Iowa women’s basketball (12-7, 2-6 Big Ten) suffered their fifth consecutive loss with a disheartening 50-49 defeat at Oregon (14-5, 5-3 Big Ten) from Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore., on Sunday.
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Iowa had a chance. Sydney Affolter’s left-handed drive with 42 seconds left cut Iowa’s deficit to one point, 50-49. Addison O’Grady’s tough defense forced a miss by 6-foot-8 center Phillipina Kyei, and Aaliyah Guyton rebounded with 9.5 seconds left to give Iowa a chance for the win.
Leading for the first 33 minutes, the Hawkeyes succumbed to a late drought and dropped their fifth consecutive game, 50-49 to Oregon on Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. The Hawkeyes’ 49 points were their least in a game since scoring 46 in a loss at Nebraska on Feb. 24, 2013.
The Iowa freshman scored eight points with five rebounds in 17 minutes in a 50-49 loss to Oregon. She is from Sherwood, Oregon.
The Iowa women’s basketball team came up just short on the road against Oregon, falling in Sunday evening’s game, 50-49. The Hawkeyes came out ready to play and snap a four-game losing streak that started with a Jan.
Percentages: FG 4.000, FT 1.000. 3-Point Goals: 5-15, .333 (Whitfield 2-2, Bell 2-3, Mevius 1-5, Kelly 0-2, Scott 0-1, Falatea 0-1, Long 0-1) Turnovers: 10 (Kelly 3, Kyei 3, Mevius 2, Whitfield 2) Percentages: FG 37.255, FT .714.
Five straight losses for Iowa, and five reasons why. The Hawkeyes will try to snap the skid Wednesday at Washington.
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Oregon surged late in the game sinking nine straight points to claim their first lead with six minutes remaining. Iowa freshman and Oregon native Ava Heiden hit two free throws to trim the Ducks' lead to one before team bounced back for a five-point advantage.