Thanks for the share. TBF I also predict a Hawkeye win.
I am leaning slightly ISU in spite of our eight game losing streak in Carver but not going to make any prediction. Hawks have had too much trouble handling the ball (although we are not likely to be forcing them into TO's like some other teams) and they've been pretty sub-par for a Hawk team in shooting the three. They need someone other than Olsen and the post gals to step up.
Seems to me the Hawks are still trying to "find themselves" without CC and all of those seniors. It's a big adjustment from running TD routes with a star QB and to playing a more moderate paced game (not like they don't "go" just not like the last few seasons). O'Grady has been very good but the guards supporting Olsen seem to be struggling. Pre-season I might have thought the Hawks would be decent in the paint but was thinking Stuelke/Heiden and not Stuelke/O'Grady. Been a lot of pressure on Sydney Affolter coming off of a knee procedure to be the new Martin and so far she has not been able to do that.
Good test for both teams but not like it's a make or break for either heading into conference play. Maybe a bigger need for Iowa to get a quality win, they will be playing more ranked teams than we will come conference play. We are in the middle of a three game challenge for the Hawks, Tennessee/ISU/Michigan State and this is the only one at Carver.
Wildcard, that sellout crowd that has hardly seen their team in person this season. Other than the upcoming UConn game we wont see anything like that this season on the road. Okay, technically UConn is a "neutral" site LOL.