Takeaways as Iowa women's basketball survives test from FDU
The Hawkeyes got everything they could handle and more from Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday.
The Iowa women's basketball team was almost on the wrong side of history on Saturday. No 15-seed has ever beaten a 2-seed in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. But for long stretches of time, it looked like Fairleigh Dickinson could be the first.
They gave the Hawkeyes everything they could handle, but it was the home team who prevailed with a 58-48 win to keep their season alive. Despite getting the win, there's a lot for Jan Jensen's team to work on before a matchup with Virginia on Monday. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from Iowa surviving a test from FDU .
Iowa's offense was sloppy Missed open threes. Careless turnovers. Long scoring droughts.
Missed free throws. Iowa's offense was full of all that on Saturday. It was probably the worst offensive game of the season for the Hawkeyes, and they picked a terrible time for it.