Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder Quotes

No. 14 Iowa 69, No. 22 Nebraska 61
Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.)
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015

Head Coach Lisa Bluder
Opening Statement
"It was a tale of two halves for us today,  thought Nebraska came out and played very, very well and we were pretty off. Again I thought it was their defense, I thought it created some things for them in the first half. In the second half we got it together and did a much better job defensively. We did a much better job reversing the ball, and looking for good shot opportunities. We were stagnant in the first half, in the second half we got the ball around a lot better. I thought Sam Logic played really well today, she did a great job. She is such an explosive player, she is so fast. Kali Peschel came in and hit huge shots, they didn't guard her and dared her to shoot and she stepped up with confidence and hit them." 

On what Nebraska's defense does to make it tough
"Sometimes they sag off quite a lot to try and clog up the paint.I thought we did a better job running our offense better in the second half. We didn't settle for those outside jumpers as much. We tried to create something in the middle, and I thought Chase (Coley) came in as a freshman and did a real nice job when she didn't play as much in the first half." 

On the open shots
"You will have to ask (Nebraska Coach) Connie (Yori). Definitely it was their gameplan, and they stuck to it. I know Kali, sometimes it is tough when they are sagging off of you sometimes, but she is a junior and she has been around the block. I am just really proud of her, and her toughness being able to handle that."