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Hawkeyes 1 win away from elusive Sweet 16 berth

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March 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After 15 years at Iowa, coach Lisa Bluder is just a win away from her first trip to the Sweet 16. But if the Hawkeyes don’t play better against Miami than they did against American, their season might end just like the previous 14 have.

Iowa (25-7) will host the 11th-seeded Hurricanes (20-12) on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Miami pulled off an upset Friday when it knocked off Washington 86-80. The Eagles nearly did the same to Iowa, which needed nine 3s to hold off American 75-67.