No. 7 Maryland women fall to No. 14 Iowa, 86-73, ending 8-game win streak
Iowa women’s basketball star Megan Gustafson is used to drawing a lot of attention on the court.
So Sunday was just business as usual. Gustafson scored 24 of her 31 points in the second half, and host No. 14 Iowa beat No. 7 Maryland, 86-73, to move into a tie with the Terps atop the Big Ten.
“They were throwing extra bodies on me — that usually happens,” Gustafson said. “When that happens, I'm able to figure out what else I can do to impact the game, whether that's getting my teammates open, being a decoy. I don't mind doing that at all.”
Gustafson also had 17 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (21-5, 12-3), who have won 10 of 11. She went 10for-18 from the field and 11for-12 at the free-throw line.
“We tried to throw everything at Megan,” Maryland coach Brenda Frese said. “She's an All-American for a reason.”
Tania Davis scored 13 points for Iowa, which made 27 of 29 foul shots. Kathleen Doyle finished with 12.
“In our pick-and-roll game, obviously no one wants to leave Megan,” Davis said. “That leaves driving lanes for us. As guards, we do a great job of reading the defense and taking what the defense gives us.”
Stephanie Jones (Aberdeen) led the Terps with 21 points and eight rebounds. Taylor Mikesell had 14 points, and Blair Watson finished with 13.
Maryland (23-3, 12-3), which had its eight-game winning streak ended, was hurt by a tough day for leading scorer Kaila Charles, who had two points on 1-of-13 shooting. Charles also fouled out.
“She's a tremendous player,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. “She's a phenomenal athlete, and we really wanted to make her prove it from outside against us. I think (our) players did a great job adjusting to that.”
Iowa took control of a game that featured 17 lead changes when Alexis Sevillian drilled an open 3 to make it 75-69 with 2:31 left.
“I thought that was a huge, huge
TV: basket for us,” Bluder said.
Iowa then put it away at the line after the Terrapins, down four and with the ball, turned it over with 48.5 seconds left.
Iowa beat Maryland for the first time since 1992. The last time the Hawkeyes faced a top-10 Terps team, Maryland won by 20.
TOWSON 87, COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON61: Janeen Campscored a career-high 18 points off the bench to help the host Tigers (15-9, 9-4 Colonial Athletic Association) rout the Cougars (7-17, 3-10).
Nukiya Mayo scored 13 points, Kionna Jeter and Danielle Durjan each had 11 and Aislinn Flynn added 10 for Towson, which shot 42.7 percent from the field and outrebounded Charleston 52-35.
Men
LAFAYETTE 69, LOYOLA MARYLAND 64: Justin Jaworski registered 18 points and six rebounds as the Leopards edged the Greyhounds.
Alex Petrie had 16 points for Lafayette (9-16, 6-8 Patriot League), which won its fourth consecutive game. Paulius Zalys added 10 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Lukas Jarrett had four blocks for the visitors.
Andrew Kostecka had 21 points and seven rebounds for the Greyhounds (9-18, 5-9). Isaiah Hart added 15 points. Kenny Jones had 11 points.