No. 9 Iowa Downs Bulldogs 91-54 In Season-Opener

Thursday, November 11

Iowa City, Iowa

6:30 PM

Samford University

0-1,0-0SoCon

#9 Iowa

2-0,0-0Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Samford	14	8	15	17	54
Iowa	25	22	21	23	91

Photo by: Chase Cochran | Samford Athletic

No. 9 Iowa Downs Bulldogs 91-54 In Season-Opener

11.11.21 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Despite 15 points from Andrea Cournoyer and 15 rebounds from Annie Ramil, the Samford University women's basketball team fell 91-54 to No. 9 Iowa (2-0) in the season-opener on Thursday, Nov. 11 at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Monica Czinano led the Hawkeyes with 20 points while All-American Caitlin Clark closed the night with 19.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Iowa 91 | Samford 54
Venue | Time: Carver Hawkeye Arena | Iowa City, Iowa | 6:30 p.m.
Series: Iowa leads 3-0
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 25-14 lead at the end of the first quarter and kept the pressure on the Bulldogs the rest of the half, as Iowa led 47-22 at halftime.
Iowa shot 61 percent on 20-of-33 from the floor in the first half while holding Samford to 30 percent (8-of-27). The Hawkeyes used 14 turnovers to score 19 points in building their lead.
Andrea Cournoyer paced the Bulldogs with six points at the break while Sanaa Redmond and Annie Ramil added four points apiece.
Caitlin Clark led Iowa and all scorers with 15 points. Monica Czinano also had eight for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa outscored the Bulldogs 21-15 in the third quarter while leading 68-37.
The Bulldogs kept the fourth quarter close, but the No. 9 Hawkeyes finished the frame with 23 points to seal the 91-54 victory.

STATS OF THE GAME:

No. 9 Iowa shot 60 percent (37-62) from the floor while holding Samford to 33 percent (19-58).
The Hawkeyes scored 31 points off 24 Samford turnovers.
The Bulldogs shot 34 percent from 3-point range after making 10-of-29 attempts.
Cournoyer closed the night with 15 points while Shauntai Battle and Kierstin Nelson finished nine points apiece.
Annie Ramil had a game-high 15 rebounds and six points for the Bulldogs.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

Thursday's game was the third meeting in series history with the Hawkeyes owning a 3-0 edge. Iowa won both previous meetings at home, claiming a 66-60 victory on Dec. 3, 2006, and an 80-59 decision on Dec. 3, 2017.
Samford's initial starting five for game one of the season featured Shauntai Battle, Andrea Cournoyer, Jaden Langford, Mattie Hatcher, and Annie Ramil.

UP NEXT:

The Bulldogs return to the Pete Hanna Center on Sunday, Nov. 14, as Samford hosts the University of Montevallo. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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