Go Iowa Awesome – 2-Seed Iowa to Face 6-Seed Colorado on Friday

Iowa’s attainable path to the Ultimate 4 has taken one other surprising step.

After top-seeded Stanford was shocked by 8-seed Ole Miss on Sunday, two extra excessive seeds within the Seattle 4 Area adopted swimsuit Monday. 4-seed Texas was throttled by 5-seed Louisville, 73-51, and extra importantly to Iowa, 6-seed Colorado upset 3-seed Duke in a 61-53 extra time wrench combat in Durham.

Meaning the Hawkeyes will face Colorado of their Candy 16 matchup, which can happen Friday, March 24, at 6:30 PM CT. It additionally implies that Iowa is the one remaining top-4 seed in Seattle 4, and can thus not should face something larger than a 5-seed as a way to make the Ultimate 4, which can be held in Dallas.

ESPN will televise the sport.

Most anticipated Iowa to face 3-seed Duke within the Candy Sixteen. The Blue Devils had simply overwhelmed the 14-seed Iona Gaels by 40 factors within the first spherical, and completed only a recreation out of the lead in an ACC that positioned eight groups within the NCAA Match.

Whereas dynamic two-way guard Celeste Taylor delivered a stat line for the ages Monday night time — 8 factors, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 10 steals — Duke couldn’t overcome a dire offensive efficiency down the stretch within the 61-53 loss. Within the fourth quarter and extra time, Duke shot 3-for-19 with seven turnovers on its residence ground.

Colorado heart Quay Miller led the best way with 17 factors, 14 rebounds and three assists within the win. Miller additionally leads the crew in scoring (13.0) and rebounding (8.5) per recreation, and her 1.5 steals per recreation current a problem for opposing inside gamers as effectively.