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NCAA Women's Basketball: Marion Natives Square Off: Jaime Printy and Iowa Take Down Morgan Paige and Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa came out on top of the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten battle.
It was a Marion homecoming of sorts at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Thursday night when the Iowa Hawkeyes took on the Wisconsin Badgers.
Iowa women's basketball standout Jaime Printy is a Linn-Mar alumnus. Morgan Paige, who attended Marion, was a highly recruited basketball star when she signed with the Wisconsin Badgers.
And, of course Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder is also from Marion.
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Printy lead the Hawkeyes to a 71-60 win. Jaime Printy scored 29 points, had eight rebounds and connected on 10 of 11 free through attempts. Printy also scored 14 in a row late in the game to put the game away.
Paige scored 14 points for Wisconsin in the loss.
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Lot's of family were among 3,894 in attendance.
Iowa improved to a 15-5 record, while Wisconsin fell to 9-11.
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