A trip to the Sweet 16 is on the line in what is the Iowa Hawkeyes’ final game inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in the 2022-23 women’s college basketball season.
Iowa (27-6, 15-3 Big Ten) dispatched of Southeastern Louisiana with ease in the NCAA Tournament’s first round. Caitlin Clark and Monika Czinano combined for 48 points and the Hawkeyes limited the Lions to a measly 25.4% field goal shooting, including 18.2% from 3-point range.
The Hawkeyes welcome in the Georgia Bulldogs (22-11, 9-7 SEC) for a ticket to Seattle. The Bulldogs used 21 points from guard Diamond Battles to eliminate Florida State, 66-54.
Georgia guard Audrey Warren and forward Jordan Isaacs each added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
“Obviously glad to be in the field of 32, playing Georgia tomorrow. We know Georgia, tremendous team. Great depth. Zone defense they’re known for. Battles and Warren are excellent players. They’re posts. They have lots of depth at the post. So they’re going to be a real difficult challenge,” Iowa head women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder said of Georgia.
Georgia is known for its zone defense, something that Clark hopes Iowa’s shooters can exploit.
“I think valuing the ball will be very important. Shot fakes against a team that is more athletic, bigger, longer than us, but at the same time, I’m not sure they’ve seen a team that has as many shooters as we do on the perimeter. So being able to use that to the best of our ability. It’s hard to play zone when you have four people on the perimeter that can really spread the floor out and shoot it like we do.
“So we need to be able to do that, but at the same time, when we have people making shots on the perimeter, it’s pretty easy to get the ball inside to Monika, or if Monika is scoring on the block pretty easily, it’s going to open things up. So it’s hard to pick your poison with this team. There’s only so much you can do, but I don’t know if they’ve really seen a team that has four consistent shooters on the perimeter like we do,” Clark said.
Without further ado, here’s how fans can watch, stream and listen to the Iowa Hawkeyes hosting the Georgia Bulldogs. Plus, a look at the key players, series history and several other game notes.