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IOWA CITY (Iowa)-Lisa Bluder is nervous and it has nothing to do with whether it is on Santa's nice list of villains. Non-women's basketball coach head at the University of Iowa is apprehended a stretch of three games in five days, from 18 to 22 December with the first two on the road.
It starts Saturday in Brookings, S.D., against a team from the State of South Dakota is 4-5, lost four of its last five games.
"This small stretch me a little nervous," Bluder said Wednesday at a meeting with media Carver-Hawkeye Arena. "Play three games in five days..." It is very easy to get motivated when you play the Kansas State of the State of Iowa, North Carolina, and unfortunately, South Dakota State does not have the recognition of the name that other schools do and the State of South Dakota has given us a great game at our place last year. This is a very physical game and they are much stronger on the floor of their home.
No. 15 (9-1) Hawkeye play Saturday hares (PM) and Drake Monday (19 h) to welcome Northern Iowa - Bluder alma mater - Wednesday, December 22 (7 pm). Fans are encouraged to wear white to the set of Northern Iowa. The first 1,500 through the door will receive a Lisa Bluder found. 500 Will be won by fans with zero-to-win winners cards also offer tickets season and $ 5 off the coast of coupons workshop Hawk official Iowa as prizes to win.
While Hawkeye fans will receive a collection Bluder bouncing here head there and everywhere, the coach wants that his players to keep the head firmly.
"We have to ensure that our heads are on the right line and we'll y fully focused as we did when we played the Iowa State and the State of Kansas," said Bluder.
It is an example of the Big Ten to get his point of view: Minnesota visited A & M, Alabama on Tuesday and was handed over to 75-68 loss.
"This is one of those games, that we need to win and should win, but we have to concentrate fully to obtain victory," said Bluder. "These three games, two of them are on the road, two are against rival State, so there are many things that make nervous coaches this time of year, especially when players receive a bit eager to return home for a holiday break just."
Iowa just offshore of the impressive home victories against Kansas State (68-62) and the State of Iowa (62-40), but now refers to the road for its second true road test. The first was a setback in NC, 79-67 on 2 December.
"" I would rather play all our games at home, but for budgetary reasons that you may not, says Bluder. ""You need to get an experience of the road, too. I think it is important that players can adapt to play along in the Big Ten, half of your games is on the road. »
When the three upcoming games are over, so the Hawkeye nonconference slate. They kick League season December 30 ã Penn State.
Get the attention of the Hawkeye as they close the three next exits the Bluder fears. Capping off the match against the State of South Dakota comes one day after completed final exams.
"I am going to point out what has happened and Minnesota;" I will point out how much (South Dakota State) has played against Kansas State (a loss of Jackrabbit 56-51), "said Bluder." "If send us to our players and they know in advance what we expect and what they will face, they treat you much better."
Drake and Northern Iowa games are special Bluder. She was the coach ten years at Drake and she got Northern Iowa graduated with a Bachelor's degree in marketing.
"They're still special," said Bluder. "Ten years in the League Valley, Missouri and obviously UNI is my alma mater, so that the will always be something special." Drake has been my first division I employment. (Assistant coach) Jan (Jensen) and (Assistant coach) Jenni (Fitzgerald) graduate of Drake and coached for eight years. We opened the Knapp Center, Jan Jensen Jersey is hanging from the rafters as an actor in retirement, so there are a lot of emotional parts, this game of basketball. It is not as emotional, but it will always have a place in our hearts, both of these schools will always be a place.
A final games nonconference scanning would give the Hawkeye record 12-1 Penn State topic. "Honestly, we hoped 12-1," Bluder said. "We felt if we could get from this segment, and now we have three matches very, very important to go." But when we looked at this beginning of the year (12-1) has been our goal. We have three games left to achieve this goal. »
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