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...
bad challenged change crystal emotional game incredible level remember start team test
I don't remember being part of a game that got off to such a bad start and where we were able to come back. I thought it was an incredible test of character. Crystal really challenged our team with a gut-check in our timeout. She was pretty emotional about how to change the level of play.
bad fans prepared team
I feel like apologizing to our fans because this really isn't the way we've been playing. I feel bad that we didn't have our team prepared today.
free good line stepped teams thankful throws year
I'm just thankful for the free-throw line because we stepped up and made the free throws. Good teams make their free throws and we're getting to the free-throw line so much more this year than we have in the past.
free stepped thankful
I'm just thankful for the free-throw line, because we stepped up and made the free throws.
doctor maybe needed ordered seen
This is just what Wendy needed because we've seen glimpses of this. Maybe this is just what the doctor ordered to put her over the edge.
ask five fought hard proud shot team top win won
I'm proud of our team. I thought we fought hard out there. They'd won five in a row, and were a Top 20 team. And we had a shot to win at the end. That's all you can ask of a team as young as ours.
body deciding game hope rather schedule ten
I hope that this game doesn't become the deciding factor. I hope that they'll look at our Big Ten schedule as a whole and our body of work, rather than just a one-game performance.
conference earned everybody known nod ohio people seed state wide
Ohio State has the nod on everybody else. They're tournament-savvy, having been there before. They have earned the No. 1 seed with their play. But our conference has been known to have people come in and dethrone the champion. Yes, it's wide open, but I would have to give my nod to Ohio State.
excellent factor hard job might ohio state
Ohio State did an excellent job defensively, excellent job on the boards. I really feel Debbie Merrill might be the 'X' factor for that team. ... She is very hard to guard.
difficult
It's been heartbreaking. It's been emotionally just very difficult to handle.
basketball fun incredibly watch
We're going to be an incredibly young basketball team, but sometimes that's fun, too. Sometimes they don't know what they're in for, so it's kind of fun to watch them go through that.
couple fun next time
We could really have a fun time in the next couple years.
basketball incredibly starting
Even if they're not in the starting lineup, they're going to play so much time. So we're going to be an incredibly young basketball team.
excited four freshmen next precedent
What a way for them to go out. I'm also excited for our freshmen because I want them to set this as a precedent for how it's going to be for them for the next four years.