Iowa women defeat Northwestern

Colleges

Spartans lose 5-0 lead, fall in World Series opener

It took just one swing for Bryton Guckenberg to crush the baseball and with it Manchester University’s dreams of an opening-game win in the NCAA Division III World Series on Friday night at Fox Cities Stadium.Today 3:00 am

Hoosiers close in on crown

Indiana is a game away from adding a Big Ten tournament title to its first regular-season crown since 1932.The top-seeded Hoosiers knocked off No. 2 seed Ohio State 11-3 Friday night at Target Field in Minneapolis.Today 3:00 am

Manchester boasts local talent

A Manchester roster packed with Indiana players is in Appleton, Wis., today for the first game of the NCAA Division III College World Series.That roster boasts plenty of Fort Wayne-area players as well.Friday

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Morgan Johnson and Jamie Printy scored 18 points apiece and Iowa defeated Northwestern 60-55 on Thursday in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament.

Bethany Doolittle added 10 points and Samantha Logic grabbed 11 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (20-11), the seventh seed in the tournament. They advance to meet No. 21 Nebraska, the Big Ten's second seed, in Friday's quarterfinals.

Iowa never trailed in the game. It was 30-26 at halftime and the Hawkeyes led 57-42 with 3 minutes to go before the Wildcats battled back to make it close.

Kendall Hackney led Northwestern (13-17), the No. 10 seed, with 13 points and four steals. Karly Roser scored 11 points, Alex Cohen scored 10 and Dannielle Diamant had a game-high 13 rebounds.

The teams also played on Sunday in Evanston, Ill., with Iowa winning 62-45.