It was a matter of time, University of Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said of her quest for milestone victory No. 270 leading the Hawkeyes.

And on a record-setting Monday, it took all 40 minutes before Iowa sealed a 90-84 win over pesky Northwestern on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The win was the 19th of the season for Iowa and the one that allowed Bluder to pass C. Vivian Stringer as the winningest basketball coach in school history. Now in her 14th season with the Hawkeyes, Bluder is 270-163 (.624).

After the game, Bluder was saluted at midcourt by UI director of athletics Gary Barta, who presented her a ceremonial game ball. Moments later, a video highlight was played that included congratulatory messages from former player Lindsey Meder (1998-2002), UI head football coach Kirk Ferentz, and Stringer, who is now head coach at Rutgers. From 1983-95, Stringer accumulated a record of 269-84 as head coach of the Hawkeyes.

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