A Speedy Return to the Court

By DARREN MILLER

hawkeyesports.com

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Competitors and successful teams don’t enjoy recess after a loss.

So, the No. 24 University of Iowa women’s basketball didn’t take one, foregoing a scheduled Saturday off to return to the court and sharpen fundamentals following a 69-66 loss at Iowa State on Dec. 11.

“Our players wanted to be back in the gym,” UI head coach Lisa Bluder said Thursday at a news conference inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “I was going to give them the weekend off, but I changed my mind after the Iowa State game.

“We came in and had an impromptu, unscheduled practice on (Dec. 12). I don’t do that very often, but I needed to get back on the court and I think the team…