Hawkeyesports.com recently sat down with head women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder to get her thoughts on the 2015-16 season. The Hawkeyes -- 1-of-10 teams nationally and the only Big Ten team to play in the last 8 NCAA Tournaments -- look to return to the NCAA Tournament for the 9th-consecutive season.
The program had its most successful season in your tenure last year, which included a Sweet Sixteen appearance. How has that run impacted Iowa women's basketball?
It has had an impact in so many ways. It helps with fan support, people love a winner and like to enjoy a team's success.