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Iowa to Host Marist in Women’s NCAA Tourney

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March 18th, 2014 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa women’s basketball team is seeded sixth in the upcoming NCAA tournament and will face Marist in Iowa City on Sunday.

The Hawkeyes (26-8), who reached the finals of the Big Ten tournament, will host first and second-round games in the Louisville Region.

Louisville (30-4), which is ranked No. 4 in the country, was awarded a No. 3 seed and a trip to Iowa City. The Cardinals will play No. 14 Idaho (25-8) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena earlier Sunday.

The winners of the opening round games will square off on Tuesday.