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No. 19 Iowa storms past USC Upstate in 107-56 win

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November 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ally Disterhoft scored 19 points, Bethany Doolittle added 15 more plus grabbed 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Iowa powered past USC Upstate in a 107-56 win Friday night. Disterhoft was 7 of 8 from the field and 4-for-5 from the penalty stripe. Melissa Dixon had 16 points, Samantha Logic had 11 and Alexa Kastanek 10 for Iowa, which set a new record with the winning score. The Hawkeyes outrebounded USC Upstate 49-32 and was 11-for-22 from 3-point range.

Iowa took control early in the first half with a 35-7 run that included 3-pointers from Logic, Disterhoft and two from Dixon, and took a 59-22 advantage into the half. The Hawkeyes then continued to pull away in the second half. Coco Ritter led the Spartans with 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting and had four rebounds. Brittany Starling added nine points.