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After returning from their two-game Pacific Northwest road trip, the Iowa women’s basketball team (14-7, 4-6 Big Ten) took care of business in a surprisingly close 85-80 victory against Northwestern (7-12, 0-7 Big Ten) on Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

“Their numbers are borderline ridiculous,” said Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly, whose team (15-7, 6-3) will face the Wildcats (19-2, 7-1) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan. “And I think there are a lot of things that go into that.”

Northwestern led by as many as 7 in the second quarter before Stuelke had a series of three-point plays to give Iowa a 41-38 lead at the half. Senior Lucy Olsen had a big second half to finish with 16 points and 6 assists. Freshman Aliyah Guyton added 15 points and 3 assists off the bench.

Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball has a chance at a marquee win Thursday when they play at No. 11 Kansas State.

Coach Jan Jensen’s Hawkeyes (14-7/4-6) played a solid game, beating the Wildcats 85-80 to move the needle closer toward the goal of a postseason appearance. It was not a perfect game, but the Hawks did what was necessary to get a win.

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