SPORTS SHORTS: Hawkeyes clobber Croatian Club Team
SPLIT, Croatia — The University of Iowa women’s basketball team dropped KK Tresnjevka 2009 (Croatian Club Team), 106-53, in its second contest of the Foreign Tour.
Seven Hawkeyes notched seven points or more with senior guard Caitlin Clark leading all scorers with 30 points, going 6-of-13 from 3-point range. Molly Davis was Iowa’s second leading scorer with 17 points on an efficient 7-of-9 shooting from the field.
Iowa took control of the game in the second quarter as the Hawkeyes went into halftime up 58-30. Sydney Affolter was one point short of her second double-double overseas and finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Hannah Stuelke 15 points and four boards in just 17 minutes of action.
The Hawkeyes shot 40-of-84 from the field and hit 15 3-pointers. Iowa outrebounded the Croatian Club Team, 56-38, and 11 Hawkeyes entered the scoring column.
“We’re not really having to run our offense because our transition is so good right now,” said Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder. “We were just taking what the defense gave us. Molly (Davis) was fantastic today. The way she was moving the ball and shooting it was fun to watch.”
The Hawkeyes face the Croatian All-Stars on Sunday to close out their trip.
Iowa men take down Valencia All-Stars
VALENCIA, Spain — The University of Iowa men’s basketball team earned its second win of the foreign tour, defeating the Valencia All-Stars 119-83.
The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 10-2 lead as freshman Ladji Dembele scored their first five points. Iowa took control of a back-and-forth opening quarter and led 30-23 before breaking the game open in the second quarter with hot 3-point shooting and lockdown defense. Iowa led 62-39 at the halftime break.
Iowa was led by junior Payton Sandfort, who registered a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Tony Perkins finished with 16 points. Freshman Owen Freeman earned a double-double with 10 points and 16 rebounds.
Five other Hawkeyes got into double-digit scoring, including sophomore Dasonte Bowen (13), freshman Brock Harding (12), and the trio of fifth-year senior Ben Krikke, sophomore Josh Dix and freshman Pryce Sandfort (11). Dembele wrapped up his first game of the tour with eight points and 11 rebounds.
As a team, Iowa shot 46.9 percent from the floor and knocked down 15 3-pointers. The Hawkeyes had 19 assists to 11 turnovers.
The team wraps up the overseas trip with a contest against the Barcelona All-Stars on Monday.





