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Iowa women rally past Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — Monika Czinano scored 12 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter and No. 22 Iowa pulled out an 85-78 win over Wisconsin on Sunday after trailing by 17 points in the third quarter.

Makenzie Meyer led the Hawkeyes (15-4, 6-1 Big Ten Conference), who have won six straight, with 22 points and Kathleen Doyle added 21.

Imani Lewis scored 18 points for the Badgers (9-9, 1-6), who have lost four straight. Niya Beverley added 16 points and seven assists and Abby Laszewski had 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Wisconsin led 52-35 when Kendra Van Leeuwen scored 20 seconds into the third quarter. Meyer started and ended a 14-0 run with 3-pointers to give the Hawkeyes the lead at 55-54 at the 3:57 mark.

There were eight ties and 16 lead changes before Czinano’s basket with 2:29 to play put Iowa up for good. In the last 95 seconds Iowa made 8 of 10 free throws.

No. 22 Iowa 85, Wisconsin 78

At Madison, Wis.

IOWA (15-3) — Ollinger 2-7 1-2 5, Czinano 8-9 4-5 20, Doyle 8-14 4-6 21, Meyer 6-9 6-6 22, Sevillian 0-4 2-2 2, Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 2-4 0-0 4, Martin 2-3 0-0 5, Taiwo 0-0 0-0 0, Warnock 3-9 0-1 6. TOTALS 31-59 17-22 85

WISCONSIN (9-9) — Laszewski 7-15 0-1 14, Lewis 7-14 4-6 18, Beverley 7-14 0-0 16, Hilliard 4-9 1-4 9, Van Leeuwen 3-6 0-0 7, Crowley 0-0 0-0 0, Mathiason 0-0 0-0 0, Stauffacher 1-1 0-0 2, Bragg 0-0 0-0 0, Gilreath 3-4 0-0 9, Luehring 0-0 0-0 0, Pospisilova 1-3 0-0 3. TOTALS 33-66 5-11 78

Iowa 19 16 27 23 — 85

Wisconsin 27 23 11 17 — 78

3-Point Goals–Iowa 6-19 (Doyle 1-3, Meyer 4-6, Sevillian 0-2, Marshall 0-1, Martin 1-2, Warnock 0-5), Wisconsin 7-18 (Beverley 2-6, Hilliard 0-4, Van Leeuwen 1-2, Gilreath 3-4, Pospisilova 1-2). Assists–Iowa 20 (Doyle 6), Wisconsin 18 (Beverley 7). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Iowa 28 (Ollinger 4-9), Wisconsin 37 (Lewis 6-9). Total Fouls–Iowa 13, Wisconsin 18. A–6,460.

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