IOWA CITY, Iowa — 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. Hannah Stewart hit three consecutive baskets after Iowa got down by two with 4:19 to go, putting the Hawkeyes ahead 64-61. Iowa was extremely sloppy from the opening tip, letting Mercer hang around by turning it over 14 times. Mercer pulled to within 37-36 before Meyer hit another 3 that appeared to swing momentum back in Iowa’s favour.

Source: National Post March 22, 2019 20:26 UTC