This season is getting harder and harder to bear.
Despite 21 points for Nia Coffey and an impressive all-around night for Ashley Deary, Northwestern (17-9, 6-7 B1G) whiffed at a chance to get back into any discussion of the NCAA Tournament bubble with a 19-point loss to Iowa (16-10, 7-6 B1G) Thursday night in Iowa City. With the loss, Northwestern fell to ninth in the conference.
It was a familiar story for Northwestern, as the Wildcats fell victim to a 15-4 Iowa run over the first five minutes of play. Once again, Northwestern’s defense played well early, but broke down as the offense couldn’t keep up the pace.