Norman, Okla. – The first-year student Ava Heiden scored 15 points in her career and obtained seven rebounds, and the sixth seed of Iowa passed by the sown No. 11 Murray State 92-57 on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament.
Lucy Olsen had 12 points and a maximum race of 12 assists for the Hawkeyes (23-10). They scored a maximum of the season at the points in the first victory in the tournament for the first -year Iowa coach, Jan Jensen, a lifetime assistant who was promoted after Lisa Bluder retired.
Iowa will play on Monday No. 3 Oklahoma or No. 14 at the Florida Gulf for a place in Sweet 16.
Katelyn Young de Murray State, who averaged 22.2 points in the NCAA tournament, left the game at the beginning of the third quarter with an ankle injury and did not return. It ended with six points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes.
Halli Pock scored 15 points and Ava Learn added eight points and 10 rebounds before dirtying for Murray State (25-8). The runners, who entered the game averaging 87.8 points per game, fired only 30.6% from the field and registered their total total season.
Hannah Stuelke, scorer number 2 of Iowa for the season, committed two fast fouls and sat during most of the first half. Heiden picked up the slack, reaching a race in the maximum scored in the part -time with 13 points. The Hawkeyes led 42-30 at the break, then dominated in the second half.
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