Potential Iowa women's basketball March Madness round of 32 foe is set
While Iowa women's basketball has its own business to take care of first, the Hawkeyes' potential March Madness round of 32 foe is now set.
Iowa women's basketball has its own assignment to complete first, but, if the Hawkeyes win their first-round NCAA Tournament game , then their round of 32 foe is now set. After a First Four victory over Arizona State, Virginia (21-11, 11-7 ACC) has now won two games inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The 10th-seeded Cavaliers followed up their 57-55 tournament-opening victory over Arizona State with an 82-73 overtime win over No.
7 seed Georgia (22-10, 8-8 SEC). Junior guard Kymora Johnson knocked down five 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 28 points to lead the Cavs. Junior forward Sa'Myah Smith added 23 points on a 10-for-12 shooting day.
AN OVERTIME THRILLER‼️ (10) Virginia edges past (7) Georgia 82–73 for its first NCAA Tournament victory since 2018 to advance to the Second Round. #MarchMadness pic. twitter.
com/QuwtDntVM7 — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 21, 2026 Iowa is the No. 2 seed in Region 4 and earned the right to host . The Hawkeyes meet 15th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson (30-4, 18-0 NEC) from inside Carver on Saturday afternoon.