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Meyer, Czinano lift No. 18 Iowa women past Minnesota 90-82

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February 28th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Makenzie Meyer and Monica Czinano scored 24 points apiece and No. 18 Iowa turned back Minnesota 90-82 to run its home-court winning streak to 36. Czinano, who leads the nation in shoot at 70.2%, went 12 of 16 from the field. Meyer was 9-of-12 shooting, draining six 3-pointers, as Iowa shot 60%.

Gadiva Hubbard scored 20 points for the Golden Gophers), who have lost five straight. Meyer had three 3-pointers and Iowa closed the first quarter with a 10-0 run for a 25-15 lead. Minnesota had the first eight of the second quarter and kept the pressure on.