Women’s NCAA Tournament: Iowa Hawkeyes a No. 2 seed, draw No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana
The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team has their fate. They are hosting the first two rounds of the women’s NCAA Tournament in Iowa City.
After a 26-6 overall season which saw a 15-3 Big Ten record to go with a repeat Big Ten Tournament title, the Hawkeyes had long ago eliminated the question of if they were going to make the tournament.
With an NCAA Tournament berth in hand, Iowa solely focused on just how high they could make their seed. In fact, the committee may have just gift-wrapped some serious bulletin board for the Hawkeyes to use this tournament.
Although the Hawkeyes provided an absolute mountain of evidence to prove why they were worthy of a No. 1 seed, the committee went another direction and has Iowa as a No. 2 seed in the Seattle Region.
Here is a quick look at the Hawkeyes’ opponent, the No. 15 seed Southeastern Louisiana, their record, the Hawkeyes’ potential opponents, and the rest of their region.
Selection
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No. 2 seed
Seattle Region
Iowa City, Iowa
Southeastern Louisiana record
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21-9 overall
14-4 Southland Conference record
Key players
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G Hailey Giaratano: 12.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2 assists
G Alexius Horne: 12 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2 assists
G Taylor Bell: 8.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.1 steals
G Jalencia Pierre: 7.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists
G Cierria Cunningham: 7.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2 assists
Sweet 16 fate?
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If Iowa can take care of business against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, their second round opponent is going to be the winner of No. 7 Florida State and No. 10 Georgia. The good thing for Iowa is that both of these games would be held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena with a raucous crowd ready to roll.
If Iowa can take care of those teams and get to the Sweet 16, their next opponent waiting would be one of No. 3 Duke, No. 6 Colorado, No. 11 Middle Tennessee, or No. 14 Iona.
Rest of the Seattle Region bracket
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No. 1 Stanford versus No. 16 SOU/SHU
No. 8 Ole Miss versus No. 9 Gonzaga
No. 5 Louisville versus No. 12 Drake
No. 4 Texas versus No. 13 East Carolina
No. 6 Colorado versus No. 11 Middle Tennessee
No. 3 Duke versus No. 14 Iona
No. 7 Florida State versus No. 10 Georgia
No. 2 Iowa versus No. 15 SE Louisiana
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