2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball

Hawkeye Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2015–16 record	19–14 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder (16th season)
Assistant coach	Jan Jensen
Assistant coach	Jenni Fitzgerald
Assistant coach	Lacey Goldwire
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena

2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Maryland†	16	–	2	.889	31	–	4	.886
#9 Ohio State	15	–	3	.833	26	–	8	.765
#16 Michigan State	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Indiana	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Minnesota	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Purdue	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Nebraska	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Iowa	8	–	10	.444	19	–	14	.576
Rutgers	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Penn State	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	18	–	17	.514
Wisconsin	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
Illinois	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300

† 2016 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team will represent University of Iowa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by sixteenth year head coach Lisa Bluder, play their home games at the Carver–Hawkeye Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Ball State in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Kastanek, AlexaAlexa Kastanek	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Southeast	Lincoln, NE
1.5 !G	2	Ally, DisterhoftDisterhoft Ally	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	West	Iowa City, IA
3.5 !F	3	Till, ClaireClaire Till	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Wahlert	Dubuque, IA
3.5 !F	4	Coley, ChaseChase Coley	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Washburn	Minneapolis, MN
3.5 !F	10	Gustafson, MeganMegan Gustafson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	South Shore	Port Wing, WI
1.5 !G	11	Davis, TaniaTania Davis	64 !5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	1.0 !Fr	Goodrich	Grand Blanc, MI
1.5 !G	15	Jennings, WhitneyWhitney Jennings	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	2.0 !So	Logansport	Logansport, IN
3.5 !F	21	Stewart, HannahHannah Stewart	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Johnsburg	Minot, ND
3.5 !F	23	Buttenham, ChristinaChristina Buttenham	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	St. Mary Catholic Secondary	Hamilton, ON
3.5 !F	24	Larson, TagynTagyn Larson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Roosevelt	Sioux Falls, SD
3.5 !F	25	Peschel, KaliKali Peschel	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Sauke Centre	Sauk Centre, MN
3.5 !F	34	Mohns, CarlyCarly Mohns	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Brodhead	Brodhead, WI
3.5 !F	40	Schneden, HaileyHailey Schneden	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Assumption	Davenport, IA
5.0 !C	45	Smith, NicoleNicole Smith	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	4.0 !Sr	Hononegah	Rockton, IL

Head coach

Lisa Bluder (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Jan Jensen (Drake University)
Jenni Fitzgerald (Drake University)
Lacey Goldwire (Oklahoma State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 2:00 PM		Upper Iowa	W 95–41		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,614) Iowa City, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:00 PM		North Dakota Hawkeye Challenge	W 83–61	1–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,358) Iowa City, IA
11/15/2015* 1:00 PM		Tennessee–Martin Hawkeye Challenge	W 62–56	2–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,555) Iowa City, IA
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM		Western Illinois	W 96–81 ^OT	3–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,543) Iowa City, IA
11/22/2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	W 80–65	4–0	McLeod Center (2,384) Cedar Falls, IA
11/26/2015* 11:00 AM	No. 25	vs. Wright State Lone Star Showcase	W 83–77	5–0	Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX
11/27/2015* 1:30 PM	No. 25	vs. No. 24 George Washington Lone Star Showcase	L 77–81 ^2OT	5–1	Cedar Park Center (627) Cedar Park, TX
11/28/2015* 11:00 AM	No. 25	vs. Houston Lone Star Showcase	W 64–50	6–1	Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM		at Virginia ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 85–73	7–1	John Paul Jones Arena (3,360) Charlottesville, VA
12/06/2015* 1:00 PM		Robert Morris	W 65–50	8–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,620) Iowa City, IA
12/11/2015* 7:00 PM	No. 23	at Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	L 66–69	8–2	Hilton Coliseum (11,373) Ames, IA
12/19/2015* 5:00 PM		Bradley	W 60–53	9–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,051) Iowa City, IA
12/22/2015* 5:00 PM		Drake	W 89–76	10–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,430) Iowa City, IA
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015 1:00 PM		at Nebraska	W 74–68	11–2 (1–0)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,329) Lincoln, NE
01/04/2016 7:00 PM, BTN		Rutgers	W 69–65	12–2 (2–0)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,959) Iowa City, IA
01/07/2016 6:00 PM		at Michigan	L 75–82	12–3 (2–1)	Crisler Center (1,889) Ann Arbor, MI
01/10/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN2		No. 8 Maryland	L 56–76	12–4 (2–2)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,776) Iowa City, IA
01/13/2016 7:00 PM		at Wisconsin	W 57–54	13–4 (3–2)	Kohl Center (3,235) Madison, WI
01/16/2016 3:30 PM, BTN		at No. 18 Michigan State	L 73–80	13–5 (3–3)	Breslin Center (9,017) East Lansing, MI
01/20/2016 7:00 PM		Penn State	L 69–82	13–6 (3–4)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,873) Iowa City, IA
01/24/2016 2:00 PM, BTN		at Purdue	L 73–90	13–7 (3–5)	Mackey Arena (7,865) West Lafayette, IN
01/28/2016 7:00 PM		Michigan	W 85–69	14–7 (4–5)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,780) Iowa City, IA
01/31/2016 2:00 PM		at Northwestern	W 79–64	15–7 (5–5)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,016) Evanston, IL
02/04/2016 6:00 PM, BTN		at Indiana	L 74–79	15–8 (5–6)	Assembly Hall (2,421) Bloomington, IN
02/07/2016 2:00 PM		No. 17 Michigan State	L 55–62	15–9 (5–7)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,255) Iowa City, IA
02/11/2016 7:30 PM, BTN		No. 7 Ohio State	L 81–98	15–10 (5–8)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,667) Iowa City, IA
02/15/2016 7:00 PM, BTN		at Minnesota	L 76–78	15–11 (5–9)	Williams Arena (6,167) Minneapolis, MN
02/18/2016 7:00 PM		Purdue	W 63–55	16–11 (6–9)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,659) Iowa City, IA
02/21/2016 2:00 PM		Indiana	W 76–73	17–11 (7–9)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,838) Iowa City, IA
02/24/2016 6:00 PM		at Penn State	L 68–81	17–12 (7–10)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,812) University Park, PA
02/27/2016 5:00 PM, BTN		Illinois	W 61–56	18–12 (8–10)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,610) Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 11:00 AM, BTN		vs. Michigan Second Round	W 97–85	19–12	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2016 11:00 AM, BTN		vs. No. 5 Maryland Quarterfinals	L 55–75	19–13	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/17/2016* 7:00 PM		Ball State First Round	L 72–77	19–14	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (2,039) Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	25	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	23	23	21	24	19	24	25	25	23	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ "Hawkeye Sports Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved 2015-08-14.

Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Venues	Iowa Field House (1974–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

See also

Rankings

References