With Iowa women’s basketball (18-5, 9-3 Big Ten) looking to end its three-game losing streak in its Wednesday matchup against Washington (18-6, 8-5 Big Ten) from Carver-Hawkeye Arena, freshman guard Addie Deal and freshman center Layla Hays spoke on their preparation for the Huskies during the Hawkeyes’ six-day break.
When asked how the team spent the five-day break between games, Deal said the Hawkeyes used it to work on themselves and viewed it as a mental reset.
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“I feel like we’ve just been working on ourselves a lot, which has been really good,” Deal said. “You know, we’ve had a couple extra practices with this being the bye week, so just focusing on ourselves, knowing what we need to do out there. I think it was a good little quick reset and just got us right back on track.”
Hays added to Deal’s comment, saying they have definitely used the off time to make necessary adjustments, especially with each game vital in the final stretch of the regular season.
“Especially focusing on the things that I really know I need to work on, and I feel like these past couple days have been really important, and I think that we’ve seen some growth in just how we’ve been playing,” Hays said.
With Iowa’s Feb. 11 matchup at Carver-Hawkeye Arena against Washington carrying tremendous weight due to the Hawkeyes’ recent skid, Hays, Deal, and the rest of the program hope the time off will prove fruitful against the Huskies and moving forward.
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Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT, with the game being streamed exclusively on BTN+.
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This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa women’s basketball thankful for ‘reset’ ahead of Washington
