It was more just putting, the old cliche, the nose to the grindstone." "It just felt so bad that we didn't want to feel that way again for a long, long time, hopefully. "It sure gave us a focus," Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. We knew we needed to change some things to be able to not let teams guard us like that." "We understood a lot of people are going to go back and watch that film and have a blueprint of how to beat Iowa. 6 seed Colorado Buffaloes in the semifinals of the Seattle 4 regional. "I think that loss kind of stung a bit," national player of the year candidate Caitlin Clark told reporters Thursday, a day before the No. SEATTLE - One month ago, the Iowa Hawkeyes were left reeling after dropping their penultimate regular-season contest to the Maryland Terrapins by a whopping 28 points on the road, a game that center Monika Czinano called "embarrassing."īut that experience ended up being the turning point Iowa used to refocus and come out stronger, helping the Hawkeyes win back-to-back Big Ten tournaments and, most critically, advance to a second Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA tournament in three years. Women's College Basketball, Iowa Hawkeyes You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĢ-seed Iowa says late-season loss by 28 points gave team 'focus'
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