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.
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2021-22 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Ohio State | 14-4 | - | 25-7 |
Iowa | 14-4 | - | 24-8 |
Michigan | 13-4 | 0.5 | 25-7 |
Maryland | 13-4 | 0.5 | 23-9 |
Indiana | 11-5 | 2 | 24-9 |
Nebraska | 11-7 | 3 | 24-9 |
Northwestern | 8-8 | 5 | 17-12 |
Michigan State | 8-9 | 5.5 | 15-15 |
Purdue | 7-11 | 7 | 17-15 |
Minnesota | 7-11 | 7 | 15-18 |
Penn State | 5-13 | 9 | 11-18 |
Wisconsin | 5-13 | 9 | 8-21 |
Rutgers | 3-14 | 10.5 | 11-20 |
Illinois | 1-13 | 11 | 7-20 |