After facing the most difficult start to Big Ten play of any team in the conference, Rutgers has a major opportunity on Wednesday night against the Iowa Hawkeyes (10-9; 1-5). Both teams are tied for 12th place at the moment and winner will move ahead of the other, as well as hold the first tie breaker in the standings, which is head to head record. This is the lone regular season meeting between the two programs.
Iowa enters this game against Rutgers well rested, as they haven’t played since last Thursday’s overtime win over Illinois, which was the first conference win of the season for the Hawkeyes.