MINNEAPOLIS — No. 3-seed Maryland women’s basketball and No. 2-seed Iowa were even at 79 with just over a minute to play. Iowa junior guard Caitlin Clark missed long on a three, but Iowa secured its fourth offensive rebound of the afternoon. Senior guard Gabbie Marshall then drilled a three to give Iowa a lead it would not surrender.
“Their role players stepped up and they made some big shots down the stretch, and we weren’t able to kind of adjust to take them out of their rhythm,” senior guard Abby Meyers said.
Meyers had a look in the dying seconds to tie the game, but her shot hit the front iron.