Cameron Brink and Stanford take on Audi Crooks and Iowa State in the Women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
One of the most fascinating matchups in the second round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament is between a veteran Stanford (29-5) team and a young, upstart Iowa State (21-11) team on Sunday. The Cardinal come in as the second-seed in their region led by senior All-American Cameron Brink and a veteran group of Hannah Jump, Kiki Iriaen, Elena Bosgana and Brooke Demetre. On the other side for the Cyclones, they have one of the most exciting freshmen combos in the country in Audi Crooks and Addy Brown. The interior matchups of Brink vs. Crooks and Iriafen vs. Brown will make or break which of these teams moves on the Sweet 16.
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Game Date: March 24, 2024
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In her first NCAA Tournament game Crooks went off for 40 points and 12 rebounds, leading her Cyclones back from a 16-point deficit at the half. Crooks went 18-for-20 from the field and was absolutely unstoppable all game leading her team to the second round today.
While the Crooks show was in full effect, Emily Ryan (18 points and 14 assists), Kelsey Joens (12 points off the bench) and Hannah Belanger (10 points) also finished in double-figures. Brown stuffed the statsheet with five points, seven rebounds and six assists in the win.
For the Cardinal, they clamped down on defense to defeat Norfolk State (79-50). Brink put on a show herself with 17 points, 15 rebounds, six blocks and three assists stuffing the statsheet after a slow start. Bosgana (18 points on 4-for-6 from three) led the team in scoring with Iriafen (17 points and nine rebounds) and Jump (13 points on 4-for-6 from three) also finished in double figures.
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