The Iowa women joined the men in posting a double-digit win over Northwestern on Sunday afternoon.
What a difference a week makes. A week ago Iowa got thumped by Purdue, 90-73, their third straight defeat and fifth loss in their last six games. A once-promising season was beginning to slip away. A week later, Iowa has stopped the bleeding from that losing skid and won their second game in a row, dropping Northwestern in Evanston, 79-64. To be sure, back-to-back wins over Michigan (t-9th) and Northwestern (t-12th) are not the most head-turning wins. But Iowa needed wins and they've been getting them this week -- job done.