Gustafson nets 44, leads No. 16 Iowa women past Drake 91-82
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Megan Gustafson scored 19 of her 44 points in the fourth quarter and No. 16 Iowa pulled away from Drake for a 91-82 win on Friday night.
After Drake's Sammie Bachrodt tied the game at 70 with a 3-pointer 90 seconds into the fourth quarter, Gustafson scored six points in an 8-0 run to put the Hawkeyes up for good. Her basket with 1:27 to play put the lead at 14 points. Iowa outscored Drake 23-15 in the fourth quarter.
Gustafson also had 14 rebounds, her 10th double-double of the season and 65th of her career. She passed No. 2 scorer Cindy Haugejorde and pulled within nine points of All Disterhoft's all-time career scoring mark of 2,102 set in 2017.
Tania Davis and Hannah Stewart added 14 points apiece for the Hawkeyes (9-2), who swept state rivals Iowa State, Drake and Northern Iowa for the second straight season.
Becca Hittner had a career high 32 points for the Bulldogs (8-4), 16 in the first quarter that ended with Iowa on top 26-23.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Barb Smith
- Felicia Grinter
- Jeff Cross
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
Penn State | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
Iowa | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Maryland | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Illinois | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
UCLA | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Oregon | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Michigan | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Purdue | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
USC | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Washington | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Indiana | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Northern Iowa | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Bradley | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Illinois State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Murray State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Belmont | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Drake | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Evansville | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Valparaiso | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Indiana State | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Southern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
UIC | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |