February is here, which means March is coming. Here's one thing every Iowa women's basketball player can bring to the table to ensure a strong finish.

Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball had its own version of planes, trains and automobiles getting to Minnesota on Thursday with travel delays.

The Iowa women’s basketball team defeated Minnesota, 68-60, at Williams Arena on Thursday. The Hawkeyes started strong, scoring 18 points in the first quarter against the Gophers 7. Junior Hannah Stuelke lead Iowa in points while also securing her spot in the 1,

The action usually falls Iowa's way when in Minneapolis, with the Hawkeyes now having won their last 12 games in the city and their last 11 over Minnesota. A large chunk of that came via back-to-back Big Ten Tournament sweeps at Target Center, along with dominance at Williams Arena. But this night was always going to be much more difficult.

Despite travel-related issues caused by the winter ice storms that impacted the Midwest recently, Iowa women's basketball (16-7, 6-6 Big Ten) escaped victoriously at Minnesota (18-6, 6-6) by a score of 68-60 on Thursday night from Williams Arena in Minneapolis,