Western Kentucky senior Ivy Brown had a career-high 31 points on 12-of-16 shooting and the Lady Toppers led for much of the afternoon, but WKU fell 104-97 in overtime against Iowa in the title game of the 2017 Hawkeye Challenge on Saturday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Brown was named to the All-Tournament team after her career-best performance that also included six 3-pointers; she was joined on the All-Tournament team by fellow senior Tashia Brown, who added 16 points after tallying 30 in WKU’s 79-76 win over No. 16 Missouri on Friday afternoon.

Joining the Browns in double figures were Dee Givens (16), Sidnee Bopp (14) and Whitney Creech (12). Bopp continued her strong run from the end of the 2016-17 season, knocking down four 3-pointers Saturday, while Givens’ 16 points came after a career-best 20 against Missouri.

WKU connected on a school-record 14 3-pointers against the Hawkeyes, finishing with a 14-of-26 (53.8 percent) mark from beyond the arc. Overall, the Lady Toppers shot 39-of-83 (47.0 percent) from the field, while the Hawkeyes shot 50 percent (35-of-70).

Megan Gustafson had a double-double of 35 points and 17 rebounds for the Hawkeyes and was named tournament MVP following her performance. Four other Hawkeyes also joined her in double figures: Tania Davis (16), Kathleen Doyle (15), Makenzie Meyer (12) and Alexis Sevillian (11). The Hawkeyes converted 23 of their 25 attempts (92 percent) from the free-throw line.

Three ties highlighted the first three minutes of the third quarter, and Iowa took a 54-53 lead at the 7:06 mark after a pair of free throws from Doyle. The Lady Toppers answered back with a 9-0 run spanning just over two minutes, with four Lady Toppers finding the basket to push the WKU lead back to 62-54. Bopp connected on another long 3-pointer and Givens capped the run with a layup with 4:56 on the clock.

Iowa again battled back before the close of the frame, cutting its deficit to just three points, 73-70, on Gustafson’s jumper with 46 seconds to play in the third.

Both sides exchanged big runs to begin the fourth quarter; WKU pushed its lead to 10 points, 85-75, after a 10-3 run, but Iowa responded with 13 straight points to take an 88-85 lead with 3:41 to play. Ivy Brown’s 3-pointer tied the game 20 seconds later, and Gustafson’s free throws with 35 seconds to play forced the ninth tie of the game at 93. Bopp had a chance at a game-winner at the buzzer, but her off-balance 3-pointer hit the iron and bounced out to send the teams into overtime.

Sevillian’s 3-pointer to open the overtime gave the Hawkeyes a 96-93 lead, and the Lady Toppers were unable to retake the lead down the stretch as Iowa claimed the 104-97 victory.

WKU will be back in action against No. 6 Notre Dame at E.A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Lady Toppers will be hosting Notre Dame for the first time in program history, and the Fighting Irish will be the highest-ranked opponent that has visited Diddle Arena since No. 4 Louisville on Nov. 27, 2013.