ROSEMONT, Ill. — Ahead of her second season leading Iowa women’s basketball , Jan Jensen met with reporters at Big Ten media day inside Donald Stephens Convention Center just outside conference headquarters.

Jensen’s Oct. 8 media session marked her first official one of the preseason, ahead of the Hawkeyes ’ season opener against Southern on Nov. 3. Updates and analysis were abundant.

Here’s what stood out.

Jan Jensen sees early cohesion forming, but knows there's still plenty of youth for Iowa

"They like each other. They’re working hard, doing all the things that typical Iowa teams do. We’re just pretty doggone young, with nine out of the 14 being freshmen and sophomores," Jensen said. "And then the only really two-and-a-half who’ve played — Taylor McCabe, Kylie Feuerbach and of c

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