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Iowa women rout Eastern Illinois 80-39 as freshman McKenna Woliczko scores 22

The Good Day Iowa City teamFrom Saturday’s edition · 1 min read · 5 sources

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If you missed Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, No. 10 Iowa beat Eastern Illinois 80-39 behind freshman McKenna Woliczko, who scored 22 points. She hit 9 of 12 shots, including 4 of 6 from three-point range.

Woliczko led Iowa's scoring with 22 points

Sources: The Gazette, Times Republican

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Woliczko22
Heiden15
Carnegie12

Iowa (2-0) started slowly again, then shut Eastern Illinois down in the second quarter, winning it 27-8 for a 44-18 halftime lead. The Hawkeyes forced 21 turnovers and scored 25 points off them.

Iowa beat Eastern Illinois 80-39 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena

  • Eastern Illinois39
    Iowa80 (won)
    FinalIowa led 44-18 at halftime.
  • Next game: at UConn in Storrs, Sunday, 1 p.m. CT
  • Three-pointers: 9-of-28, with 1-for-8 in the first half
  • Pregame: five pediatric cancer patients ran out with the team

Woliczko, a 5-star recruit from California's Bay Area, estimates she's putting up more than 100 shots a day. Coach Jan Jensen called her “a really good student of the game.”

Sources: The Gazette, KGAN, The Des Moines Register, Times Republican

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