****Official 15) Mercer at 2) Iowa NCAA Women's Tournament First Round****

[StormHawk42]

19-3 turnovers?! How is that even possible?

 

[CUHawkeye91]

44-41 Iowa halfway through the third. I just tuned in on Ch 790 on Directv. Iowa has turned it over trying to force the ball to MG. Iowa needs to take advantage of Mercer’s focus on MG.

 

[CUHawkeye91]

Another turnover trying to force the ball to MG. 1 point game.

 

[83Hawk]

Megan!

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Mercer getting a lot of offensive rebounds

 

[83Hawk]

Ugh....not rebounding.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

21 turnovers now

 

[CUHawkeye91]

5 straight offensive boards for Mercer and another weird TO for Iowa. But Iowa up by 3.

 

[Hawkfan_08]

Iowa is losing going into the 4th quarter. Pathetic...

 

[CUHawkeye91]

End of three. Mercer up 1.

 

[83Hawk]

So many offensive rebounds for Mercer.

Hawks need to get going.

 

[Franisdaman]

Score please?

MERCER LEADS 51-50 GOING TO THE 4TH QTR

 

[2432Hawk]

Wow.....terrible call

 

[83Hawk]

Mercer absolutely killing Hawks on the offensive board.

 

[83Hawk]

Wow.....terrible call

No, she pushed off. Not a smart play on her part.

 

[CUHawkeye91]

Total phantom call gives the ball back to Mercer. They don’t take advantage. Iowa down 1.

 

[StormHawk42]

Mercer has 25 more shot attempts than iowa. Now that’s a stat.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Megan needs to box out.....

They all do, but she's getting underneath the basket on several shots, and all of Mercer's shots are long shots.

 

[83Hawk]

Uncharacteristic sloppy play by Iowa. Let’s go ladies!

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Iowa way too erratic and sloppy.

Just throwing the ball up for grabs on passes and leaving shots at the rim flat.....

Sounds about right for an Iowa women's team in the NCAA tournament at home.

 

[DodgerHawki]

Mercer absolutely killing Hawks on the offensive board.

Another turnover.

Choke is a strong word, but the Hawks are not handling the role of the favorite very well. Just elementary turnovers.

 

[DodgerHawki]

Another turnover.

Choke is a strong word, but the Hawks are not handling the role of the favorite very well. Just elementary turnovers.

And another one. Holy cow.

 

[CUHawkeye91]

Mercer up 4. 6:50 left

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Mercer going to win

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Geezus Stewart and Czenano(?) can't finish at the rim.

 

[DodgerHawki]

Mercer going to win

Long way to go, but Iowa is completely unraveled. Another turnover.

 

[83Hawk]

Mercer going to win

Not conceding that yet, but Hawks need to wake up.

 

[haightt]

My goodness, I feel for them. Mercer hangs around, too many TO's, dagger baskets by Mercer spells upset.

 

[83Hawk]

Megan!

 

[TheEnigma80]

I hate to say this..... but..... in the history of the Womens Tourney since it expanded to 64 teams in 1985, NO 15 Seed (or 14 seed for that matter) has EVER won it's 1st round NCAA Tournament game. REALLY hope that it doesn't happen this afternoon.

 

[CUHawkeye91]

Tie game. MG at the line for 1 shot, Media TO.

 

[Drmac22]

So typical iowa teams. The Charlie brown of sports. One team wins.. the others lose. Its like one team steals luck and life from the other to win

 

[Franisdaman]

Big crowd, a 2 seed and Iowa is laying an egg

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Lol, Megan with her first miss but gets it back and gets the and-1.

56-56.


All Mercer is doing is quick passing and dribble drive to set up the jump shot. They have not looked to attack the basket off the drive at all.

If Iowa would continue to contest shots and FREAKING box out.....they'll be fine.

 

[CUHawkeye91]

In other news, VA down 12 to Gardener-Webb. Does lightning strike twice?

 

[Franisdaman]

Megan is not gonna allow Iowa to lose this game

 

[luvmyhawks]

Come on Hawks!!!! Just survive.....

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

So typical iowa teams. The Charlie brown of sports. One team wins.. the others lose. Its like one team steals luck and life from the other to win

Passing around the rabbit's foot.

 

[Franisdaman]

Game tied at 56

 

[CUHawkeye91]

Iowa by 1