IIAC 2014

[KICKIN95]

Loras loses 1-0 in OT against UWP? I watched Loras outplay UWP for a great majority of this game and have 2 goals ckeared off the line.  Not the Duhawks best performance,  but far from their worst just couldn't find the back of the net.  Not a new problem but one that needs to be solved soon if advancing deep into the tournament is expected.  Missing your 2 starting forwards doesn't help,  but the bench is deep. Someone needs to step up and guide this team on the field.

[Cheesehead Henry]

Agreed completely. Definitely dominated UWP, they just couldn't find that net! Let's see how they rebound now that Loras has Luther on Saturday. Will they come out guns blazing and step up to the adversity, or curl up and implode?

I expect to watch a great game on Saturday between the Duhawks and Norse!
Prediction: 2-1 Norse.

[KICKIN95]

The loss UWP is a bad one going in to next weeks Regional Rankings.  UWP's record will definitely hurt the Duhawks chances at home field advantage come Tourney time.  I have no doubt Loras will rebound and take down Luther and Wartburg to claim their rightful place atop the IIAC.  The adversity Loras has had to endure so far this season with the loss of both their starting strikers and major defensive disrupters in Bradley and Rummelhart would have put many teams out off commission.

[Puerco Espin]

I'll eat crow...What a shocker last night. With just three regular season games left, you almost have to wonder when the Duhawks are going to figure it out.

[dontshootthegoose]

Loras will be just fine. They are a talented, well coached squad with depth. Maybe this will wake them up. For Platteville, a great result regardless of the quality played. For some odd reason Platteville has had the duhawks number in recent years. This just shows that the pioneers can play with anybody if they actually show up.

[PickettStreetParty]

Ill give the win to coach Andy Filipiak. Duhawks will bounce back. Last time they lost to UWP they advanced to the Final Four. If Loras wants to be successful they need to find a No Goal Patrol fast.

[Puerco Espin]

At this point, I would take a Cavers/Bonilla/Pucci/etc...Someone that puts the team on their back and gets the goal when no one else is breaking through.

[Dubuquer]

I've been watching Loras since we moved to town six years ago and this is the weakest team I've seen. Early in the season it seemed they couldn't figure out how to play without Cavers and Figura to settle them down and actually possess the ball for any length of time.  Then my Iowa City boy Rummelhart goes down, and then Bradley and suddenly they no longer look anything like past years.  They still have some fine players but nobody of the caliber of Mejia/Bonilla/Cavers/Figura - guys who could really lead the team.  I hope they can figure things out quick, though as a Luther grad I wouldn't mind seeing the Norse take the IIAC like back in the day.

[Durantula]

I expect to watch a great game on Saturday between the Duhawks and Norse!
Prediction: 2-1 Norse.

Seems like a good pick to me. Where Loras's biggest weakness is--luther has a proven goal scorer in Gedanalski. Im guessing Loras's best chances will be directly correlated to how many throw ins they have in the attacking third as that seems to be the best way for them to score.

Sidenote: If the IIAC somehow ends like last year with a three way tie, Loras has already only beaten central dubuque and simpson by one. Could come back to haunt them.

[Cheesehead Henry]

Durantula,

Also note that if that three way tie were to rear its ugly head like last year, Luther has that 2-0 victory over Simpson, compared to Wartburg's 4-3 win, versus Loras' 1-0 win. Obviously the IIAC's big 3 can take down teams like central and coe and get that 3 goal differential. But it could be that Simpson game that makes the difference!

If things persist as they are, that will go in favor of the Norse.

[Medicated Pete]

Loras v Luther Stream is so screwy...Blurry Camera & Muffled sound..come on guys figure this out

[KICKIN95]

Loras with the 2-1 victory over Luther.  Wartburg stumbles a bit with the tie against UD.  This puts Loras in the drivers seat now for tournament seeding. Need to pick up the W at the Rock Bowl next weekend for the sweep.

[Puerco Espin]

29 hours until kickoff...I can hardly contain my excitement. This has all the makings of a game that will go down in history of these two programs.

No. 8 Loras vs. No. 13 Wartburg

Who ya got?

2-1 (2OT) Loras

[casualfan]

1-1 draw with Wartburg scoring early and Loras snagging a goal late.

[lastguyoffthebench]

Gonna roll with Wartburg on this one...