Lisa Bluder
Lisa Bluder
Lisa Bluder is the head coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball program. She is an alumna of the University of Northern Iowa, 1983 and Linn-Mar High School, 1979...
fun name relive seemed wish
It was a long wait. It seemed like forever. I wish we could relive it again., though, I wish we could see our name and relive it again, because that was a fun moment.
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I don't ever want to leave anything to chance. We want to go as deep into this tournament as possible. Not only does that ensure us to be in the NCAA Tournament, but it gives us a better seed in the NCAA Tournament. We have to do everything possible to make that happen.
leave
I don't ever want to leave anything to chance.
hurts kept last loss maybe point puts quite win
I don't know that a win here puts us in, but a loss here hurts us quite a bit. Last year, that was one that we did point to and say maybe this kept us out.
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Megan maybe is putting too much pressure on herself in the starting position, because this is two games in a row that it's happened. She's picked up over-the-back calls, things she knows better (than to do).
fast great ran
Megan has great hands, great footwork for a freshman. The other day in practice, she got out and ran the fast break,
america favorite freshmen
Right now, I have my favorite 10 sophomores and favorite 10 freshmen in America in a list. I never used to do that.
certainty good hand kitchen last months recipe spending whip women
Like any good cook, you go back in the kitchen and you revamp your recipe and you take what you have on hand and you still make up something pretty good. And I think after spending the last two months with the women on our team, I think that with certainty we can whip up something pretty good.
last ten year
Last year she was third-team all-Big Ten and I think that's way too low,
continue last sour taste year
Last year put a sour taste in our mouth. We're not going to take anything for granted. In our minds, we have to continue to win.
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She's tremendous. But she has been fabulous since she set foot on the floor here. Even as a freshman, she was never a true freshman. She has given every ounce of energy she has had and been a lot of fun to watch.
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She's thinking about it way too much. She's definitely struggling shooting. It's nice to win games without her. It forces people to bring their game up another level. That's a good thing, because when we get Crystal back, we'll be a better team because of it.
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She's thinking about it way too much. It's nice to be able to win games without her, and it really forces people into a situation where they have to bring their game up another level. I think that's the good part, because when we get Crystal back, maybe we'll even be a better basketball team because of it.
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She's a phenomenal athlete and this year we're going to have the luxury of being able to keep her at the off-guard position.