Post-Game Notes
1/9/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 9, 2005
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* Iowa now leads the all-time series 28-16, although MSU has won the last two meetings and three of the last four.
* Michigan State is now 2-0 in games played after a loss, with both victories coming against nationally-ranked teams. MSU beat No. 3 Notre Dame, 82-73 in overtime, after their first loss of the season against TCU.
* Michigan State is now 6-0 in home games this season.
* MSU is now 4-1 against nationally-ranked teams this season. MSU has now won 13 games in the past four seasons against nationally-ranked teams. MSU had won three games against nationally-ranked opponents in each of the past three seasons.
* MSU's four wins against nationally-ranked squads are the most since MSU won five games in the 1996-97 season against ranked opponents. MSU has never won more than five games in a season against nationally-ranked teams.
* Lindsay Bowen had a team-high 17 points for MSU, pushing her career total up to 1,032 and moving her up one spot to 12th in Spartan history in career scoring.
* Liz Shimek had her sixth double-double of the season and third in a row with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Shimek also tied her career high with five steals and added three assists and two blocks.
* Victoria Lucas-Perry started for the first time since the fifth game of the season and responded with 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and a career-high four steals. It was the fourth double-figure scoring game this season for Lucas-Perry.
* Kelli Roehrig scored 11 points, pusing her career total over 1,100 (1,102 with ranks ninth in school history). She has scored in double figures in 13 of MSU's 15 games.
* Kristin Haynie had four assists, pushing her career total to 450, which is 10 shy of the school record. Haynie also added seven points, giving her 964 for her career, which is tied for 19th in school history.
* MSU owned a 39-36 edge on the boards. The Spartans have been outrebounded just one time all season.
* MSU had 17 assists to just 12 turnovers, while forcing Iowa into 20 turnovers.
