Bethany Doolittle, Iowa avenge loss to No. 23 Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Bethany Doolittle tallied 19 points as Iowa avenged a Jan. 6 loss to No. 23 Michigan with a 63-57 victory Sunday.
Iowa (16-5, 5-1 Big 10 Conference) trailed 32-30 at halftime, and after briefly leading by three points on Samantha Logic's jumper with 11:28 left, trailed 52-50 with 6:09 to play.
Jamie Printy made it 53-52 with a 3-pointer with 5:52 left, and after two Kate Thompson free throws for Michigan, Doolittle hit a jumper that put the Hawkeyes ahead for good with 5:20 to play.
The jumper sparked an 8-1 Iowa run, with Doolittle accounting for all eight points via jump shots.
Doolittle hit 9 of 15 from the floor as Iowa drained 46 percent (23 of 50) of its shots. Printy pitched in 14 points.
Jenny Ryan led Michigan (16-4, 5-2) with 20 points and four assists.
The Wolverines had won the teams' first matchup 68-64.
Game Information
2022-23 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Indiana | 16-2 | - | 28-4 |
Iowa | 15-3 | 1 | 31-7 |
Maryland | 15-3 | 1 | 28-7 |
Ohio State | 12-6 | 4 | 28-8 |
Michigan | 11-7 | 5 | 23-10 |
Illinois | 11-7 | 5 | 22-10 |
Purdue | 9-8 | 6.5 | 19-11 |
Nebraska | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
Michigan State | 7-10 | 8.5 | 16-14 |
Wisconsin | 6-12 | 10 | 11-20 |
Rutgers | 5-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
Penn State | 4-14 | 12 | 14-17 |
Minnesota | 4-14 | 12 | 11-19 |
Northwestern | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |