The Iowa women’s basketball team shook off some rust after a nearly two-week layoff between the Big Ten tournament title game and first round of the NCAA tournament.
The Iowa Hawkeyes overcame a sluggish start to their first-round NCAA Tournament matchup against 16th-seeded Holy Cross.
Caitlin Clark, NCAA Division I’s all-time leading scorer, uncharacteristically struggled to make her shots early on and was visibly frustrated.
But she bounced back and finished with 27 points and 10 assists in Iowa’s 91-65 win. Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin added 15 points and 14 rebounds to advance Iowa to the second round.
