Ally Disterhoft had 14 points and seven rebounds and No. 14 Iowa passed No. 22 Nebraska with a late surge to take a 69-61 victory on Thursday night.
Kali Peschel added 13 points and Bethany Doolittle 12 for the Hawkeyes (20-4, 11-2 Big Ten), who won their third straight game, swept Nebraska and got their first win in Lincoln since March 21, 2005.
Tear’a Laudermill scored 18 points and Brandi Jeffery 16 for Nebraska (17-7, 7-6). Emily Cady grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds. Nebraska lost its third straight, all to ranked conference rivals.
Nebraska led 37-28 at halftime but Iowa came back to take a lead with 7:55 to go. Jeffery scored six points in an 8-2 run to give the Cornhuskers a 56-54 advantage before Iowa began a game-ending 15-5 run.
Nebraska had 46 rebounds but also 22 turnovers. The Cornhuskers shot just 26.7 percent in the second half.
