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IOWA CITY, IOWA (AP) -- Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder says the Hawkeyes won't sneak up on anybody this season.

Iowa returns all five starters from last year's team, which went to the NCAA tournament for the third straight season despite lower expectations.

That won't be the case this year. Bluder says the Hawkeyes will have a target on their backs, and that's something she and her
coaching staff will try to teach the players to handle.

Iowa will be led by star Kachine (KA-sheen) Alexander and guards Kamille Wahlin and Jamie Printy.

The Hawkeyes won 12 of their final 16 games last season and beat Rutgers in the first round of the NCAA tournament. They open their season on Nov. 12 against Southern.

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