BOO!!!
Now that I have your attention, lets take a moment to look at all the happenings in the Hawkeye's Halloween weekend.
Apparently the Iowa football team did pretty well, but how about the struggling soccer squad, which was on the road in the state of Michigan. The Hawkeyes started on Friday in Ann Arbor, but were unable to pick up a W, losing 2-1. The Hawkeyes were out-shot by the #11 Wolverines 13 to 3 in the first half, but were able to hang tough, keeping the score 1-0 in favor of Michigan at halftime. When the Hawkeyes traveled to East Lansing, things went a little better, but the result was only a tie, 1-1. Although the Hawkeyes were out shot 22-10, goalkeeper Emily Moran made 14 saves to keep things knotted up. Back when the Hawkeyes were winning, a magical time known as September, they were out shooting opponents and pressuring defenders and goalkeepers. Now the Hawks are consistently playing defense and rarely winning leading possesion time. After a 7-1 start, they have one game left to pick up their first win in Big Ten play.
The Iowa field hockey team is also win-less in conference play. This week they finished the season at home against #5 Ohio State. The Hawks got out worked and lost 3-0, putting a cap on a very forgettable regular season in which Iowa only won 3 contests. Tracy Griesbaum's squad now prepares for the Big Ten Tournament in Evanston, in which they will be the bottom seed. The only question in who they will play. This is quite a drop off from previous seasons, as the Hawkeyes were Big Ten Tournament champs three years in a row from 2006-08.
The Iowa volleyball team had a big challenge in Carver Saturday night against #24 Northwestern. Again an Iowa team lost to a top-25 team. The Hawkeye volleyball team lost in 3 sets. This marks the third match that Iowa has failed to win a set. BUT...unlike the soccer and field hockey squads, the volleyball team still has another month of play to try and salvage the season.
Since you've made it all the way to the bottom of this post, I'll reward you with some good news: the Iowa men's tennis team won 5 out of 7 consolation matches on Saturday at the Big Ten Singles Tournament and the Iowa rowing team took 2nd at the Head of the Iowa in women's varsity 8+ final. (Those dirty Badgers took first, we just can't get rid of them!)
Oh, and while bartending at the Wildwood on Saturday night, I wore my white Hawkeye polo and dress slacks for my costume. A lot of people thought I was Kirk Ferentz but I had to explain that I was Reese Morgan, the offensive line coach. They should know an o-line guy when they see it.
October was a struggle for many teams, but soon we will turn towards the winter sports, such as the #22 women's basketball team and the wrestling squad, to warm us up in Carver.
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