2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team American college basketball season
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
Departures
Recruits
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 90
Kate Martin G
Glen Carbon, IL
Edwardsville
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
N/A
May 1, 2017
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 90
Logan Cook G
Iowa City, IA
Iowa City West
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
N/A
Aug 1, 2017
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 88
Tomi Taiwo G
Fishers, IN
Carmel
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : 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:
Roster
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
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
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 .
[ 3]
Rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ 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
See also
2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics