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Photos: Iowa women’s basketball vs. Holy Cross in 2024 NCAA tournament first round

Mar. 23, 2024 7:48 pm
Photos from Iowa’s 91-65 win over Holy Cross in an NCAA women’s basketball tournament first-round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday.
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots the ball with pressure from Holy Cross in the fourth quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Holy Cross Crusaders guard Cara McCormack (15) and Holy Cross Crusaders guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13) fight to get the ball away from Iowa Hawkeyes forward Hannah Stuelke (45) in the first quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) gets possession of the Holy Cross ball and runs it down the court and gets a two two-pointers in a row in the fourth quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder reacts after Iowa misses a shot in the first quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Sydney Affolter (3) shoots the ball in the third quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots the ball in the third quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Fans crowd together as they wait to enter the arena to watch the NCAA tournament first round game between Iowa and Holy Cross at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Fans line up while waiting for doors to open ahead of the Iowa vs. Holy Cross NCAA first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots the ball in the fourth quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20) shoots the ball in the first quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Holy Cross Crusaders head coach Maureen Magarity yells out to her players in the first quarter against Iowa during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
An Iowa fan cheers on the Hawkeyes in the second quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots a three-pointer with pressure from Holy Cross Crusaders guard Simone Foreman (24) in the second half at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
An Iowa cheerleader reacts as Iowa and Holy Cross fight for possession of the ball on the floor in the second quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts after a foul is called on Iowa in the third quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Sydney Affolter (3) and Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20) reach up to get the rebound in the first quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa assistant coach Jan Jensen gives her players high-fives as Iowa leads the score over Holy Cross in the second quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts after Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20) knocked the ball away from Holy Cross while shooting in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives the ball down the court with pressure from Holy Cross Crusaders guard Simone Foreman (24) in the second quarter at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Sydney Affolter (3) looks to pass with pressure from Holy Cross Crusaders forward Callie Wright (0) in the fourth quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes center Sharon Goodman (40) shoots the ball and gets a two-pointer for the Hawkeyes in the fourth quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Gabbie Marshall (24) looks to shoot with pressure from Holy Cross Crusaders guard Kaitlyn Flanagan (5) in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots the ball with pressure from Holy Cross Crusaders guard Cara McCormack (15) in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes forward Addison O'Grady (44) goes for a layup in the third quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Holy Cross Crusaders guard Kaitlyn Flanagan (5) guards Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) as she dribbles the ball in the second quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Gabbie Marshall (24) shoots the ball in the second quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Holy Cross Crusaders guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13) guards as Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20) goes for a layup in the second quarter at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) dribbles the ball with pressure from Holy Cross Crusaders guard Cara McCormack (15) in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Holy Cross Crusaders guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13) reacts after receiving an intentional foul call against Iowa’s Caitlin Clark in the second quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) fights to drive the ball past several Holy Cross players in the first quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kylie Feuerbach (4) guards Holy Cross Crusaders guard Kaitlyn Flanagan (5) as she looks to pass the ball in the first quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Taylor McCabe (2) guards Holy Cross Crusaders guard Kaitlyn Flanagan (5) as she dribbles the ball in the first quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Gabbie Marshall (24) fights to get the ball away from Holy Cross Crusaders guard Grace Munt (23) in the first quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Holy Cross Crusaders guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13) throws up three fingers after scoring against Iowa in the first quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes forward Hannah Stuelke (45) guards Holy Cross Crusaders forward Janelle Allen (10) as she dribbles the ball in the first quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) steals the ball away from Holy Cross Crusaders guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13) in the fourth quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) guards Holy Cross Crusaders guard Kaitlyn Flanagan (5) as she dribbles the ball in the first quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20) guards Holy Cross Crusaders guard Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly (33) as she dribbles the ball in the fourth quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
A foul is called on Iowa Hawkeyes forward Hannah Stuelke (45) as she blocks Holy Cross Crusaders forward Janelle Allen (10) in the second quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Holy Cross Crusaders head coach Maureen Magarity becomes emotional as she watches her players in the final minutes of the fourth quarter as Iowa leads during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Holy Cross players hug each other as the Hawkeyes lead in the final minutes of the fourth quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20) smiles at Iowa Hawkeyes guard Gabbie Marshall (24) as she comes off the court in the fourth quarter as the Hawkeyes lead over Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes forward AJ Ediger (34) cheers on her team after Iowa Hawkeyes center Sharon Goodman (40) scored a basket in the fourth quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20) and Iowa Hawkeyes guard Sydney Affolter (3) fight to get the ball away from Holy Cross Crusaders guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13) in the second quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Sydney Affolter (3) gives Iowa Hawkeyes forward Addison O'Grady (44) a high-five after getting a basket in the first quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Holy Cross Crusaders guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13) reaches up to block Iowa Hawkeyes guard Sydney Affolter (3) as she looks to shoot in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Taylor McCabe (2) drives the ball down the court with pressure from Holy Cross Crusaders guard Kaitlyn Flanagan (5) in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
A foul is called on Holy Cross Crusaders guard Cara McCormack (15) as Iowa Hawkeyes guard Gabbie Marshall (24) shoots the ball in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Sydney Affolter (3) and Holy Cross Crusaders guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13) reach up to get possession of the rebound in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) yells out to the ref to call a foul as she is blocked on all sides from Holy Cross in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes forward Addison O'Grady (44) drives the ball towards the net with pressure from Holy Cross Crusaders guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13) in the first quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20) gives Iowa Hawkeyes forward Addison O'Grady (44) a high-five after scoring a basket for the Hawkeyes in the first quarter against Holy Cross during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots a free-throw after an intentional foul was called on Holy Cross Crusaders guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13) in the second quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Gabbie Marshall (24) guards Holy Cross Crusaders guard Cara McCormack (15) as she looks to pass the ball in the first quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes forward Addison O'Grady (44) reaches up and knocks the ball away from Holy Cross Crusaders forward Janelle Allen (10) as she goes for a layup in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) knocks the ball away from Holy Cross Crusaders guard Simone Foreman (24) and gets possession in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) reaches up to knock the ball away as Holy Cross Crusaders guard Simone Foreman (24) shoots in the third quarter during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Holy Cross Crusaders forward Janelle Allen (10) hugs teammate Holy Cross Crusaders guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13) after the Crusaders fell to the Hawkeyes during the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) signs autographs for young fans after the game against Holy Cross in the NCAA tournament first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
