New Story RECAP: Iowa 95, Southeastern Louisiana 43

[Adam Jacobi]

via @BraydonRoberts5:

Dribble Penetration​

Southeastern Louisiana had a lot of success early in the game using a ball screen on the wing to create space for its guards. The guards then dribbled around the screen and mostly took jumpers from in and around the paint.

Those shots aren’t always the most efficient, but Georgia will likely take a lot of them on Sunday. Iowa will need to do a better job at contesting jumpers and securing missed shots against the Bulldogs.

Iowa’s Offense Keeps Rolling​

To an extent, a 2-seed should be expected to look good offensively against a 15-seed. That said, Southeastern Louisiana is a defensive team that likes to slow things down. It wouldn’t have been surprising to see Iowa’s offense struggle, at least for a little while.

That didn’t happen. Clark scored early and often in the first half. Czinano and Stuelke found space and dominated around the basket. And Iowa’s hot shooting from three continued. The Hawks did have a few early turnovers, but most of those happened when Iowa was trying a little too quickly to push in transition.
During the regular season, Southeastern Louisiana held 3-seed LSU to 63 points in a game. It held 10-seed Alabama to 55 less than a month later. Iowa had already scored 54 in this game at halftime.

No. 2 Seed Iowa 95, No. 15 Seed Southeastern Louisiana 43

 

[Adam Jacobi]

New story from @BraydonRoberts5 with quotes and more on Georgia:

The Crowd​

The sold-out Iowa crowd lived up to the moment, and the Lions took notice. “I think it was a cool experience, something we've never experienced before,” said SELA guard Hailey Giarantano.

Teammate Jalencia Pierre agreed. “It was nice," Pierre said. "We had to learn how to communicate with each other, but it was nice having a big crowd.”

“They’re being modest," said Guzzardo, addressing her players' comments. "This is why we play and coach the sport. What they brought to women's basketball is awesome. 14,000 [fans] is loud. It's tough to call plays, and tough to hear anything, and tough to hear the refs call fouls. It's a great atmosphere and something they will remember forever.”

Iowa Rolls Past SE Louisiana, Looks Ahead to Georgia