Michigan women's basketball team beats Iowa State, 56-49

Michigan's Courtney Boylan, center, dribbles through the Iowa State defense during a game Sunday afternoon at Crisler Arena. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com
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Michigan's Courtney Boylan, center, dribbles through the Iowa State defense during a game Sunday afternoon at Crisler Arena. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_01_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Racehl Sheffer, right, plays defense during a game against Iowa State on Sundat afternoon. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_02_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Carmen Reynolds, center, jump stops with the ball during a game against Iowa State on Sunday afternoon. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_03_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Courtney Boylan shoots the ball during a game at Crisler Arena on Sunday afternoon. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_04_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Rachel Sheffer, left, dribbles past Iowa State's Chelsea Poppens, right, during a game at Crisler Arena on Sunday afternoon. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_05_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Nicole Elmblad, right, dribbles towards the net during a game against Iowa State on Sunday afternoon. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_06_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Courtney Boylan tries to get her way past Iowa State's Chassidy Cole, left, and Chelsea Poppens, right, during a game at Crisler Arena on sunday afternoon. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_07_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan women's head basketball coach Kevin Borseth coaches from the sideline during a game against Iowa State on Sunday afternoon at Crisler Arena. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_08_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Rachel Sheffer fades away as she tries to shoot the ball during a game against Iowa State on Sunday afternoon. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_09_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Carmen Reynolds, left, looks to pass the ball during a game against Iowa State on Sunday afternoon. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_10_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Jenny Ryan takes the ball to the hoop during a game against Iowa State on Sunday afternoon. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_12_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan men's basketball coach John Beilein, center, signs autographs during a stoppage of play as the Michigan women's basketball team takes on Iowa State Sunday afternoon at Crisler Arena. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_13_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Kate Thompson rebounds the ball during a game against Iowa State on Sunday afternoon. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_14_fullsize.jpg
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Stuffed animals lie on the court after the game in part of the Teddy Bear Toss. All stuffed animal were collected and are going to be donated in time for the holidays. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_15_fullsize.jpg
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A Tigger stuffed animal is caught between two chairs after the Teddy Bear Toss. All stuffed animal collected are going to be donated in time for the holidays. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/U of M v Iowa State Womens BB/cache/120411_SPO_U of M v Iowa State Womens BB_JT_16_fullsize.jpg
The Michigan women’s basketball team used a big second-half run to overcome Iowa State on Sunday.
Senior guard Courtney Boylan, who finished with a game-high 17 points in the Wolverines’ 56-49 victory, started the key Michigan rally and wrapped up the win by going 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final 1:03.
Iowa State led the Big 12/Big Ten Challenge game 37-32 nine minutes into the second half. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Boylan and Rachel Scheffer sparked a 14-1 run that turned the game in Michigan’s favor in front of a season-high attendance of 2,573 at Crisler Arena.
Kate Thompson’s second three-point play of the half made it 43-37 and a 3-pointer by Sam Arnold gave Michigan its largest lead of the game, 46-38, with 3:43 left.
Thompson finished with 15 points for the Wolverines (8-1) while Jenny Ryan contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Sunday was the fourth straight game Boylan has led the Wolverines in scoring and the ninth straight time she’s reached double-digit scoring totals.
Hallie Christofferson had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Iowa State (4-2).