EVANSTON, Ill. (Interstat) — The Iowa women’s basketball team earned a 67-58 road victory over Northwestern in a Big Ten Conference game Monday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

The Hawkeyes built an early lead, outscoring the Wildcats 13-9 in the first quarter and 19-20 in the second to hold a 32-29 advantage at halftime. Iowa maintained control after the break, extending its lead by outscoring Northwestern 18-15 in the third quarter and 17-14 in the fourth.

With the win, Iowa improved to 13-2 overall this season. Northwestern fell to 6-9. The announced attendance was 2,272. Iowa’s next game is Sunday at Indiana. Northwestern visits Minnesota on Thursday.