Last week, the Iowa women’s basketball team defeated then-#14 Rutgers, coached by former Hawkeye coach Vivian Stringer, 72-66. They then avenged and earlier season loss to Purdue on Sunday by beating the Boilermakers 72-58.
This week, the #13 ranked Hawkeyes (16-4, 7-2) hit the road to take on Michigan on Thursday night and Penn State on Sunday afternoon (or Super Bowl Sunday as it is also known). On paper these are two very winnable games as each opponent is 3-6 in conference play. However, we all know that games aren’t played on paper.
Now on a five game winning streak, the win over Rutgers was a big turning point for the season.