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Photos: Lisa Bluder with Iowa Hawkeyes, Drake Bulldogs

The Hawkeyes haven't won back-to-back games in more than a month. After Thursday's OT win, they'll get a chance to do so Sunday vs. Minnesota.
The Hawkeyes haven't won back-to-back games in more than a month. After Thursday's OT win, they'll get a chance to do so Sunday vs. Minnesota.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder likes the roster she has assembled for the 2015-16 season, which features eight underclassmen including four freshman from a top-20 recruiting class.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder likes the roster she has assembled for the 2015-16 season, which features eight underclassmen including four freshman from a top-20 recruiting class.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder has joined the Des Moines Sunday Register Iowa Sports Hall of Fame.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder has joined the Des Moines Sunday Register Iowa Sports Hall of Fame.
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Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder is joined by her daughter Emma to cut down the nets after a 2015 NCAA Tournament win. Bluder, owner of 679 college victories, is a Marion native and the 223rd inductee into the Des Moines Sunday Register Iowa Sports Hall of Fame.
Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder is joined by her daughter Emma to cut down the nets after a 2015 NCAA Tournament win. Bluder, owner of 679 college victories, is a Marion native and the 223rd inductee into the Des Moines Sunday Register Iowa Sports Hall of Fame.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder reacts to a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland at the Big Ten Conference tournament Friday, March 4, 2016, in Indianapolis.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder reacts to a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland at the Big Ten Conference tournament Friday, March 4, 2016, in Indianapolis.
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Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder got the recruit she was after when Kathleen Doyle of Illinois committed to the Hawkeyes on Tuesday.
Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder got the recruit she was after when Kathleen Doyle of Illinois committed to the Hawkeyes on Tuesday.
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Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder thinks point guard Tania Davis (left) can take a big leap forward as a sophomore if she becomes more vocal and more accurate from 3-point range.
Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder thinks point guard Tania Davis (left) can take a big leap forward as a sophomore if she becomes more vocal and more accurate from 3-point range.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder questions a call during the Hawkeyes' game against Ball State in the first round of the WNIT at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, March 17, 2016.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder questions a call during the Hawkeyes' game against Ball State in the first round of the WNIT at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, March 17, 2016.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder shouts instructions to her players as they face Purdue Sunday, January 24, 2016, at Mackey Arena. Purdue defeated Iowa 90-73.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder shouts instructions to her players as they face Purdue Sunday, January 24, 2016, at Mackey Arena. Purdue defeated Iowa 90-73.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder celebrates with her team, coaching staff and family as the Hawkeyes go into the 2015 NCAA women's basketball tournament as a No. 3 seed, starting in Iowa City, during a watch party at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on March 16, 2015.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder celebrates with her team, coaching staff and family as the Hawkeyes go into the 2015 NCAA women's basketball tournament as a No. 3 seed, starting in Iowa City, during a watch party at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on March 16, 2015.
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Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder talks with her team before practice Friday, March 16, 2018 at Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA.
Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder talks with her team before practice Friday, March 16, 2018 at Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder talks to her team during a timeout from the Hawkeyes' game against Penn State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder talks to her team during a timeout from the Hawkeyes' game against Penn State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.
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Iowa associate head coach Jan Jensen, left, and head coach Lisa Bluder talk with friends and family after receiving a six seed in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, March 12, 2018.
Iowa associate head coach Jan Jensen, left, and head coach Lisa Bluder talk with friends and family after receiving a six seed in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, March 12, 2018.
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Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder directs her team in the first half against the Northwestern Wildcats during the second round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder directs her team in the first half against the Northwestern Wildcats during the second round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder high-five's Amanda Ollinger during the Hawkeyes' game against Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder high-five's Amanda Ollinger during the Hawkeyes' game against Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder high-five's teammates as they head into a timeout during the Hawkeyes' game against Penn State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder high-five's teammates as they head into a timeout during the Hawkeyes' game against Penn State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.
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Lisa Bluder and the No. 21 Iowa Hawkeyes moved to 13-1 on the season with Thursday’s 56-46 victory over Wisconsin in the teams’ Big Ten Conference opener in Madison.
Lisa Bluder and the No. 21 Iowa Hawkeyes moved to 13-1 on the season with Thursday’s 56-46 victory over Wisconsin in the teams’ Big Ten Conference opener in Madison.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder congratulates Megan Gustafson for her 1,000 career points before the Hawkeyes' game against Northern Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder congratulates Megan Gustafson for her 1,000 career points before the Hawkeyes' game against Northern Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder celebrates her 700th win after the Hawkeyes' game against Quinnipiac at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder celebrates her 700th win after the Hawkeyes' game against Quinnipiac at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017.
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Paula Jantz (right), hugged Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder at a February game when she was recognized for 37 years of work in the school's athletic department. Jantz testified in a discrimination lawsuit Monday that athletic director Gary Barta treated her and her wife with the same respect as any other married couple in the department.
Paula Jantz (right), hugged Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder at a February game when she was recognized for 37 years of work in the school's athletic department. Jantz testified in a discrimination lawsuit Monday that athletic director Gary Barta treated her and her wife with the same respect as any other married couple in the department.
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