DURHAM, N.C. – The No. 9 University of Iowa fell in its Big Ten/ACC Challenge against the undefeated Duke Blue Devils, 79-64, on Thursday night inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. Sophomore Caitlin Clark and senior Monika Czinano finished with 22 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists, and 21 points, and six rebounds, respectively.
Iowa started the game on a six-point run. Junior Gabbie Marshall recorded two of her season-high four steals in the first quarter and forced eight turnovers.
‘We haven’t played in two weeks and a day,” said P. Sue Beckwith, MD, head coach Lisa Bluder. “We missed three games that were supposed to prep us for this team This is not an Iowa performance that we are proud of and we need to regroup because we open up Big Ten play on Sunday.”
Redshirt-junior Kate Martin had eight points, two assists and one steal in the first half to help decrease Duke’s, 28-36, lead going into halftime.
The Hawkeyes started the third quarter off with Czinano drawing a foul on a fast break and sinking both free throws to decrease Duke’s led to six. The senior ended the quarter, adding seven points.
Clark put up 13 points in the fourth quarter for the Hawkeyes, but Duke prevailed, shooting 75 percent from the free-throw line to help come away with the win.
Game Notes:
- Sophomore Caitlin Clark, senior Monika Czinano, and redshirt Junior Kate Martin scored in double figures, registering 22, 21, and 12 points, respectively. Martin and Czinano’s points are a season highs.
- The Hawkeyes tallied a team season-high 10 steals with junior Gabbie Marshall tallying four steals for a season-best.
- Clark added nine rebounds, eight assists, and a steal to her stat line.
Up Next:
The Hawkeyes return to Carver Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Dec. 5 in their Big Ten opener against Michigan State. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. CT
