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Heiden’s 29 Points Lift No. 2 Iowa Past FDU 58-48 in NCAA Opener

The win sends Iowa to a second-round home game against No. 10 Virginia, with the arena’s 80-plus-degree, uncooled environment drawing new scrutiny.

Overview

  • Ava Heiden delivered a career-high 29 points, including 12 straight in the fourth quarter, as Iowa advanced 58-48; Hannah Stuelke added 13 points and 16 rebounds.
  • Fairleigh Dickinson arrived on a 22-game winning streak and stayed within one possession late before Iowa held the Knights to two points over the final 5:24.
  • Iowa struggled from deep at 1-for-13 and finished 17-for-29 at the line, yet dominated the glass 47-28 to blunt FDU’s 10 made threes.
  • Carver-Hawkeye Arena surpassed 80 degrees inside during a sellout of 14,332 on a day that hit about 84 degrees in Iowa City, and the venue lacks central air conditioning.
  • Iowa will host No. 10 Virginia on March 23; the Cavaliers beat No. 7 Georgia in overtime and will be playing their third game in five days.