Lisa Bluder’s Iowa basketball team’s fantastic run ended last night in an 85-53 loss to the #1 ranked Baylor Bears. It marked the end of one of the greatest seasons in Iowa basketball history, and it also marked the end of three great careers from Megan Gustafson, Tania Davis, and Hannah Stewart.
Although many people would have loved to see the women advance to the Final Four for the first time since 1993, the Baylor Bears length and size was ultimately too much for the Hawks last night. In addition to the great defense by Baylor, the Iowa basketball team didn’t seem to have it’s shot early outside of Megan Gustafson and Kathleen Doyle, which allowed the Bears to build a 14-point lead heading into the half.