Coverage of the Iowa loss

Mgoblue.com:

The University of Michigan women's basketball team dropped a 58-37 decision to Iowa in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Big Ten Conference Tournament Friday (March 7) in Conseco Fieldhouse. The seventh-seeded Wolverines (17-13) were unable to rebound from an 11-point halftime deficit despite a strong defensive effort in the final 20 minutes, as U-M finished the game shooting just 27 percent (13-of-48).

Mlive.com:

The University of Michigan women's basketball team saw its offense stall, and with it went its slim Big Ten tournament championship hopes.

The seventh-seeded Wolverines lost to second-seeded Iowa 58-37 in a quarterfinal Friday in the lowest-scoring game in tournament history.

"The game plan was to get out and put pressure on them,'' Michigan coach Kevin Borseth said. "In the first half, they got everything, everything.

"In the second half, we did a great job defensively, but we didn't score. To give up 58 points isn't devastating ... but offensively, you've got to be able to score, and we couldn't find any rhythm.''

Detroit Free Press:

First-year Michigan coach Kevin Borseth has made substantial strides with the women's basketball program this season.

But there are still days when the Wolverines regress, and Friday was one of them.

Michigan scored the fewest points in Big Ten women's tournament history in a 58-37 quarterfinal loss to No. 2 seed Iowa. U-M's total dropped below Wisconsin's 39 against Indiana in 2004 and Northwestern's 39 vs. U-M in 2000.