No. 2 Iowa survives Mercer 66-61
Megan Gustafson scored 30 points with 16 rebounds and second-seeded Iowa narrowly avoided a monumental upset, holding off No. 15 Mercer 66-61 on Friday for its first NCAA Tournament win in four years.
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2019 Schedule
1st in Southern
- 11/9L 69-54
- 11/12W 79-72
- 11/15W 92-82
- 11/18L 76-42
- 11/23L 59-53
- 11/25W 76-63
- 11/28L 67-60
- 12/1W 64-48
- 12/5L 57-56
- 12/8W 57-40
- 12/18W 85-70
- 12/21W 61-53
- 12/30W 61-47
- 1/2L 71-66
- 1/6L 72-68
- 1/12W 76-68
- 1/17W 69-67
- 1/19W 71-58
- 1/24W 65-58
- 1/26W 64-41
- 1/31W 81-79
- 2/2W 75-60
- 2/9W 68-52
- 2/14W 85-73
- 2/16W 71-55
- 2/21W 83-77
- 2/23W 62-56
- 2/28W 66-62
- 3/2W 65-59
- 3/7W 55-32
- 3/8W 69-51
- 3/10W 66-63
- 3/222L 66-61
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2018-19 Southern Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 14-0 | - | 25-8 |
| Furman | 9-5 | 5 | 19-14 |
| Chattanooga | 8-6 | 6 | 14-17 |
| East Tennessee St | 8-6 | 6 | 10-21 |
| Wofford | 7-7 | 7 | 16-15 |
| UNC Greensboro | 5-9 | 9 | 11-19 |
| Samford | 5-9 | 9 | 10-20 |
| Western Carolina | 0-14 | 14 | 4-26 |