The third ranked Iowa Hawkeye women survived a fight to advance to the Sweet 16.

Rob Brooks and Jamie Cavey Lang on the Hawkeye Network. After stumbling in the second round a year ago the Hawkeyes made the stops they needed down the stretch to beat upset minded Georgia 74-66.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder who says the sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowd was a big factor in the outcome.

The Hawkeyes played without freshman standout Hannah Stuelke, who injured an ankle in a Saturday practice.

Caitlin Clark led four Hawkeyes in double figures with 22 points. She also added 12 assists.

Clark accounted for 33 of Iowa’s final 35 points as the Hawkeyes improve to 28-6.

Former Iowa player Katie Abrahamson-Henderson is the Georgia coach. The Bulldogs were within two late but three straight turnovers were costly.

Boyer Valley and Underwood both had a pair of winners at the Buena Vista High School Elite Meet on Saturday.

Boyer Valley’s Patrick Heffernan won the 1600M in 4:47.89 and the Bulldogs won the 4x800M Relay in 11:22.69.

Underwood’s Aliyah Humphrey won the 400M in 1:03.07 and the Eagles won the 4x200M Relay in 1:51.48.

Check out the full results HERE.

The Central College Indoor Track and Field Meet was held on Saturday in Pella.

On the girls side Audubon’s Madison Steckler won the 60M Hurdles with a time of 9.43.

In boys action Exira-EHK’s Cash Emgarten won the 400M in 54.32.

Check out the full results HERE

A number of area teams, including Atlantic, competed at the Northwest Missouri State High School Invitational on Saturday indoors in Maryville.

Some of the top finishes for the Atlantic girls included Jayci Reed winning the 60m Hurdles with a time of 9.40. Reed also finished 2nd in the 200M in 27.94. Mariah Huffman finished 5th in the 400M in 1:04.67. Ava Rush grabbed 2nd in the 800M with a time of 2:29.88. Atlantic also went 2nd in the 4x400M Relay in a time of 4:17.68.

The Atlantic boys had some solid finishes as well. Jackson McLaren was 2nd in the 60M Hurdles in 8.89 while Alex Keiser went 8th in 9.55. Bennett Whetstone went 7th in the 400M in 54.78 and Colton Rasmussen was 8th in 55.60. Caden Andersen finished 4th in the 800M in 2:06.17. Colton Rasmussen was 2nd in the High Jump and Jayden Proehl was 6th. The Trojans also took 8th in the 4x200M and 4x400M Relays.

Some of the other top area performances included Clarinda getting wins from Kylie Meier in the 400M, Mayson Hartley in the 800M, and Isaac Jones in the Long Jump. Glenwood’s Anthony Driscoll-Lee won the 60M Hurdles and Bryant Keller won the 1600M. The Glenwood girls won the 4x200M Relay, 4x400M Relay, and Distance Medley. The Rams boys also won the Distance Medley. Lewis Central’s Ethan Eichhorn won the 3200M. Harlan’s Wil Neuharth won the 60M and 200M. Harlan’s Lindsey Sonderman won the 1600M and 3200M. St. Albert’s Avah Underwood won the high jump and Underwood’s Thomas Huneke won the shot put.

See the full results from the meet HERE

Sunday, March 19 — Second round

• No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 8 South Florida | 12 p.m. | ABC
• No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 10 Georgia | 2 p.m. | ABC- ON KJAN 1:45 p.m.
• No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Mississippi State | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
• No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 South Dakota State | 4 p.m. | ESPN2
• No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 7 Arizona | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN
• No. 2 Utah vs. No. 10 Princeton | 6 p.m. | ESPN2
• No. 3 LSU vs. No. 6 Michigan | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN
• No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 8 Ole Miss | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN

Sunday, March 19 (Round of 32)

• No. 3 Xavier vs. No. 11 Pitt | 11:10 p.m. | CBS
• No. 3 Kansas State vs. No. 6 Kentucky | 1:40 p.m. | CBS
• No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 7 Michigan State | 4:15 p.m. | CBS
• No. 4 UConn vs. No. 5 Saint Mary’s | 5:10 p.m. | TNT
• No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 6 Creighton | 6:10 p.m. | TBS
• No. 9 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 16 FDU | 6:45 p.m. | truTV
• No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 5 Miami (Fla.) | 7:40 p.m. | TNT
• No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 6 TCU | 8:40 p.m. | TBS

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – No. 17 Iowa State (22-10, 11-7 Big 12) fell to Toledo (29-4, 16-2 MAC) by a final of 80-73 in the NCAA Tournament First Round Saturday afternoon.

Toledo built a lead out to as much as 16 while shooting at 48 percent through the game. Iowa State cut the advantage down to five but fell short of the comeback. Ashley Joens (23), Lexi Donarski (13), Emily Ryan (11) and Denae Fritz (11) shot in double figures for ISU.

Joens led the Cyclones with 23 points and 13 rebounds to end her Cyclone career with 65 double-doubles. The senior had a perfect performance from the charity stripe with 11 free throws. The total ties the NCAA Championship single-game school record while being the highest amount made at a perfect percentage in program history.

How it Happened

Iowa State responded to a 5-2 Toledo advantage with a 7-0 run to take the lead. Toledo followed to shoot efficiently from deep, making its fourth trey on five attempts with 3:10 to go in the first as Iowa State remained up 19-18. Joens led the team with nine points as the Cyclones entered the second frame ahead 23-10.

Action kept within a point as the quarter began. At the 6:36 mark, the Rockets then hit their fifth 3-pointer as they held the lead 29-25. Toledo extended its advantage to 34-25 tallying 12-straight points. After Toledo went ahead double digits, Nyamer Diew drained a triple to put the score at 39-32. At the end of the first half, Toledo led 43-36.

Joens made her second shot from beyond the arc to open Cyclone scoring in the half. Toledo continued to pull ahead, building an advantage of 54-41 with just under six minutes to go in the third. The Rockets remained shooting at nearly 60 percent as Joens converted a three point-play to halt a Toledo run, making the score 57-44. Joens continued shooting perfectly from the free throw line, making her 10th for a score of 61-50. Donarski then buried a triple as the Cyclones cut into the lead to end the third at 61-53 on a 7-0 run.

Morgan Kane made a tough layup to extend the run to nine-straight. Toledo continued to keep the lead, but the advantage was cut to six (67-61) as Donarski sent in the basket with 5:31 to go. With 3:12 on the clock, Ryan made Iowa State’s fifth 3-pointer to put the score at 72-66. A minute remained in the game as Donarski sent in two free throws and Fritz put in a basket making in 76-70. Fritz then made a quick triple out of a timeout as the score stood at 78-73. Iowa State was unable to compete the comeback falling 80-73.