Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MD | 22 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 74 |
 IOWA | 15 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 66 |
Game Leaders
Lucy Olsen
· G
Taylor Stremlow
· G
Kaylene Smikle
· G
Shyanne Sellers
· G
Team Stats
23-67FG23-62
34Field Goal %37
12-253PT7-22
48Three Point %32
16-22FT13-17
73Free Throw %76
41Rebounds44
14Offensive Rebounds13
27Defensive Rebounds31
12Assists11
15Steals9
4Blocks3
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of Game
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:06
Kaylene Smikle Steal.
0:06
Kylie Feuerbach Turnover.
0:14
Iowa Timeout
0:14
Kaylene Smikle made Free Throw.
0:14
Maryland Offensive Rebound.
0:14
Kaylene Smikle missed Free Throw.
0:14
Foul on Lucy Olsen.
0:14
Kaylene Smikle Defensive Rebound.
0:16
Aaliyah Guyton missed Three Point Jumper.
0:17
Hannah Stuelke Offensive Rebound.
0:19
Hannah Stuelke missed Layup.
0:20
Hannah Stuelke Offensive Rebound.
0:23
Bri McDaniel Block.
0:23
Lucy Olsen missed Three Point Jumper.
0:36
Iowa Timeout
0:36
Shyanne Sellers made Free Throw.
0:36
Shyanne Sellers made Free Throw.
0:36
Foul on Lucy Olsen.
0:37
Maryland Timeout
0:44
Maryland Timeout
0:45
Hannah Stuelke made Layup.
0:45
Hannah Stuelke Offensive Rebound.
0:49
Taylor McCabe missed Three Point Jumper.
0:54
Aaliyah Guyton Defensive Rebound.
0:58
Bri McDaniel missed Three Point Jumper.
1:11
Foul on Sydney Affolter.
1:16
Aaliyah Guyton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucy Olsen.
1:19
Lucy Olsen Offensive Rebound.
1:21
Sydney Affolter missed Jumper.
1:25
Lucy Olsen Steal.
1:25
Sarah Te-Biasu Turnover.
1:28
Sydney Affolter made Free Throw.
1:28
Iowa Offensive Rebound.
1:28
Sydney Affolter missed Free Throw.
1:28
Foul on Saylor Poffenbarger.
1:28
Sydney Affolter Defensive Rebound.
1:29
Saylor Poffenbarger missed Layup.
1:52
Kaylene Smikle Defensive Rebound.
1:55
Addison O'Grady missed Layup.
2:09
Kaylene Smikle made Three Point Jumper.
2:30
Saylor Poffenbarger Defensive Rebound.
2:32
Lucy Olsen missed Layup.
2:44
Saylor Poffenbarger made Jumper. Assisted by Sarah Te-Biasu.
3:12
Kylie Feuerbach made Free Throw.
3:12
Kylie Feuerbach made Free Throw.
3:12
Foul on Kaylene Smikle.
3:29
Kaylene Smikle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sarah Te-Biasu.
3:31
Foul on Kylie Feuerbach.
Smikle scores 26 as No. 8 Maryland holds off No. 23 Iowa's rally, 74-66
— Kaylene Smikle scored 26 points as No. 8 Maryland held off a late rally by No. 23 Iowa to win 74-66 on Sunday.
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