Iowa at Illinois Game Thread

ClintonIAfan

ClintonIAfan

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Be ready this is a 3:00pm game. It will be on BTN Illinois is 5-8 following a loss to Ohio. Shutting down number #35 will be key. Megan and Hannah can get the best of her. Also bring in double teams to help keep them out of foul trouble. I like it that Mackenzie and Alexa shot the ball well against Kent State, getting more shooters going is going to help get space for Megan Hannah and Chase inside.

My prediction:
Iowa 83
Illinois 68
 
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You can also see it on BTN. I would love to see Chase have a great game. Glad the B1G is getting under way. I'll go with 87-60 Hawks.
 
ClintonIAfan said:
Be ready this is a 3:00pm game. It will be on BTN Illinois is 5-8 following a loss to Ohio. Shutting down number #35 will be key. Megan and Hannah can get the best of her. Also bring in double teams to help keep them out of foul trouble. I like it that Mackenzie and Alexa shot the ball well against Kent State, getting more shooters going is going to help get space for Megan Hannah and Chase inside.

My prediction:
Iowa 83
Illinois 68
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Alex Wiittinger is their leading scorer at 14.8, but their best player from last year Chatrice White transfered to Fla. St. She really gave Megan fits last year, so happy she's gone. From what I've seen Illinois is probably the worst team in the Big Ten this year so Iowa needs to take care of business and come out ready to play. The Illini do have a player from Iowa City, freshmen Courtney Joens who is their best 3 point threat. She'll probably have family at the game.
 
23-17 illini first quarter. The Hawks are a TO machine with 7. They just need to settle down. Wish Lisa would put Chase in with Megan. I think it would make a big difference. Megan is a much better ball handler than Hannah.
 
I'm going to keep saying this till I'm blue in the face.....or RED.....Megan and Chase need to be on the floor at the same time!!!!!!! Lisa some of your line ups don't make any sense!!!!
 
37-32 bad guys at the half. The Hawks look so much better with the 2 big girls in the line up. Chase is a very good defender and rebounder. If lisa comes with the same line up in the second half we'll get them no problem.
 
When Illinois took out their big girl I don't know why Lisa didn't counter with adding another big on the floor for Iowa. Chase for Christina would of been a great move.
 
65-70, that garbage defensive foul call against Christina Buttenham seemed to be what messed things up most at the end. Not only the 2 points but that was her 5th and she was shooting the best. Also those Illinois rims have always been a bit messed up. On about a dozen of the misses were shots that have been falling all season. Out there it's either get all net or nothing. I can't wait for the revenge game on the 11th!
 
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This was a very disappointing game and I hope it doesn't carryover. I watched from bed so I didn't always have good angles, but I thought the call on Buttenham was correct. She was stationary, but her feet were in the restricted area. There were a few bad calls - two traveling calls one on Meyer, one on Buttenham that were wrong. The truth is they lost to a bad team because they shot poorly and played scared causing lots of turnovers (23 is way to many against this team). Neither Tania or Ally took the initiative to drive enough settling for bad shots and passes. They need to take a page from Doyle's book although when she penetrated she sometimes got hammered and didn't get a call. Once again they don't start the game with defensive intensity and although it improved later they gave Illinois too much confidence. They need to get some confidence when they play on the road. Today their 25% 3 point shooter made 4 of 5 and our 40% 3 point shooter went 0 of 8. They need to come out ready to play. Good luck Saturday and Tuesday need to get one back on the road.
 
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