Not many people anticipated the rebuilding Cyclones to accomplish much this season, at least not outside the locker room of the Iowa State women’s basketball team. With their unexpected run to the Big 12 Conference Tournament championship game and at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, Iowa State and its squad full of rookies stunned opponents throughout the nation.
Iowa vs. West Virginia
It seems like Iowa Hawkeyes can also prevail in a close game.
A sellout audience of 14,324 watched No. 2 Iowa battle over West Virginia, 64-54, in an NCAA women’s basketball second-round match on Monday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena thanks to defense and free throws.
Source: WHO13.com
The Hawkeyes (31-4) could only moan and groan their way back to the Sweet 16 as they were held well below their 92.6 points per game, which led the country.
On Saturday (time TBA), they will play No. 17 Colorado (24-9) in a regional semifinal at MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y.
With 2:57 remaining, the Mountaineers tied the game at 50-50 and then 52-52 after West Virginia (25-8) scored the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to create a 48-48 tie.
Lowa State Women’s Basketball Scheduled
On Friday, March 29, ESPN will broadcast the following Sweet 16 games: (2) Notre Dame vs. (3) Oregon State at 2:30 p.m., (1) South Carolina vs. (4) Indiana at 5 p.m., (2) Stanford vs. (3) NC State at 7:30 p.m., and (1) Texas vs. (4) Gonzaga at 10 p.m.
Saturday, March 30 — Sweet 16: (3) LSU vs. (2) UCLA | 1 p.m. | ABC (1) Iowa vs. (5) Colorado | 3:30 p.m. | ABC (1) Southern California vs. (5) Baylor | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN (3) UConn vs. (7) Duke | 8 p.m. | ESPN
On Sunday, March 31 at 1 p.m., Elite Eight will face TBD.
TBD vs. TBD, 3 p.m.
