Clark, Iowa start slow in win over Holy Cross
Caitlin Clark struggled to make shots early, but finished with 27 points and 10 assists as Iowa defeated Holy Cross 91-65 in a women’s NCAA tournament first-round game Saturday.
Kate Martin also had a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (30-4), the top seed in the Albany 2 Regional. Iowa advanced to Monday’s second round to face eighth seed West Virginia.
Clark, a unanimous Associated Press All-american selection, was just 8 of 19 from the field, 3 of 9 in 3-pointers, showing her frustration with missed shots multiple times during the game.
Clark finished with her 65th career double-double, and added eight rebounds.
NOTRE DAME 81,
KENT STATE 67
Sonia Citron scored 29 points and Hannah Hidalgo added a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists to help No. 2-seed Notre Dame beat 15thseeded Kent State.
INDIANA 89, FAIRFIELD 56
Sara Scalia scored 27 points to lead fourthseeded Indiana to a victory over No. 13 Fairfield on in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament.
OKLAHOMA 73,
FLORIDA GULF COAST 70
Skylar Vann scored 24 points and fifth-seeded Oklahoma held off No. 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast.
MISSISSIPPI 67, MARQUETTE 55
Madison Scott scored 20 points and No. 7 Mississippi used a late run to beat 10th-seeded Marquette in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
CREIGHTON 87, UNLV 73 Lauren Jensen scored
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark, left, shoots a 3-pointer over Holy Cross guard Simone Foreman in the first half of a first-round game on Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa.
25 points, Emma Ronsiek added 23 and the Creighton Bluejays sank 15 3-pointers en route to a victory over UNLV in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament despite 30 points from Desi-rae Young.
WEST VIRGINIA 63, PRINCETON 53
JJ Quinerly scored 29 points as West Virginia defeated Princeton in a women’s NCAA Tournament first-round game.
USC 87,
TEXAS A&M-CC 55
Juju Watkins scored 23 points in her NCAA Tournament debut, leading No. 1 seed Southern California to a blowout victory over Texas A&m-corpus Christi.
UCONN 86,
JACKSON STATE 64
Paige Bueckers scored 28 points and freshman Ashlynn Shade added 26 as No. 3 seed Uconn celebrated coach Geno Auriemma’s 70th birthday with a win over Jackson State.
SYRACUSE 74, ARIZONA 69
Syracuse star Dyaisha Fair scored 32 points, including 13 after she returned from a second-half injury, to lead the Orange
to a come-from behind win over No. 11 seed Arizona in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
KANSAS 81, MICHIGAN 72, OT
Zakiyah Franklin scored 22 points, including a tying 3-pointer that bounced on the rim and dropped with 12 seconds left in regulation, and Kansas beat Michigan in overtime in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 64 CHATTANOOGA 45
Aziaha James scored each of her 19 points in the second half, and North Carolina State pulled away from Chattanooga for a victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
GONZAGA 75, UC IRVINE 56
Yvonne Ejim had 25 points and 14 rebounds and No. 4 seed Gonzaga overcame a slow start to roll past UC Irvine in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
TENNESSEE 92,
GREEN BAY 63
Rickea Jackson scored 26 points and Tennessee rolled to a victory over Green Bay.