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...
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.
basketball bring crystal forces games good maybe nice people situation team thinking win
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.
games herself knows maybe picked pressure putting row starting
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).
best freshman job maybe means shows tremendous
That shows maybe what Megan means to our team. She does a tremendous job for us. In my mind, she's the best freshman in the Big Ten.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That (12) years is a lot of precedent.
besides capable crystal great letting needed scoring seen somebody ten threat
We've needed somebody else to be a scoring threat on the perimeter, besides Crystal (Smith) and Kristi (Smith). We've seen glimpses of what Wendy's capable of doing all through the year. It makes us feel great that she's now letting the Big Ten see it.
defensive floor half home intensity points scores second somebody
That was the difference. Our defensive intensity was there in the first half and non-existent in the second half. They just about scored at will. When somebody comes into your home floor and scores 48 points (in the second half), that's an embarrassment.
experience good learning nice stick
Lindsey can stick the 3. If the 3-pointer is open, she's going to put it down. She's going to have a very good learning experience this year, but it's nice to have that other 3-point dimension.
last resume top
I think like last year, it's a 50-50 chance. I think we have a better resume than last year, because we have two Top 25 wins.