Hawkeyes surge past SDSU, 82-69

Tuesday, December 22

Iowa City, Iowa

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Iowa

12/22/2009 10:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

By: SDSU Sports Info

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Jaime Printy scored seven consecutive points to spark a decisive 15-3 Iowa run over the final three and a half minutes of the game as the Hawkeyes outlasted South Dakota State, 82-69, in women's basketball action Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa improved to 7-5 overall, while the Jackrabbits dropped to 5-6 on the season.

SDSU opened the game clicking offensively as the Jackrabbits made four of their first five shots from the floor, including back-to-back three-pointers by Macie Michelson and Jill Young, to open a quick 10-2 lead.

Offensive rebounding and SDSU turnovers allowed the Hawkeyes to chip away at the deficit. Iowa tied the game at 16-all on a Morgan Johnson free throw and took is first lead at 20-18 on a jumper by Kamille Wahlin with 11 minutes, 27 seconds remaining in the first half.

The Jackrabbits continued their strong shooting, going 11-for-15 from the field as they regained and built the lead to 36-29 after a steal and layup by Michelson with just over two minutes remaining in the half.

However, Iowa closed the first stanza with an 8-2 run, capped by a three-pointer by Wahlin just before the buzzer, making the score 38-37 in favor of SDSU.

In the second half, the game would feature five more ties and nine lead changes. The Hawkeyes grabbed a momentary seven-point lead, 59-52, midway through the half, but the Jackrabbits sandwiched three-pointers by Ketty Cornemann and Kristin Rotert around a Young basket to knot the game at 60-all with 8:31 to play.

Two Young free throws with 3:34 to play pulled SDSU back to within a point at 67-66, but from there it was all Hawkeyes. Printy opened her scoring spurt with a deep three-pointer after an offensive rebound, then scored on drives on consecutive possessions to put Iowa up 74-66. The Hawkeyes later converted on six straight free throw attempts to seal the victory.

Printy, a freshman from Marion, Iowa, finished with a game-high 18 points. Wahlin added 17, while Kelly Krei contributed 12 points and Morgan Johnson added 11 points and nine rebounds.

Iowa finished with a 46-34 rebounding advantage, corralling 21 caroms on the offensive end. The Hawkeyes shot 27-of-69 from the field, 39.1 percent, including 7-for-19 from three-point range. At the line, Iowa converted 21-of-29 attempts for 72.4 percent.

For SDSU, Young finished with a season-high 16 points and tied a career high with nine rebounds. Cornemann tallied 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, while Maria Boever went 6-of-8 from the floor en route to 13 points.

The Jackrabbits cooled off in the second half to finish the game 24-of-54 from the field, 44.4 percent, and were only 5-of-18 on three-point tries. SDSU was efficient at the line, making 16-of-20 attempts for 80 percent.

SDSU also was stymied by 23 turnovers.

After a brief holiday break, the Jackrabbits return to action Dec. 28, when they host Northern Iowa. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Frost Arena.

NOTES: Tuesday's game was the first game between Iowa and SDSU since the 1977-78 season ... Iowa leads the all-time series 2-0 ... the Jackrabbits had their three-game winning streak against the Big Ten end as SDSU dropped to 6-3 against Big Ten opponents since moving to Division I at the start of the 2004-05 season ... after making her first three-point attempt of the night, Young missed her final seven attempt ... Rotert moved into a tie with Rachel Halsrud (1991-94) for ninth place on the SDSU career three-point chart with 142 ... SDSU has had at least two players score in double figures in every game this season and three or more players in the last nine games ... Boever upped her career scoring total to 1,046 points ... SDSU is 4-2 this season when leading at the half ... the Jackrabbits are 1-5 when scoring less than 70 points ... attendance was listed at 2,440