The Iowa Hawkeye women jumped out to an 18-4 lead at the end of one and beat Kansas 71-58 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Hannah Stuelke had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Lucy Olsen had 16 points and coach Jan Jensen says defense was the difference.

Jensen was happy with the way her team had to grind out a win.

The Hawkeyes got 23 points off the bench and Olsen says several freshmen played key roles.

The Hawkeyes improve to 5-0.