03/23/26 03:59:00
Printable Page
03/23 15:57 CDT Virginia becomes first First Four team to reach Sweet Sixteen
after 83-75 double-OT win over Iowa
Virginia becomes first First Four team to reach Sweet Sixteen after 83-75
double-OT win over Iowa
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP
Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) --- Kymora Johnson scored 28 points as 10th-seeded
Virginia became the first First Four to reach the regional semifinals after an
83-75 double-overtime win over No. 2 seed Iowa on Monday in a women's NCAA
Tournament second-round game.
The Cavaliers (22-11) won three games in five days, defeating Arizona State
57-55 in Thursday's First Four game, following that with an 82-73 overtime win
over Georgia in Saturday's first-round game, and then the Hawkeyes (27-7), who
were playing in front of a sellout home crowd of 14,332.
It's the first time Virginia has advanced to the second weekend of the
tournament since 2000. It's also the first time a 10-seed has reached the Sweet
16 since Creighton did it in 2022. The Bluejays also beat Iowa in the second
round that year to advance.
Iowa had chances to win the game in regulation and at the end of the first
overtime. Chazadi Wright's turnaround jumper with one second left in regulation
missed, then the Hawkeyes missed two shots at the end of the first overtime, a
3-pointer by Taylor Stremlow and a putback attempt by Ava Heiden.
Johnson had 14 of her points in the two overtimes.
Paris Clark had 20 points for the Cavaliers. Romi Levy had 13 points. Caitlin
Weimar had 12.
Heiden led Iowa with 26 points. Wright had 21 points. Hannah Stuelke had 15
points and 19 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season.
Virginia led 28-23 at halftime. The Cavaliers shot just 39.3% in the half, but
took advantage of Heiden picking up two fouls in the first 4 minutes as well
as Iowa's poor 3-point shooting. The Hawkeyes were 10 of 32 from the field in
the half, but only 1 of 12 in 3-pointers.
Up next
The Cavaliers move on to the Sacramento Regional 4 semifinals, where they will
play third seed TCU.
___
AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-womens-bracket and
coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness
|
