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Women’s College Basketball: 1-seed Iowa Hawkeyes defeat 16-seed Holy Cross, 91-65

IOWA CITY - 1-Seed Iowa (30-4) dropped 16-Seed Holy Cross (21-13), 91-65, inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday afternoon to advance to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. West Virginia is next.

Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City (NIT Photo)
IOWA CITY – 1-Seed Iowa (30-4) dropped 16-Seed Holy Cross (21-13), 91-65, inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday afternoon to advance to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.

Iowa has won 30+ games for only the second time in school history. (2022-23)

Iowa has made 49 three-point baskets in postseason play.

Since 2019, the Hawkeyes are 12-4 in the NCAA Tournament.

Over the last two seasons, Iowa is 16-2 in a tournament setting.

Since 2013, the Hawkeyes has advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in nine out of 10 appearances.

National Player of the Year candidate Caitlin Clark recorded 27 points, 10 assists, and eight rebounds.

Lisa Bluder notched her 880th career victory.

Bluder has the 10th most wins in Division-I women’s basketball history and is third among active DI head coaches.

Bluder is 19-17 all-time in NCAA Tournaments at Iowa.

Iowa is 3-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 Seed.

It was Clark’s 64th career double-double she is third on the Big Ten’s all-time list.

Over the last two seasons, Iowa has won 61 games which is the best two-year stretch in program history.

Iowa broke the Big Ten’s single season record for 3-pointers made which was set by Iowa (350) a season ago. They Hawkeyes
have made 368 treys this season.

Kate Martin registered her fifth double-double of the season and seventh of her career.

Iowa is 5-0 this season when Martin records a double-double.

Martin notched her second-most rebounds in her career. (14)

Addi O’Grady notched 14 points (7-9 FG), five rebounds and a block.

Gabbie Marshall is 19-of-39 in her last five games from 3-point range.

Marshall (161) and Martin (159) are eyeing Monika Czinano’s games played record. (162)

Among active players who didn’t transfer, Marshall (125) and Martin (122) are third and fourth nationally for most active wins in a career.

Clark leads the country in 20+ point games this season with 34.

Clark is the only player in the country with 1,000+ points, 300+ assists, and 240+ rebounds this season.

Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Iowa leads the nation with 105 games of 80+ points.

UI has scored 80 or more points a nation’s-best 28 times this season.

Iowa leads the Big Ten with 25 games of 90+ points this season.

The country’s best offense has record 90+ points in 14 out of the last 16 games.

Clark has scored 20+ points in 119-of-134 career games which is the most in program history.

Clark kept her streak alive of 91 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)

Clark is the first Division-I men’s or women’s player to record 3,700+ points, 1,100+ assists, and 950+ rebounds in a career.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will face 8-Seed West Virginia on Monday in Iowa City at 7 p.m. (CT) on ESPN.

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