The crowd was big and lively. I was really surprised that the place was nearly full with the terrible cold and the blowing 2 feet of fresh snow. I had been guessing 12k to 13k would show up, but it must've been 14,500+. There must have been a lot of last-minute ticket swapping from those who lived afar to send those tickets to locals, thanks to everyone who did that. We were in our seats 50 minutes before the game, and there was a giant Carver Cone line already. Fans were not going to miss this matchup.
Caitlin was her usual greatness, though her shot was off early. Molly Davis THE HEADBAND carried the team for stretches and had probably her best game as a Hawkeye.
Goodman did her best to contain Holmes, who is a load. Holmes killed us in the first half with her passing, but that facet seemed to go away in the second half. I think our second half defense took away her passing, Clark was very active on the pass denial. Goodman tried to defend admirably, and ADDISON O'GRADY came in and game us some great defensive minutes. Holmes seemed to get frustrated and wilt in the second half, and they they seemed to bench her for 5 minutes in the 4th? WTF was that, its like their coach kind of gave up early.
Then everything just started going our way. Clark being Clark. The headband pushing pace. Kate Martin pulling down 12 boards. GABBIE nailing 4 treys for her third straight game. Affolter making key plays, including the shot clock buzzer beater dagger. Clark buries a long high-arching 3 to get to 30 and light the place on fire. Carver was rocking and it was awesome.
What a night. What a team. Lets keep it rolling ladies!!!
Caitlin was her usual greatness, though her shot was off early. Molly Davis THE HEADBAND carried the team for stretches and had probably her best game as a Hawkeye.
Goodman did her best to contain Holmes, who is a load. Holmes killed us in the first half with her passing, but that facet seemed to go away in the second half. I think our second half defense took away her passing, Clark was very active on the pass denial. Goodman tried to defend admirably, and ADDISON O'GRADY came in and game us some great defensive minutes. Holmes seemed to get frustrated and wilt in the second half, and they they seemed to bench her for 5 minutes in the 4th? WTF was that, its like their coach kind of gave up early.
Then everything just started going our way. Clark being Clark. The headband pushing pace. Kate Martin pulling down 12 boards. GABBIE nailing 4 treys for her third straight game. Affolter making key plays, including the shot clock buzzer beater dagger. Clark buries a long high-arching 3 to get to 30 and light the place on fire. Carver was rocking and it was awesome.
What a night. What a team. Lets keep it rolling ladies!!!