Mercer Bears @ Iowa Hawkeyes
NCAA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP PRES. BY CAPITAL ONE - IOWA CITY REGION - 1st ROUND
25-8, 10-4 Away
61
25-8, 10-4 Away
27-6, 16-0 Home
66
27-6, 16-0 Home
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 39 | 18 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 33 | 8 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | 8 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | 21 | 8-26 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 | 28-80 | 5-21 | 0-0 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 16 | |
35% | 24% | 0% |
Iowa Hawkeyes
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 12 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 36 | 30 | 14-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| 37 | 16 | 5-8 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
66 | 28-51 | 5-11 | 5-9 | 47 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 10 | |
55% | 45% | 56% |
Game Information
Iowa City, IA
Referee:Daryl Humphrey
Referee:Tim Bryant
Referee:Tiffany Bird
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 3-0 | - | 11-5 |
| Furman | 3-1 | 0.5 | 11-8 |
| Wofford | 3-1 | 0.5 | 9-9 |
| Mercer | 2-1 | 1 | 12-6 |
| UNC Greensboro | 2-2 | 1.5 | 12-7 |
| Samford | 1-2 | 2 | 8-12 |
| East Tennessee State | 0-3 | 3 | 7-11 |
| Western Carolina | 0-4 | 3.5 | 3-15 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 7-0 | - | 17-1 |
| Iowa | 7-0 | - | 16-2 |
| Ohio State | 6-1 | 1 | 17-2 |
| Michigan | 6-1 | 1 | 15-3 |
| Michigan State | 6-2 | 1.5 | 17-2 |
| Maryland | 5-3 | 2.5 | 17-3 |
| Illinois | 5-3 | 2.5 | 15-4 |
| Washington | 4-3 | 3 | 14-4 |
| Wisconsin | 4-4 | 3.5 | 12-7 |
| Nebraska | 3-4 | 4 | 14-4 |
| Minnesota | 3-4 | 4 | 12-6 |
| USC | 3-4 | 4 | 11-7 |
| Oregon | 2-5 | 5 | 14-6 |
| Purdue | 2-5 | 5 | 10-8 |
| Northwestern | 2-6 | 5.5 | 8-11 |
| Rutgers | 1-6 | 6 | 9-9 |
| Indiana | 0-7 | 7 | 11-8 |
| Penn State | 0-8 | 7.5 | 7-12 |
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