The Iowa Thunder was a women's professional

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team based in

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. They played in the

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. During its first two seasons, the Thunder was a member of the

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History

In their Inaugural season, the Thunder became the first team in Iowa history to have a winning record at 5-3 and followed that up in 2010 with a 6-2 campaign that left them tied for 1st in the division (although they lost the tiebreaker to the Minnesota Machine based on head-to-head points total) and the first ever team to garner a playoff berth. The Thunder defeated the Machine 20–12 in the first round, but lost to the eventual WFA champion

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30–20 in the conference semifinals.

Season-By-Season

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Lost American Conference Semifinal (

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References

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