3-6 in Big Ten play.
Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball made its first nine 3-point attempts and earned a win they desperately needed behind Lucy Olsen's resurgence.
Iowa routs Washington, 85-61, to put a five-game skid to rest. Hawkeyes are 8-for-8 from long range in the first half, and Lucy Olsen doesn’t miss a shot in a 20-point, six-assist effort.
Iowa women’s basketball (12-7, 2-6 Big Ten) suffered their fifth consecutive loss with a disheartening 50-49 defeat at Oregon (14-5, 5-3 Big Ten) from Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore., on Sunday.
From Eugene, the Register's Chad Leistikow looks at four angles of the Hawkeyes' frustrating 50-49 loss at Oregon, starting at point guard.
Sydney Affolter’s left-handed drive with 42 seconds left cut Iowa’s deficit to one point, 50-49. Addison O’Grady’s tough defense forced a miss by 6-foot-8 center Phillipina Kyei, and Aaliyah Guyton rebounded with 9.5 seconds left to give Iowa a chance for the win.