The victory is the first for a team from the state of Iowa in the 12 years of the tournament.
Iowa’s defense held a Pinnacle Bank team that averaged 57 points a game in its previous four tournament games to 38 points on 32 percent (14 of 44) shooting. Nebraska shot just 29 percent in the first half while falling behind 24-15.
But Iowa started the second half ice cold, hitting just two of its first 14 shots as Nebraska used a 7-0 run to retake the lead.
Nebraska, though, couldn’t pull away, and Iowa started to heat up. IBCA hit seven of its last eight shots, using an 11-1 run midway through the second half to go in front for good. Nebraska went scoreless for the game’s final 2:41.
Iowa gave up more than 50 points just once in three pool play games and five tournament games over the weekend. Only Oklahoma Select was able to crack the 50-point barrier (a 66-54 Iowa win in the semifinals).
Kelly Krei led Iowa with 16 points and six rebounds, scoring 11 points in the second half. Indy Uhlenhopp scored nine of her 13 point in the first half and finished 6 of 7 from the field.
Shelly Martin was the only Nebraska player in double figures, finishing with 10 points. Kelsey Newmann had nine points, and Jordan Hooper finished with four points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
IBCA IOWA SELECT I 47, PINNACLE BANK NEBR. I 38
IBCA IOWA SELECT I — Aston McClairen 1-2 0-0 2, Chelsie Trask
1-5 0-0 3, Trisha Nebbitt 2-7 3-5 7, Indy Uhlenhopp 6-7 1-3 13,
Katelin Oney 1-5 0-0 2, Kelly Krei 5-11 4-6 16, MacKenzie
Westcott 1-2 0-3 2, Amber Kirschbaum 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 18-43
8-17 47.
PINNACLE BANK NEBRASKA I — Shelly Martin 3-10 1-2 10, Debra
Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Jasmin Corbin 0-4 0-0 0, Lindsey Briggs 1-2
0-0 2, Kelsey Newmann 4-7 0-0 9, McKayla Knudson 2-5 2-4 6,
Kiley Herold 0-1 0-0 0, Paige Frauendorfer 1-3 1-1 3, Sarah
Nelson 1-8 2-4 4, Jordan Hooper 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 14-44 6-11 38.
Halftime — IBCA Iowa Select I 24, Pinnacle Bank Nebraska I 18.
3-point goals — IBCA Iowa Select I 3-11 (Krei 2-3, Trask 1-4,
Nebbitt 0-3, Oney 0-1). Pinnacle Bank Nebraska I 4-14 (Martin
3-8, Newmann 1-2, Corbin 0-3, Johnson 0-1). Rebounds — IBCA Iowa
Select I 31 (Krei 7, Kirschbaum 4). Pinnacle Bank Nebraska I 33
(Hooper 10, Corbin 6).
