Iowa beats old coach and Rutgers 70-63

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Kamille Wahlin shook off a slow start and scored nine straight points in a 2½-minute span late on the way to 15, and eighth-seeded Iowa denied Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer a victory over her old school with a 70-63 win in the first round of the Sacramento Regional on Saturday night.

Kachine Alexander had 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Jaime Printy added 15 points in Iowa's first NCAA tournament victory since 2002. The Hawkeyes knocked down 10 3-pointers, three each by Wahlin and Printy, and overcame 18 turnovers.

Stringer acknowledged she wasn't thrilled to be playing Iowa, the program she coached from 1983-95 and took to its only Final Four in '93.

Brittany Ray scored 15 points to lead the Scarlet Knights, whose inconsistent season made them a bubble team to even receive a tournament berth.