For all of the turnover troubles that plagued Iowa girls’s basketball all through Saturday night time, the Hawkeyes positioned themselves late to swipe a grueling Champions Traditional win in Brooklyn. One robust push and a toss-up night would end as a chaotically productive second in an extended season.
Iowa by no means bought it.
The Hawkeyes struggled with Tennessee’s relentless stress all night time, coughing up 30 turnovers firmly unfold over 4 quarters. One other spectacular Iowa defensive effort could not cancel all that out. The Girl Vols managed the closing body en path to a 78-68 win inside Barclays Heart.
The Hawkeyes (8-1) knew what was coming with Tennessee orange on the opposite aspect. The Girl Vols entered forcing 28 turnovers per sport — third finest within the nation — whereas thriving on disruption and transition success the opposite approach.
The Hawkeyes hardly dealt with it nicely. Except for Taylor Stremlow and Taylor McCabe, each Iowa participant who appeared racked up no less than two turnovers. A number of of them popped up throughout Tennessee’s game-sealing 14-1 run over the ultimate 4 minutes, a stretch that merely noticed Iowa run out of fuel after a tiring night.
Lucy Olsen, in her first sport again after struggling a gashed knee on the Cancun Problem, led Iowa with 23 factors however was one among 5 Hawkeyes with no less than 4 turnovers. Addi O’Grady added 17 factors on one other night time when Iowa’s 3-point capturing was virtually nonexistent (3-for-14).
Tennessee’s heralded outdoors capturing stayed chilly as nicely, with a 0-for-11 downtown begin morphing right into a 7-for-29 remaining quantity. At instances, Iowa’s defensive prowess appeared robust sufficient to drag out a seesawing affair. However a crew nonetheless molding cohesion with a fledgling roster confirmed its youth greater than some other level this season.
Tennessee’s lengthy listing of contributors lastly broke by way of Iowa’s resistance. Talaysia Cooper led the Girl Vols with 23 factors and bought double-digit help from Ruby Whitehorn (16 factors), Samara Spencer (11 factors) and Tess Darby (11 factors). The Hawkeyes completed with zero area objectives over the ultimate 4:38 to punctuate the offensive distinction.
After a riveting begin that included a number of energy convention wins, head coach Jan Jensen and her Hawkeyes knew Saturday was going to current a special degree of issue. Iowa will not get to attend round lengthy to re-establish momentum, with Cy-Hawk at house Wednesday night time.
Dargan Southard is a sports activities trending reporter and covers Iowa athletics for the Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. E mail him at [email protected] or comply with him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.
