SIOUX CITY, Iowa - (Box Score) There were a combined 56 fouls and 70 turnovers, but Briar Cliff (Iowa) battled out an 87-65 victory over Holy Names (Calif.) Thursday at the 19th Annual State Farm-NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship at the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena.

Briar Cliff's win, its 26th of the season and eighth in first-round play, earns the Chargers a spot in the second round against Cedarville (Ohio) on Friday at 7 p.m. Holy Names' season concludes with a record of 23-10.

The Chargers led for the entire game, holding a 21-point edge to close out the first half and was up by 25 at the five-minute mark in the second stanza. Liz Grider, the nation's leading scorer, had 11 points during the opening 20 minutes and went on to finish the game with 20 points. Morgan Brown was the game's top-scorer with 22 points, connecting on 3-of-4 attempts from 3-point land. Crashing the boards was Megan Salcedo with 13. Briar Cliff's shooting was well below its season average of 46.3 percent with a 33.3 percent outing against the Hawks.

Lesley Vodicska logged 19 points in the losing effort for Holy Names and Suman Bains came off the bench to score 13 points. Alexandria Gonalez snagged 11 rebounds. The Hawks finished the game shooting a mere 25.9 percent (21-of-81).