By Blake Dowson
The quest to get back to the NCAA tournament after missing out on it last year will now be even tougher for the Iowa women’s basketball team after news came out on Monday that star guard Tania Davis tore her ACL late in the 72-70 loss at Michigan on Sunday.
Davis, who has started every game this season for the Hawkeyes and 39 in her short career, has been one of the most consistent players for head coach Lisa Bluder in her second year on campus. She has averaged the second-most minutes on the team and has been a double-digit scorer as well.
Although there are scoring options that remain for Iowa, Davis was often the one to set the offense up and always brought energy to the floor.
The ACL injury comes less than a year after Davis had a shoulder injury that kept her from playing time during her freshman year and didn’t allow her to see the court at all over the summer in the Game Time League.