Iowa women's basketball aced its first true road test, topping Drake on Sunday, 86-73. Three Hawkeye stars from the victory.

For a team truly invested in changing the narrative of the program’s defensive woes, Friday was a small, but meaningful step in the right direction.

The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team (4-0) won their first true challenge of the season on Friday vs. Washington State (3-1) when they defeated the Cougars 76-66 from Moline, Ill., as part of the John Deere Quad Cities Hoops Showdown at Vibrant Arena.

While the Hawkeye football team is on a bye and we’re all working to move past that disappointment of a season, basketball is here to bridge the gap and give us an entertainment reprieve. The Iowa men enter the day at 3-0,