1:07 pm
March 27

Women’s NCAA Tournament: #5 Iowa v. #1 Connecticut

Who will WIN this matchup?

#5 Iowa Hawkeyes (20-9)

#1 Connecticut Huskies (26-1)

 

Current odds:

Iowa Hawkeyes: (+1000)

Connecticut Huskies: (-1700)

 

• The line for this game is UConn by 16 points.

• The top-seeded UConn women’s basketball team (26-1) faces No. 5-seed Iowa (20-9) in the NCAA Sweet 16 on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. The game will air on ABC and 97-9 ESPN.

• UConn posted an 83-47 win over Syracuse in the NCAA Second Round. Freshman Paige Bueckers led UConn with 20 points and added five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Freshman Aaliyah Edwards entered the starting lineup for the third time this season as freshman Nika Mu¨hl was sidelined with an ankle sprain. Edwards posted 19 points, five rebounds and four assists.

• Junior Olivia Nelson-Ododa notched 17 points and eight rebounds vs. the Orange. UConn tallied 38 points in the paint and 27 points off turnovers.

• The Huskies advanced to its 27th straight Sweet 16. UConn is 25-2 all-time in the Sweet 16 and has won 14 straight.

• UConn is 4-3 all-time vs. Iowa. The teams last faced off in the 2002 NCAA Second Round. UConn has won the last four meetings between the teams.

• No. 5-seed Iowa advanced to the Sweet 16 with an 86-72 win over No. 4-seed Kentucky. Freshman Caitlin Clark leads the nation with 26.8 points per game and is also averaging 7.2 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game. Junior Monika Czinano leads the nation with a 66.9 field goal percentage. Head coach Lisa Bluder is in her 21st season.

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#1 Connecticut Huskies
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