Hawkeyes dominate season-opener

by Richie Zawistowski IOWA CITY, Iowa -- If defense wins championships, the University of Iowa women's basketball team may very well have a great season ahead of it. The Hawkeyes provided stout defense and crisp offense and were able to open their regular season with a win against Texas State, 87-45, this afternoon inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa controlled both aspects of the game with quick defensive rotations in zone sets, and magnetic-like man-to-man defense, holding Texas St to 23.4-percent shooting, and forcing the Bobcats into 19 turnovers. Iowa was equally crisp on the offensive side of the ball, shooting a productive 55.9-percent from the floor during the victory. "I thought this was a really good start to our season," said UI head coach Lisa Bluder. "This was a really nice team win. I thought everybody did a really good job of contributing. It's nice to get the first one down, and now the season is underway." To read more please click here.