It has been a rough weekend for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
But special team woes and the inability to stop a freight train Wisconsin offense wasn’t the only thing haunting Hawkeye athletics over the past few days.
The women’s soccer team, who I thought would surely get a burst of positive karma after head coach Ron Rainey visited the KRUI studio, lost in double overtime to Indiana at home. This was a devastating loss for a team that needed to pick up a W. The soccer team has not won a game since September 17th, going 0-7-2 in the month long drought.
On the field hockey front, the youthful Hawkeyes continued to struggle, this time losing 4-2 to the highly talented Northwestern Wildcats. Head coach Tracy Griesbaum’s squad is now 3-12, an awful record, especially when you consider that the 2008 Iowa field hockey team made it to the NCAA final four and lost to the eventual national champions, the Maryland Terrapins.
On Friday, the Iowa volleyball team lost in five sets to the dirty Wisconsin Badgers, who thoroughly ruined my weekend. (Sorry Bucky, I just haven’t gotten to the acceptance part in the mourning process yet) The Hawks played the Badgers tought but came away empty handed, dropping the final set 13-15. Another squeaker lost, another opportunity gone to the bad guys, or bad gals, in this case. On Saturday night, following the football teams loss, the Hawkeye volleyball squad got worked over by #6 Illinois. Although the first two sets were close, the Hawks lost both by two points. The Hawks would handily beaten in the third set for the Illini victory.
But things aren’t all doom and gloom. Both the men’s and women’s swimming team picked up wins over Michigan State. Maybe this is a preview for the upcoming football contest. One can only hope.
At this point, I'll take what I can get.
The women’s tennis team is still competing in their weekend tournament, so maybe I can comeback tomorrow with a few bits of positive reactions, but for now I’m just going to bed and forgetting about this weekend.
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