Great win for Iowa over Ohio State today. Hawks were clearly the better team from start to finish but definitely got some home cooking from the refs today. I think Iowa is legitimately the #2 team in the country if Gabby Marshall can hit her open looks. The problem is she's super hot and cold. Today she was excellent and her hitting even just a couple of open looks helps spread the floor immensely and completely changes Iowa's dynamic. Stuelke was dominant inside, but she'll need to bring that same feistiness against Holmes in the Big Ten semis next weekend.
The negative today is Molly Davis's injury and it didn't look good, needing to be carried off the court. If she's out, it's a big loss. They still have Affolter to step into the lineup and Feuerbach was phenomenal defensively during her minutes today, so maybe the potential loss wont be as bad but the overall depth and scoring takes a hit.
Next weekend is the best basketball weekend of the year IMO. Big Ten semis should be a blast to watch. Assuming Iowa or Ohio State win the Big Ten Tournament, their reward will likely be a #1 seed going into the NCAAs.