IOWA CITY — Ted Lasso preached the virtues of being a goldfish in the second episode of the Apple TV hit’s first season. Iowa head coach Jan Jensen does not need to teach the same lesson as the fictional manager of AFC Richmond, portrayed by Jason Sudeikis, to one of her freshman guards. Iowa's Teagan Mallegni, right, attempts a three-pointer during a game against Drake in Des Moines at the Knapp Center on Sunday, Nov.
17. On Monday, Jensen said Teagan Mallegni arrived at Iowa with the ability to shake off a mistake almost instantly. “Shooters are going to shoot,” Jensen said.
“She just is that beautiful type of shooter that she is not going to think about her misses. She can really get rolling ..
. It is just like boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. It just shifts a game.
“She just has that level of confidence, but also just a really healthy mindset. She does not get too high. She does not get too low.
She is just going to keep shooting and shooting.” In Sunday’s win over Drake, Mallegni demonstrated her short memory after coming up empty from three-point range in her previous two outings. Iowa's Teagan Mallegni eyes the basket during a game against Drake in Des Moines at the Knapp Center on Sunday, Nov.
17. Against the Bulldogs, the freshman, a former top 100 recruit, provided a boost to the Hawkeyes’ offense with a pair of three-pointers in the final minute of the first half to send Iowa to the break with a 45-35 advantage. The McFarland, Wisconsin, produc.