Articles Tagged: Sydney Affolter

Gabbie Marshall’s block and Sydney Affolter’s three-point play ignited Iowa in a late-game surge against West Virginia, and on to Albany for the Sweet 16.

Defense — and free throws — saved the day, and No. 2 Iowa fought past West Virginia, 64-54, in an NCAA women’s basketball second-round game before a sellout crowd of 14,324 Monday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

NCAA women’s basketball: Iowa’s 92.8-point scoring rate leads the nation; so does West Virginia’s plus-8.8 turnover differential. The Hawkeyes and the Mountaineers collide Monday with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line.

Iowa guard Molly Davis is “attacking rehab” as the Hawkeyes prepare for their NCAA women’s basketball tournament opener against Holy Cross.

The wide-eyed, 16-seed Holy Cross Crusaders get their view at women’s basketball royalty when they tackle No. 2 Iowa in an NCAA tournament first-round game Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Caitlin Clark scored 30 of her game-high 34 points after intermission, and No. 3 Iowa outlasted Nebraska in overtime, 94-89, in the Big Ten women’s basketball championship game Sunday afternoon at Target Center.

Women’s basketball: No. 3 Iowa runs away from Michigan, 95-68, in a Big Ten tournament semifinal. Hawkeyes will face Nebraska for the title Sunday.

Time, TV and notes for Saturday’s Big Ten women’s basketball tournament semifinal between No. 3 Iowa and Michigan.

Is a March moment in store for Sydney Affolter? The Iowa junior got her fourth career start in place of the injured Molly Davis and responded with a career-high 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

On a rare chilly day for Caitlin Clark, the other Hawkeyes step forward in a 95-62 romp over Penn State in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.

No. 3 Iowa opens Big Ten tournament play with a quarterfinal Friday against Penn State. The 2-seed, Iowa is one of four teams to earn a double-bye. To win their third consecutive Big Ten tournament title (and their fourth in six years), the Hawkeyes must rattle off three wins in about 41 hours.

In the wake of Molly Davis’ knee injury, Iowa’s Sydney Affolter and Kylie Feuerbach ready for expanded roles at the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament.

Upon approach to the NCAA women’s basketball career scoring record, Caitlin Clark hasn’t turned timid. With 30-plus points in each of the last six games, the University of Iowa dynamo has continued to push her record-breaking moment forward. Now, it’s a matter of when.

The No. 2-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team is on pace for a its best rebounding season ever. The Hawkeyes face a Big Ten showdown at No. 18 Ohio State on Sunday.

Caitlin Clark posted 32 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals, 10 of her teammates joined her in the scoring column and second-ranked Iowa bashed Wisconsin, 96-50, in a Big Ten women’s basketball game before a crowd of 14,998 Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It was the Hawkeyes’ 15th straight win and 29th straight against the Badgers.