ESTERO, FLORIDA – No. 5/6 Iowa (6-1, 0-0) defeated FGCU (4-2, 0-0), 100-62, inside Hertz Arena on Saturday night in the Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals and will face nemesis Kansas State in the tournament final.
Lisa Bluder notched her 500th career win at the University of Iowa.
Bluder is third among active Division-I women’s college basketball coaches with 856 career wins.
Iowa broke the school record for most made 3-pointers in one game. (20)
Caitlin Clark recorded a team-high 21 points, six assists, and six rebounds. Clark has scored 20 or more points in 92 of her 107 career games at the University of Iowa which is the most in school history.
Sydney Affolter registered a season-high with three made 3-pointers.
Iowa’s game against FGCU broke the Gulf Coast Showcase all-time record with 4,287 fans in attendance.
Taylor McCabe registered a career-high 18 points and six three pointers made.
Clark has netted a 3-point basket in 65 consecutive games which is an NCAA-best.
Sharon Goodman recorded eight points, five rebounds, and a block. (3-3 FG)
Goodman has shot 60%+ from the floor in six out of seven games this year.
UI finished the first quarter on a 17-3 run.
Iowa has shot 50%+ from the floor in 12 straight quarters.
UI shot 61% from the field in the first half and took a 55-19 lead into halftime.
Since the start of the 2020-21 season, the Hawkeyes offense has scored 80+ points on 83 occasions which is the most nationally.
The Hawkeyes have scored 90+ points on 40 occasions which is also an NCAA-best since 2020-21.
Iowa will play Kansas State Sunday night in the tournament final. Iowa already lost to Kansas State this season on their home floor, and lost to the Wildcats last season, too.
