2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record29–7 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jan Jensen
  • Jenni Fitzgerald
  • Raina Harmon
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Maryland153 .833295  .853
No. 8 Iowa144 .778297  .806
Rutgers135 .7222210  .688
Michigan117 .6112212  .647
Ohio State108 .5561415  .483
Minnesota99 .5002111  .656
Michigan State99 .5002112  .636
Northwestern99 .5002115  .583
Nebraska99 .5001416  .467
Indiana810 .4442113  .618
Purdue810 .4441915  .559
Penn State513 .2781218  .400
Wisconsin414 .2221518  .455
Illinois216 .1111020  .333
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by 19th year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 29–7, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. Iowa won the Big Ten Conference tournament championship game over Maryland, 90–76.[1] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Greensboro region where they defeated Mercer and Missouri in the first and second rounds, NC State in the sweet sixteen to advance to the elite eight for the first time since 1993. They lost to eventual national champion Baylor in the elite eight.

Roster

2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Tomi Taiwo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCarmel Carmel, IN
G 3 Makenzie Meyer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMason City Mason City, IA
G 5 Alexis Sevillian 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SoGoodrich Goodrich, MI
F 10 Megan Gustafson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrSouth Shore Port Wing, WI
G 11 Tania Davis 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrGoodrich Grand Blanc, MI
G 20 Kate Martin Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEdwardsville Edwardsville, IL
F 21 Hannah Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBishop Ryan Catholic Minot, ND
G 22 Kathleen Doyle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBenet Academy LaGrange Park, IL
F 23 Logan Cook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrIowa City West Iowa City, IA
G 24 Zion Sanders (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCentral Evansville, IN
F/C 25 Monika Czinano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWatertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
F/C 31 Paula Valiño Ramos 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoIes Otero Pedrayo Ourense, SP, Spain
F 43 Amanda Ollinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLinn-Mar Cedar Rapids, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jan Jensen (Drake)
  • Jenni Fitzgerald (Drake)
  • Raina Harmon (Central Michigan)
  • Abby Stamp (Director of Player Development) (Iowa)
  • Kathryn Reynolds (Director of Basketball Operations) (Iowa)
  • Ryan Gruebel (Video Coordinator & Creative Director) (Ohio State)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 13 Dakota Wesleyan W 102–54 
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,051)
Iowa City, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 13 Oral Roberts W 90–77  1–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,644)
Iowa City, IA
11/13/2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 13 at Western Kentucky W 104–67  2–0
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,301)
Bowling Green, KY
11/17/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 13 North Carolina Central W 106–39  3–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,238)
Iowa City, IA
11/23/2018*
4:15 pm
No. 12 vs. No. 25 West Virginia
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division semifinals
W 84–81  4–0
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
11/24/2018*
5:45 pm
No. 12 vs. Florida State
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division championship
L 67–71  4–1
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
11/29/2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 at No. 1 Notre Dame
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 71–105  4–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,968)
South Bend, IN
12/02/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 14 Robert Morris W 92–63  5–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,457)
Iowa City, IA
12/05/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 16 Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
W 73–70  6–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,289)
Iowa City, IA
12/08/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 16 IUPUI W 72–58  7–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,571)
Iowa City, IA
12/16/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 16 Northern Iowa W 83–57  8–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,860)
Iowa City, IA
12/21/2018*
6:00 pm
No. 16 at Drake W 91–82  9–2
Knapp Center (6,107)
Des Moines, IA
Big Ten conference season
12/30/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 at No. 21 Michigan State L 70–84  9–3
(0–1)
Breslin Center (9,520)
East Lansing, MI
01/03/2019
7:00 pm
No. 19 Nebraska W 77–71  10–3
(1–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,391)
Iowa City, IA
01/07/2019
7:00 pm
No. 17 Wisconsin W 71–53  11–3
(2–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,428)
Iowa City, IA
01/10/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 17 at Purdue L 57–62  11–4
(2–2)
Mackey Arena (5,843)
West Lafayette, IN
01/14/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 at No. 23 Minnesota W 81–63  12–4
(3–2)
Williams Arena (5,439)
Minneapolis, MN
01/17/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 Michigan W 75–61  13–4
(4–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,287)
Iowa City, IA
01/20/2019
2:00 pm
No. 22 at Illinois W 94–75  14–4
(5–2)
State Farm Center (3,019)
Champaign, IL
01/23/2019
7:00 pm
No. 17 No. 14 Rutgers W 72–66  15–4
(6–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,035)
Iowa City, IA
01/27/2019
2:00 pm
No. 17 Purdue W 72–58  16–4
(7–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,319)
Iowa City, IA
02/01/2019
11:00 am
No. 13 at Michigan
Rescheduled from January 31
L 81–90  16–5
(7–3)
Crisler Center (2,160)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/03/2019
1:00 pm
No. 13 at Penn State W 81–61  17–5
(8–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,815)
University Park, PA
02/07/2018
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 No. 23 Michigan State W 86–71  18–5
(9–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,287)
Iowa City, IA
02/10/2019
3:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 at Ohio State W 78–52  19–5
(10–3)
Value City Arena (5,344)
Columbus, OH
02/14/2019
7:00 pm
No. 14 Illinois W 88–66  20–5
(11–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,877)
Iowa City, IA
02/17/2019
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 No. 7 Maryland W 86–73  21–5
(12–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,716)
Iowa City, IA
02/21/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 10 at Indiana L 73–75  21–6
(12–4)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,812)
Bloomington, IN
02/25/2019
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 12 at Nebraska W 74–58  22–6
(13–4)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,071)
Lincoln, NE
03/03/2019
3:00 pm, BTN
No. 12 Northwestern W 74–50  23–6
(14–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,051)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/08/2019
5:30 pm, BTN
(2) No. 10 vs. (10) Indiana
Quarterfinals
W 70–61  24–6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/09/2019
7:30 pm, BTN
(2) No. 10 vs. (3) Rutgers
Semifinals
W 72–67  25–6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,414)
Indianapolis, IN
03/10/2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) No. 10 vs. (1) No. 8 Maryland
Championship Game
W 90–76  26–6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,427)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 G) No. 8 (15 G) Mercer
First Round
W 66–61  27–6
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,720)
Iowa City, IA
03/24/2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 G) No. 8 (7 G) Missouri
Second Round
W 68–52  28–6
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,376)
Iowa City, IA
03/30/2019*
10:30 am, ESPN
(2 G) No. 8 vs. (3 G) No. 10 NC State
Sweet Sixteen
W 79–61  29–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
04/01/2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 G) No. 8 vs. (1 G) No. 1 Baylor
Elite Eight
L 53–85  29–7
Greensboro Coliseum (4,164)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro Region.
All times are in Central Time.
[2]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP 13 13 12 14 16 16 16 16 19 17 22 17 13 16 14 10 12 10 8 N/A
Coaches 17 17^ 14 15 16 15 15 16 20 17 18 15 12 16 13 10 11 10 8 8

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

References

  1. BATTERSON, STEVE. "Iowa's Big Ten champions: We're not done yet". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. "Hawkeye Sports Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019.
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