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IOWA BASKETBALL @IowaWBB Notes 24 NCAA Tournaments • 6 Sweet Sixteens • 3 Elite Eights • 1993 NCAA Final Four • 11 Big Ten Titles 2015-16 Schedule/Results Communications Contact: Jil Price Office: 319-355-9268 E-Mail: [email protected] Cell: 319-930-8805 (9-2, 0-0 B1G) 11/13 North Dakota ^ W, 83-61 Game 12 Information 11/15 UT Martin ^ W, 62-56 11/19 Western Illinois W, 96-81 OT 11/22 at Northern Iowa W, 80-65 #24/RV Iowa vs Drake 11/26 vs. Wright State # W, 83-77 11/27 vs. #23 George Washington # L, 77-81 2OT 11/28 vs. Houston # W, 64-50 Dec. 22, 2015 • 5 p.m. (CT) 12/2 at Virginia & W, 85-73 12/6 Robert Morris W, 69-50 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 12/11 at Iowa State % L, 66-69 Iowa City, Iowa 12/19 Bradley W, 60-53 12/22 Drake 5 p.m. 12/31 at Nebraska 1 p.m. Watch: BTN Plus at btn2go.com Live Stats/Audio/Video: hawkeyesports.com 1/4 Rutgers 7 p.m. 1/7 at Michigan 6 p.m. Radio: Hawkeye All Access Radio Talent: Brent Balbinot & Stacy Schlapkohl 1/10 Maryland 2 p.m. Twitter Updates: @IowaWBB Series: Drake leads, 24-23 1/13 at Wisconsin 7 p.m. 1/16 at Michigan State 3:30 p.m. 1/20 Penn State 7 p.m. 1/24 at Purdue 2 p.m. Program Quick Hits 1/28 Michigan 7 p.m. • Iowa is one of 10 teams in the country, and the only Big Ten team, to have appeared in the last eight NCAA Tournaments. 1/31 at Northwestern 2 p.m. 2/4 at Indiana 6 p.m. There are 349 Division I teams. 2/7 Michigan State 2 p.m. • The Hawkeyes made their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1996, and their sixth overall, last season. 2/11 Ohio State 7:30 p.m. • Iowa is 1-of-21 teams to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons. 2/15 at Minnesota 7 p.m. 2/18 Purdue 7 p.m. • Iowa ended the season with a No. 11 national ranking in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ Poll -- the highest for the program since 2/21 Indiana TBA 1995-96 (No. 7 in AP, No. 9 in USA Today). The Hawkeyes appeared in the rankings in all 20 weeks of the season. 2/24 at Penn State 6 p.m. • The Hawkeyes finished undefeated at home for the first time since 1995-96 last season, setting a program record with 18 2/27 Illinois 5 p.m. 3/2-6 Big Ten Tournament TBA wins. Iowa was one of 13 teams nationally to finish undefeated at home during the regular season and one of four to finish 3/18 NCAA First Round TBD undefeated at home when playing at least 16 home games (Baylor, Tennessee, and Wichita State). 3/20 NCAA Second Round TBD • The Hawkeyes ended the 2014-15 year ranked sixth nationally in scoring offense (79.5), setting a new school record for the 3/25-27 NCAA Regional TBD second consecutive season. In 2013-14, Iowa finished the season with an average of 78.2 points per game. 4/3-5 NCAA Final Four TBD • Iowa returns two starters in junior Ally Disterhoft and sophomore Whitney Jennings. The 2015-16 roster is comprised of four freshman, four sophomores, three juniors, and three seniors. ^ -- Hawkeye Challenge (Nov. 13-15) # -- Lone Star Showcase (Nov. 26-28) • The 2015-16 squad gained valuable experience this August. The Hawkeyes spent 11 days together on the Italian Tour, which & -- ACC/Big Ten Challenge included three games, and benefitted from 10 practice days leading up to the trip. % -- Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series • Iowa’s 2015 recruiting class of Tania Davis (Michigan Miss Basketball), Hannah Stewart (North Dakota Miss Basketball), Megan All times listed Central Gustafson (all-time leading scorer in Wisconsin high school basketball history), and Tagyn Larson (four-time all-state, all-city, Stay Connected and all-conference player) came in with a No. 17 national ranking by ESPN HoopGurlz. • Junior Ally Disterhoft was named a preseason All-Big Ten player by the coaches in October. As a sophomore, she earned second team All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches and the media. As a freshman, she was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and media and to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. • Sixteenth-year UI head coach Lisa Bluder has led Iowa to three consecutive 20-win seasons and eight overall. She was the recipient of the WBCA’s Carol Eckman Award in 2015. 2015-16 Probable Starting Lineup (Based on last game) G • 11 • Tania Davis G/F • 2 • Ally Disterhoft 5-4 • Fr. • Grand Blanc, Mich. 6-0 • Jr. • Iowa City, Iowa PTS AST FG% 3-PT% PTS REB FG% FT% 6.1 2.2 .382 .154 17.0 5.1 .521 .813 Pronunciation Guide G • 1 • Alexa Kastanek F • 25 • Kali Peschel Lisa Bluder ................................................. BLUE-dir 5-10 • Jr. • Lincoln, Neb. 6-1 • Sr. • Sauk Centre, Minn. Christina Buttenham ................... BUTT-in-HAM PTS AST FG% 3-PT% PTS REB FG% 3-PT% Tania Davis ......................................... Tun-EYE-uh 12.4 2.1 .446 .438 6.9 6.2 .338 .270 Ally Disterhoft ......................................DIST-ir-hoft Megan Gustafson ............................ GUS-toff-son Alexa Kastanek ......... UH-LEX-UH kuh-STON-IK Head Coach Lisa Bluder C • 4 • Chase Coley Tagyn Larson ............................................... Tay-gun 16th season at Iowa (313-176) 6-3 • So. • Minneapolis, Minn. Carly Mohns ...................................................MOANS 32nd season overall (669-318) Kali Peschel ...............................Cal-EE PEH-shull • 1-of-10 active major college PTS REB FG% FT% Hailey Schneden ..............................SCHNAY-din coaches with 600 or more wins 10.1 5.9 .522 .778 iowawbb.com Samantha Logic .............................2 Samantha Logic 2015-16 Margin of Victory/Defeat 7 Inside the Numbers Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10-14 15-19 20+ IOWA OPP Wins 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 1 Scoring Average 75.0 65.1 Losses 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scoring Defense 65.1 -- Scoring Margin +9.9 -- THE SETTING FG% .439 .369 The No. 24-ranked University of Iowa women’s basketball team hosts its final in-state opponent Drake on Tuesday, FG% Defense .369 -- Dec. 22. The Hawkeyes (9-2) and Drake (7-3) kick off the Iowa basketball doubleheader at 5 p.m. (CT) inside Carver- FT% .772 .646 Hawkeye Arena. 3-PT FG% .315 .320 3-PT FG% Defense .320 -- Rebound Margin +1.8 -- GAME COVERAGE Assists Per Game 15.9 10.9 • Tuesday’s contest will be shown live online through BTN Plus available at btn2go.com. Turnovers Per Game 15.4 15.9 • Audio of the game is also available on select Hawkeye Radio Network stations and online through Hawkeye All- Turnover Margin +0.5 -- Access. Brent Balbinot and Stacy Schlapkohl will call the action. Steals Per Game 6.9 7.5 • Balbinot is in his 12th year as Iowa’s play-by-play voice. Blocks Per Game 4.5 4.1 • Schlapkohl, who played in 104 games with 49 starts from 2004-08, helped Iowa to three NCAA Tournaments. She Iowa Athletic scored in double figures in 22 games. Communications • Links to video, audio, and Gametracker (live stats) are available on the women’s basketball schedule page at hawkeyesports.com. S300 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Phone: 319-335-9411 SERIES HISTORY Fax: 319-335-9417 • Drake leads Iowa in the all-time series, 24-23. • Iowa has won 13 consecutive games in the series. hawkeyesports.com • In the Lisa Bluder era, which began in 2001-02, the Hawkeyes have a 13-1 record in games played against the iowawbb.com Bulldogs. WBB Contact: Jil Price Cell: 319-930-8805 A LOOK AT THE BULLDOGS Office: 319-335-9268 • Drake, picked to finish runner-up in the Missouri Valley Conference, brings a 7-3 record in to the matchup. Email: [email protected] • The Bulldogs got off to a 6-0 start before dropping three of their last four contests. The first loss came in overtime at South Dakota, 92-87, and another loss followed at home against Green Bay, 86-61. After rebounding with a win How Many Times a against William Penn, 100-61, Drake fell on the road in its most recent contest at Northern Illinois, 87-73. Hawkeye Player... • As a team, Drake averages 80.5 points per game. Four Bulldogs average double figures, including Lizzy Wendell Scored 20 or More Points (19.5), Maddy Dean (13.6), Sara Rhine (11.3), Caitlin Ingle (10.0). Ally Disterhoft ................................................................................3 • A Hawkeye basketball alum, fourth-year head coach Jennie (Lillis) Baranczyk, is at the helm of the Drake program. Alexa Kastanek ..............................................................................3 Chase Coley ....................................................................................2 • The Bulldog roster is comprised of three freshmen, three sophomores, three juniors, and one senior. Megan Gustafson .........................................................................1 Scored 15 or More Points BENCH CONNECTIONS Ally Disterhoft ................................................................................8 • UI head coach Lisa Bluder spent 10 seasons as Drake’s head coach before bringing her talents to Iowa. She com- Chase Coley ....................................................................................3 piled a record of 187-106, good for a .659 winning percentage. Alexa Kastanek ..............................................................................3 Megan Gustafson .........................................................................2 • Associate head coach Jan Jensen played collegiately at Drake, graduating in 1991 with a public relations degree. Kali Peschel .....................................................................................1 As a senior, she led the nation in scoring with 29.6 points per game and was Gateway Conference Most Valuable Player.