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2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

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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
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Maryland 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 29 7   .806
Rutgers 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Michigan 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Ohio State 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Minnesota 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Michigan State 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Northwestern 9 9   .500 21 15   .583
Nebraska 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Indiana 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Purdue 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Penn State 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Illinois 2 16   .111 10 20   .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.[2]

Off-season

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Departures

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Name # Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Chase Coley 4 F 6'3" Senior Minneapolis, MN Completed college eligibility
Jinaya Houston 14 G 6'1" Freshman Davenport, IA Left the sport
Carly Mohns 34 F 6'1" Redshirt Junior Brodhead, WI Transferred to University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Monika Czinano
P
Watertown, MN Watertown-Mayer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Kate Martin
G
Glen Carbon, IL Edwardsville 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A May 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Logan Cook
G
Iowa City, IA Iowa City West 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Aug 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Tomi Taiwo
G
Fishers, IN Carmel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

Roster

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2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Tomi Taiwo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Carmel Carmel, IN
G 3 Makenzie Meyer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Mason City Mason City, IA
G 5 Alexis Sevillian 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Goodrich Goodrich, MI
F 10 Megan Gustafson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr South Shore Port Wing, WI
G 11 Tania Davis 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Goodrich Grand Blanc, MI
G 20 Kate Martin Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
F 21 Hannah Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Bishop Ryan Catholic Minot, ND
G 22 Kathleen Doyle (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Benet Academy LaGrange Park, IL
F 23 Logan Cook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Iowa City West Iowa City, IA
G 24 Zion Sanders (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Central Evansville, IN
F/C 25 Monika Czinano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
F/C 31 Paula Valiño Ramos 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Ies Otero Pedrayo Ourense, SP, Spain
F 43 Amanda Ollinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2017

Schedule and results

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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.
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Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
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.

2019 WNBA Draft

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Round Pick Player WNBA Club
2 17 Megan Gustafson[4] Dallas Wings

See also

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2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ BATTERSON, STEVE. "Iowa's Big Ten champions: We're not done yet". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Southard, Dargan (August 6, 2019). "As Iowa women's basketball exits the Megan Gustafson era, Hawkeyes believe Spain trip will aid transition". Hawk Central.
  3. ^ "Hawkeye Sports Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Steele, Ben (April 10, 2019). "Three players from Wisconsin were selected in the WNBA draft, two by the same team". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.