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Women’s basketball loses battle on the road

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The Badgers lost to Iowa 77-60 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, as Wisconsin made only three baskets over the final 12 minutes of the game and failed to convert numerous free throws down the stretch. Iowa remains a perfect 8-0 at home (10-5 overall, 2-2 Big Ten), while UW drops to 3-13 and 1-5 in league action.

The ball seemed to be bouncing Wisconsin’s way in the first half, as the Badgers missed only seven field-goal attempts over the first 20 minutes of action and shot a blazing 68 percent from the floor. Eleven Badger turnovers, however, allowed the Hawkeyes to stay close in a first half that featured seven tie scores and 13 lead changes. A late Iowa tip-in sent the home team into the locker room with a 43-39 lead.

Iowa committed four of its 13 turnovers over the first eight minutes of the final frame, and the Hawkeyes could not shake the Badgers. UW stayed close and remained down by four points, 53-49, after a Stephanie Rich layup with 12:37 left on the clock.

The Hawkeyes responded by stepping up their defensive pressure and holding the Badgers without a field goal over the next six minutes of play. Wisconsin did not help its cause by making only five of its final 13 free-throw attempts of the game. Iowa took advantage of UW’s offensive woes to put the game away with a 13-4 run that pushed its advantage to 66-53 at the 7:04 mark.

The Badgers never got closer than 10 points the rest of the way, and Iowa cruised to the victory. Wisconsin could muster only seven second-half field goals and made only 28 percent of its shots in the final frame. For the game, UW committed 22 turnovers, while Iowa had only 13 miscues.

“When you play a basketball game you have two battles,” said Wisconsin head coach Jane Albright. “One is a physical battle and one is mental battle. I think we got beat in both battles tonight. They are the No. 1 rebounding team in the Big Ten, and you can see that when you play against them; they are very quick to the ball.”

Rich led the Badgers with 12 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals. Ebba Gebisa chipped in with 12 points and five boards, while freshman point guard Ashley Josephson, retuning to the lineup from an injury, finished with 11 points.

— Compiled from staff reports