WBB 2019-20 Season in general
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Survived a scare, gotta win that if you want to win the conference.
8-2 over the last 2 plus minutes...great comeback win to stay in 1st and come back to Carver for the next two games.
We outscored Wisconsin 50-28 in the second half.
Man, going to be tough to replace Doyle and Meyer but love what we got coming in .
My recap of the Wisconsin win is up. Iowa has now been down 14, 15, and 17 in the last 3 games and won them all. This team takes its play to another level late in games or when its back is against the wall. Hopefully first half defense will stop putting it into those situations.
https://www.goiowaawesome.com/iowa-...68/22-iowa-85-wisconsin-78-living-dangerously
https://www.goiowaawesome.com/iowa-...68/22-iowa-85-wisconsin-78-living-dangerously
Nice write up. The team is crazy good at times and other not. After 3 hard fought games all physically and mentally demanding. I wonder if Lisa just couldn't get them up for a team that looked on paper as not tough. But once again when the going got tough, the tough got going.
Late in games under pressure do you rally under pressure or wilt. We have rallied.
Late in games under pressure do you rally under pressure or wilt. We have rallied.
As much as I loved last year's team, this year the team is just gritty and tough. Yep, they fall behind, but if your look up Determination in the dictionary, there should be a picture of the Iowa women.
Ohio State is big and athletic. If the Hawkeyes repeat the first half performances of last week, they lose.
The first half against Wisconsin was misleading because Monica was hit with two early fouls (after 4 minutes) and sat out the entire rest (16 minutes) of the half. That does expose an “Achilles heal” for Iowa. However, the positive is that they now have more game experience playing without her... and they were still able to come back and win, which should, in turn, bolster their mental toughness.
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Ohio State is talented, but they are young. 10 of their 12 players are freshman and sophomores. They are 4 and 3 in the BIG with 1 win on the road at Minnesota 66-63. McGuff brings in talent one way or another but I think he is just a middle of the pack coach as far as coaching goes.
Iowa now projected as a host with a 4 seed!
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
Indiana also a 4 seed while Maryland and Northwestern are 5 seeds. Rutgers is a 6 seed.
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
Indiana also a 4 seed while Maryland and Northwestern are 5 seeds. Rutgers is a 6 seed.
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Jan Jensen pretty much echoed this last night on Hawk Talk while filling in for coach Bluder. She added OSU isn't Minnesota or Wisconsin they are at another level than those two teams and Hawk fans should be aware of this. They have played UCONN, Louisville, Stanford so they won't be intimidated. She singled out 2 players that make her especially nervous - 6'4 C Dorka Juhasz and 6'1 W Kierstan Bell (#6 Fr in her class) who they need to constantly be aware of and make the latter play like a FR rather than up to her potential when in the game.
She added the obvious too, Czinano needs to stay out of foul trouble.
Tie game bow at 49 all. Iowa with 11 turnovers to just 5nfor OSU.
Also, #24 for OSU tried to copy Post Malone's look but came up just a few tattoos short.................
Also, #24 for OSU tried to copy Post Malone's look but came up just a few tattoos short.................
Btw, furious pace for the Hawks continues.
Iowa up 53-49 now with a couple quick baskets. 9-2 Iowa run currently.
Iowa up 53-49 now with a couple quick baskets. 9-2 Iowa run currently.
My guess is overextended rotator cuff or pinched nerve in her shoulder.
She kinda flailed her arm out trying to draw contact and swung at air.
Clutch layup and 1 to put this one away. Does this win put hawks in first place in big ten standings?
What a drive by Kathleen Doyle! And 1!!
That's why you work on your left hand dribbling skills boys and girls.
75-68 Hawks with 24 seconds to go.
That's why you work on your left hand dribbling skills boys and girls.
75-68 Hawks with 24 seconds to go.
I think they're currently tied for 1st with Northwestern.
Win #200 for Coach Bluder as Iowa takes down the Buckeyes 77-68.
Only two women in Big Ten Conference history with 200+ wins. The other being C. Vivian Stringer.
Only two women in Big Ten Conference history with 200+ wins. The other being C. Vivian Stringer.
200th career win for coach Bluder. I had no idea she was 8th winningedt coach in big ten basketball history for both men's and women's bball (unless I read that stat wrong). Very impressive
I should amend that it's Bluder's 200th career Big Ten win.
She is 409-218 at Iowa, and 766-359 overall in her career.
She is 409-218 at Iowa, and 766-359 overall in her career.
Good job women! Love Doyle so much. But damn that zone—rotations and principles—drives me batty.
Great to get a milestone victory against OSU, one of the teams that owned Lisa early in her career.
They're allowing players to flash in front of their bottom row in that zone and getting out of position as a result. That just comes down to communication and movement.
And that can be said about any defense, including man as well. You don't give up face cuts.
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