GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Connecticut 86, Iowa 79
(AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. - Azzi Fudd scored 24 points to rally No. 3 UConn past No. 9 Iowa 86-79 in the championship game of the first Phil Knight Legacy women's tournament.
Fudd had plenty of help, with Aaliyah Edwards (20 points, 13 rebounds) and three other Huskies scoring in double-figures. Edwards was named MVP of the tournament.
Iowa star Caitlin Clark had 25 points, and Kate Martin added 20.
Edwards got UConn off to a strong start, scoring 10 points while the Huskies built a 20-14 edge.
Clark and the Hawkeyes then surged with a 13-2 run to begin the second quarter and led 41-35 at halftime. Clark scored 17 points in the first half.
Martin hit a 3-pointer in the third quarter for a 52-41 lead, but UConn countered with 11 straight points and led 61-57 entering the fourth.
Iowa opened the final quarter with nine straight points for a 66-61 lead, but the Huskies countered and pulled away in the middle of the period, leading 79-70 after Carolina Ducharme's 3-pointer with 3:42 left.
BIG PICTURE
Iowa: Iowa dominated the battle of the 3-point line for much of the game. The Hawkeyes made 13 3-pointers to only eight for UConn.
UConn: Sunday was a tale of two halves for Fudd. Fudd started the game 1 for 8 from the field but was red-hot in the second half, going 9 for 11.
November 27, 2022
| UConn | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Edwards | F | 34 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| A. Fudd | G | 40 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| N. Muhl | G | 40 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| L. Lopez Senechal | G | 32 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| A. Griffin | G | 23 | 5-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| C. Ducharme | 24 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| A. Patterson | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Totals | 200 | 38-69 (.551) |
2-6 (.333) |
8-20 (.400) |
11-44 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 86 | |
| Iowa | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| M. Warnock | F | 32 | 4-14 | 3-4 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| M. Czinano | C | 36 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| C. Clark | G | 40 | 9-24 | 5-7 | 2-11 | 0-7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| G. Marshall | G | 37 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| K. Martin | G | 34 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| H. Stuelke | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| M. Davis | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. O'Grady | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Affolter | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 28-67 (.418) |
10-13 (.769) |
13-36 (.361) |
6-28 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 79 | |
Officials: Lisa Jones, Kyle Bacon, Tiffany Bird
