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No. 4 Iowa women beat Illinois

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February 25th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

The fourth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women connected on 17 three pointers and rolled to a 101-85 win over Illinois, Sunday afternoon. The Hawkeyes had 28 assists on 36 made baskets as the Hawkeyes improved to 13-3 in the Big Ten and 24-4 overall.

Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Caitlin Clark finished with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists but was only five of 14 from three point range. The Hawkeyes went to zone on defense and limited the Illini to 40 percent shooting.

The Hawkeyes will close the regular season next Sunday at home against second ranked Ohio State but first there is a Wednesday visit to Minnesota.

After struggling with illness Molly Davis gave the Hawkeyes a lift with 17 points.

Davis says the key for the Hawkeyes was ball movement.