By Chris GentilvisoThe Daily Northwestern
After dropping a lopsided game one against Iowa on Friday, Northwestern coach Paul Stevens’ message to his team was to play with energy and enthusiasm. With their 14th conference loss – three more than all of last season – the Wildcats were reeling.
But 48 hours later, energy and enthusiasm quickly turned to frustration. For the second weekend in a row, NU (10-29, 3-17 Big Ten) was swept at the hands of a Big Ten rival. The four losses to Iowa marked the first time since 2000 the Hawkeyes (22-15, 11-8) took a series from the Cats.
“There’s a lot of would’ves, should’ves, could’ves, ifs, ands and buts,” Stevens said. “But at the end of the day, we were still a little bit short.”
Through seven innings Friday, NU was right where it wanted to be – tied 6-6 after Antonio Mul
