It was an important beginning for the Hawkeyes, who head into a four-game stretch that includes a neutral-court game against No. 8 Virginia Tech, a road game against in-state school Northern Iowa, and home games against Kansas State and in-state school Drake. “We need to go out and compete against some really great teams,” Clark said. “UNI, Drake, K-State — those are really difficult games. These are some of the most important moments that I think really gave us great success in late March last year. Being able to grow and move on as a team is really important.” Looks like message board material to me.