While I was on a hiatus from writing, one Iowa team in particular picked up steam and began to roll through Big Ten play. With their thrilling, triple overtime victory over Penn State yesterday afternoon, the Hawkeyes women's basketball team has now won five of their last six games after starting out the Big Ten schedule just 1-3.
In college basketball, momentum is one of a team's most valuable teammates. The team that is hot in January and February has a big advantage heading into March. It is still early to be thinking about the NCAA Tournament, but Bluder's Bunch is back on the right track.
The team now sits at 6-4 in conference play, 13-8 overall with eight games remaining until the Big Ten Tournament. This is plenty of time to continue to move up the conference ranks. Despite being in sixth place, Iowa remains just three games down from first place Ohio State in the top-heavy conference.
The next three games will be vital for the team's NCAA Tournament hopes as they compete against three teams with better conference records. After taking on 8-3 Indiana at home, the Hawkeyes will travel to 6-3 Minnesota before returning to Carver to face off against the 9-1 Buckeyes. Taking two out of three or even sweeping the three-step could set up a rise in the standings since only one other team on the schedule, Wisconsin, boasts a winning record.
3,486 fans came out to Carver on Super Bowl Sunday to watch the epic battle between the Hawkeyes and the Nittany Lions. And you thought men's basketball were the ones with attendance problems. This team is in a fight for the NCAA Tournament, and are catching fire at the right moment.
A few more big wins could set up a magical March. Don't be one of the "fans" who misses out.
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