Gophers guard Amaya Battle looks for the basket with Hawkeyes forward Hannah Stuelke (45) defending in the first half.

The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team went to Minnesota where they’ll take on the Golden Gophers Thursday, but it wasn’t easy getting there.

After a massive win over USC, the Iowa Hawkeyes receive a huge bump in the newest NCAA Tournament bracketology.

USC shot 50.7% from the field, a strong improvement after recording a season-low 35.4% shooting percentage in the loss to ...