IOWA CITY — While having all things run smoothly is every coach’s season-opening dream, reality tends to spit out a blend of promising and problematic. That’s exactly what Jan Jensen got from her Iowa women’s basketball squad on night one.

The Hawkeyes’ 85-51 win over Southern inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Nov. 3 offered little drama on the scoreboard — but still enough to correct as this young team pushes through the non-conference slate. That type of mix offers more than enough for Jensen to work with moving forward.

With that, here are three things that stood out in Iowa’s opening-night win.

The Hawkeyes provided an early preview of what their interior dominance could resemble.

The good from this one is easy to pinpoint. Just look at the interior domination. Need a news break? C

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