By Jessika Harkay | Sports Writer
GREENSBORO, N.C. – No. 1-seeded Baylor women’s basketball advanced to its first Final Four since 2012 after defeating No. 2 seed Iowa 85-53 on Monday night in Greensboro, N.C.
The Big 12 and now NCAA East Regional Champions were led by four double-digit scorers, including junior forward Lauren Cox and sophomore guard DiDi Richards with double-double games. Cox helped clinch the Elite Eight matchup with 22 points and 11 points, and Richards fell just shy of a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and six steals.
Defensively, Baylor snapped Iowa center Megan Gustafson’s 33 game double-double streak, by containing her to 23 points and nine rebounds.