No. 12 Iowa women light up PSU
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Caitlin Clark scored 27 points, Monika Czinano added 20 and No. 12 Iowa got off to a red-hot start and never let up, rolling to a 108-67 win over Penn State on Saturday.
The Hawkeyes (14-4, 6-1) made 15 of 20 shots in the first quarter and shot 54.5% for the game, going 10 of 26 from 3-point range and 26 of 34 from the foul line.
McKenna Warnock added 16 points with 10 rebounds for her 13th career double-double, Sydne Affolter scored a career-high 12 on 5-of-6 shooting and Hannah Stuelke had 11 on 3-of-5 shooting . Clark had 10 of the 26 assists on 36 baskets for her 33rd career double-double.
Shay Ciezki scored 20 points and Leilani Kapinus 16 for Penn State (11-7, 2-5), which finished 3 of 21 from 3-point range and shot 37% overall. The Nittany Lions were also outrebounded 44-31 outscored in the paint 50-24 and beaten on fastbreak points 24-3.
An explosive first quarter had the Hawkeyes up by as many as 24 before the Nittany Lions cut it to 34-15. At one stretch they made 11 straight and had runs of seven, 12, five and eight points. They finished with 13 assists, a school record for a quarter, on 15 baskets. Czinano had 10 points and Clark nine.
Iowa cooled off in the second quarter but still pushed the lead to 57-29 as Clark scored 12 points. The Hawkeyes shot 62% in the first half with five 3 pointers while the Nittany Lions were 1 of 13 behind the arc and shot 38%. The Iowa rebounding margin was 22-11.
Czinano had the first six points of the third quarter and Clark's 3-pointer at the 5:36 mark had the lead at 40.
Iowa goes to Michigan State on Wednesday while Minnesota visits Penn State.
PENN ST. (11-7): Pinto 0-2 0-0 0, Williamson 2-2 0-0 4, Ciezki 7-17 4-4 20, Kapinus 4-10 8-12 16, Marisa 2-13 1-2 5, Camden 0-2 2-2 2, Cash 1-2 2-2 4, Dia 1-1 0-0 3, Brigham 0-0 0-0 0, Tensaie 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 5-9 3-3 13, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Totals -- 22-60 20-25 67
IOWA (14-4): Warnock 5-8 4-6 16, Czinano 7-11 6-6 20, Clark 9-15 6-6 27, Marshall 1-4 0-0 3, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Gyamfi 0-2 0-0 0, Stuelke 4-5 3-6 11, Davis 0-1 5-6 5, McCabe 2-6 0-0 5, Affolter 5-6 0-0 12, Ediger 1-2 0-0 2, Goodman 1-3 0-0 2, O'Grady 0-0 2-2 2, Wetering 1-2 0-2 3, Totals -- 36-66 26-34 108
Penn St. 15 14 16 22 -- 67
Iowa 34 23 26 25 -- 108
3-Point Goals--Penn St. 3-21 (Pinto 0-1, Ciezki 2-8, Kapinus 0-3, Marisa 0-4, Camden 0-2, Dia 1-1, Tensaie 0-1, Thompson 0-1), Iowa 10-26 (Warnock 2-3, Clark 3-7, Marshall 1-3, Martin 0-1, Gyamfi 0-2, Davis 0-1, McCabe 1-5, Affolter 2-2, Wetering 1-2). Assists--Penn St. 8 (Ciezki 3), Iowa 26 (Clark 10). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Penn St. 31 (Ciezki 7), Iowa 44 (Warnock 10). Total Fouls--Penn St. 30, Iowa 18. Technical Fouls--None. A--12,436.