Women’s basketball suffered its first loss of the season when it faced the University of Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big-10 Conference Wednesday.
NIU (1-1) battled but fell to the Hawkeyes 105-80 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.
The Hawkeyes extended their series lead over the Huskies to 12-8, with NIU’s last win against Iowa being on Jan. 25, 1994.
“I thought we did a good job coming out ready to play,” Head Coach Lisa Carlsen said. “Eventually, I think [Iowa’s] size was the difference, and we had some breakdowns in defensive transition in the second half that really hurt us, but we had some kids do some good things, and I think it’s something that we can learn from and grow from.