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The Iowa women’s basketball team fell to No. 8 Ohio State, 86-78, in overtime inside the Schottenstein Center on Monday afternoon.

by Sydney Weber
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa women’s basketball team fell to No. 8 Ohio State, 86-78, in overtime inside the Schottenstein Center on Monday afternoon. The Buckeyes snapped a six-game win streak for the Hawkeyes.

Senior Lucy Olsen led Iowa with 27 points, including three 3-pointers, and added seven assists. Senior Sydney Affolter followed with 11 points and 15 rebounds, registering her seventh career double-double and fifth of the season. Kylie Feuerbach contributed 12 points, including two three-pointers, while junior Hannah Stuelke added 10 points.

The Buckeyes managed to take an early lead knocking down four threes in the first quarter to build a 10-point lead, with the Cambridge sisters combining for 15 of their 22 first-quarter points. Olsen paced the Hawkeyes with five points to help keep them within reach, but Ohio State closed the quarter ahead 22-12. The Hawkeyes held a 20-18 rebounding edge at halftime, led by Affolter with seven boards and freshman Teagan Mallegni with six. However, Ohio State outscored Iowa 12-9 in the second quarter to take a 34-21 lead into the break.

Iowa came out of halftime outscoring Ohio State, 23-17 in the third. Affolter contributed eight points, including a three-pointer, while Stuelke and Olsen added four points apiece. Iowa went on an early 13-3 run in the quarter, and to close out the third, Iowa had narrowed the gap to 51-44.

In the fourth quarter, Iowa outscored the Buckeyes, 30-23. Feuerbach added two threes early to bring the score within three. Ohio State went on a 6-0 run to regain some lead and went up by as much as 12 with 1:38 to play. Freshman Aaliyah Guyton added a three-pointer, followed by three back-to-back-to-back threes from Olsen in the final minute of regulation. A steal from Stuelke followed by an and-one from Affolter brought the Hawkeyes within one. In the final three seconds of regulation, Olsen hit two free throws to send the game into overtime tied at 74.

Iowa took their first lead of the game at the start of overtime due to a layup from Olsen taking the 76-74 advantage. Ohio State surged from there with five straight points. Olsen was fouled and made two free throws to bring the Hawkeyes back within one; however, Ohio State went on a 7-0 run to end overtime and take the 86-78 victory.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Lucy Olsen paced Iowa with 27 points, seven assists, making 3-of-9 from 3-point range.
- It was Olsen’s 39th time reaching 20+ points in her career.
- Iowa is 9-2 when Olsen recorded six or more dimes.
- Olsen has scored 25+ points in three out of the last four games.
- Hannah Stuelke reached double figures for the 54th time in her career.
- Sydney Affolter registered her seventh career double-double (11 points and 15 rebounds) and fifth of the season.  
- Affolter also recorded 15 rebounds which tied her career-best.
- Affolters is the 11th Hawkeye since 2009 to grab 15+ rebounds in a single game, she has done it twice this season.
- Affolter has reached double digits 11 times this year and in six straight games.
- Affolter has 10+ rebounds in three out of the last four games.
- Over the last six games, Affolter is shooting 58 percent from 3-point range. (14-24)
- Affolter has snatched double digit rebounds six times this season.
- Teagan Mallegni registered a career-high with eight rebounds.
- Kylie Feuerbach reached double figures with 12 points, four assists, and a steal.
- Affolter, Feuerbach and Stuelke fouled out of today’s game.
- Iowa overcame a 13-point deficit to send the game to overtime.
- Iowa outscored Ohio State, 23-17 in the third quarter.
- Jan Jensen is 1-2 all-time against AP Top 10 teams as a head coach.
- Jensen is 2-3 all-time against AP Top 25 foes as a head coach.
- Iowa is 0-2 in overtime games this season.

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The Hawkeyes will return home to host No. 3 UCLA on Sunday, Feb. 23. Tip-off inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena is set for 1 p.m. (CT) and will air on Peacock and the Hawkeye Radio Network.