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11/05 21:05 CST McKenna Woliczko scores 22 points as No. 10 Iowa defeats Eastern Illinois 80-39 McKenna Woliczko scores 22 points as No. 10 Iowa defeats Eastern Illinois 80-39 By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) --- McKenna Woliczko had 22 points and Ava Heiden added 15 as No. 10 Iowa defeated Eastern Illinois 80-39 on Thursday night. Woliczko, a freshman from San Bruno, Calif., was 9 of 12 from the field, including 4 of 6 on 3-pointers on a night when the Hawkeyes struggled to make shots from the perimeter. Dani Carnegie added 12 points for Iowa. Iowa (2-0) had a slow start for the second consecutive game, but the Hawkeyes' defense shut down Eastern Illinois (0-2) in the second quarter. Iowa outscored the Panthers 27-8 in the quarter to take a 44-18 halftime lead, holding Eastern Illinois to just five field-goal attempts and forcing 10 turnovers. Iowa held Eastern Illinois to 32% shooting (22% from deep) and forced 27 turnovers. Iowa also had a 44-25 rebounding edge. Heiden had eight rebounds and Carnegie had seven. The Hawkeyes again struggled from beyond the arc, making 9 of 28 3-point attempts and missing 11 of their first 12 after connecting on just 8 of 29 in Monday's 73-45 win over Towson. Ava Stoller led Eastern Illinois with 10 points, and Clara Glad added nine. Eastern Illinois was playing the second game of a three-game opening-week stretch in Iowa. The Panthers played at Drake to open the season on Tuesday, and will be at Iowa State on Sunday.

Up next Eastern Illinois: At Iowa State on Sunday. Iowa: At No. 2 UConn on Sunday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college basketball coverage here

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