BASKETBALL @IOWAWBB GAME NOTES 24 NCAA Tournaments • 6 Sweet Sixteens • 3 Elite Eights • 1993 NCAA Final Four • 11 Big Ten Titles
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BASKETBALL @IOWAWBB GAME NOTES 24 NCAA Tournaments • 6 Sweet Sixteens • 3 Elite Eights • 1993 NCAA Final Four • 11 Big Ten Titles 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Communications Contact: Brandee Britt Office: 319-355-9411 (8-1) E-Mail: [email protected] Cell: 630-333-2521 11/5 Minnesota State-Moorhead (Exh.) W, 85-56 GAME 10 11/10 Quinnipiac % W, 83-67 11/11 Western Kentucky % W, 104-97 (OT) 11/15 Northern Illinois W, 105-80 Iowa at Iowa State 11/19 Western Michigan W, 79-56 11/22 vs. Morgan State # W, 90-46 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series 11/23 vs. Charlotte # W, 77-64 11/25 vs. Elon # W, 74-61 Dec. 6, 2017 11/29 #13 Florida State ! L, 93-94 12/3 Samford W, 80-59 6:30 p.m. (CT) | Hilton Coliseum 12/6 at Iowa State ^ 6:30 p.m. Series: Iowa leads, 25-22 12/9 Arkansas Pine Bluff 2 p.m. 12/17 at UNI 2 p.m. Watch: Cyclones.tv | Live Stats/Audio: hawkeyesports.com | Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network 12/21 Drake 7 p.m. Radio Talent: Rob Brooks, Jamie Cavey Lang | Twitter Updates: @IowaWBB 12/28 at Wisconsin 7 p.m. 12/31 Michigan 3 p.m. 1/4 at Maryland 5 p.m. PROGRAM QUICK HITS 1/7 at Illinois 1 p.m. 1/13 Purdue 3 p.m. 1/16 at Nebraska 7 p.m. • Iowa has made 10 consecutive postseason appearances (8 NCAA, 2 WNIT). 1/21 at Minnesota 3 p.m. • The Hawkeyes have made a postseason tournament appearance in 16 of head coach Lisa Bluder’s 17 1/25 Ohio State 7 p.m. seasons at the helm of the program, receiving 12 NCAA Tournament and four WNIT (2003, 2005, 2016, 1/28 Nebraska 2 p.m. 2017) opportunities. 2/1 at Michigan State 5 p.m. • Bluder is one of 10 Division I head coaches to win 700 games or more in her career. She is in her 34th 2/4 Minnesota 2 p.m. 2/8 Penn State 7 p.m. season as a head coach, 18th at Iowa. 2/11 at Northwestern 2 p.m. • Iowa leads the nation in four categories, including assists (225), assists per game (25.0), defensive 2/18 Wisconsin 2 p.m. rebounds per game (34), and personal fouls per game (11.1). 2/21 at Rutgers 6 p.m. • Juniors Megan Gustafson and Hannah Stewart and senior Chase Coley are all ranked among the top-10 2/24 Indiana 11 a.m. in the conference in field goal percentage. Gustafson leads the conference, shooting 69.6 from the field this season, while Coley ranks third (60.8) and Stewart is 10th (56.9). % - Hawkeye Challenge • Four Hawkeyes are averaging double figures in scoring this season, while seven are averaging seven # - Puerto Rico Challenge (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) ! - ACC/Big Ten Challenge or more. ^ - Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series • Four Hawkeyes average 5.0 or more rebounds per game, including Megan Gustafson (12.7), Hannah All times Central & subject to change. Stewart (5.9), Chase Coley (5.1) and Kathleen Doyle (5.0). • Iowa started the season 7-0 record, matching the best start for the program since 2010. Iowa fin- STAY CONNECTED ished the 2010-11 season with a 20-9 overall record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. • Iowa has defeated three teams -- Quinnipiac, Western Kentucky, and Elon -- that made the NCAA Tournament last season. • Bluder owns a 351-203 (.633) overall record and a 168-114 conference mark at Iowa. In her 34 seasons as a head coach, Bluder is 707-345 (.672). PROBABLE STARTERS (Based on last contest) C • 10 • Megan Gustafson G • 3 • Makenzie Meyer 6-3 • Jr. • Port Wing, Wis. 5-9 • So. • Mason City, Iowa PTS REB FG% BLKS PTS REB 3-PT% FG% 22.3 12.7 .696 1.7 9.9 1.4 .390 .437 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE G • 11 • Tania Davis G • 5 • Kathleen Doyle Lisa Bluder .................................................................BLUE-dir 5-3 • Jr. • Flint, Mich. 5-9 • So. • LaGrange Park, Ill. Tania Davis ............................................................Tun-EYE-uh PTS REB AST 3-PT% PTS REB FG% AST Megan Gustafson ...........................................GUS-toff-son 10.8 3.7 5.5 .421 10.4 5.0 .521 5.1 Carly Mohns ...............................................................MOANS F • 4 • Chase Coley Head Coach Lisa Bluder Amanda Ollinger ...............................................OH-ling-gerr 6-3 • Sr. • Minneapolis, Minn. • 18th season at Iowa (351-203) • 34th season overall (707-345) Alexis Sevillian.................................................Suh-VILL-yen PTS REB FG% FT% • 1-of-10 active Division I coaches with Paula Valino Ramos ...............POW-la Va-lin-yo RAY-mos 8.4 5.1 .608 .933 700 or more wins iowawbb.com Samantha Logic .............................2 Samantha Logic 7 INSIDE THE NUMBERS MARGIN OF VICTORY/DEFEAT Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10-14 15-19 20+ IOWA ISU Wins 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 Scoring Average 87.2 68.0 Losses 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scoring Defense 69.3 69.0 Scoring Margin +17.9 -1.0 FG% .525 .403 THIS WEEK FG% Defense .359 .397 The University of Iowa women’s basketball team travels to Ames, Iowa, for its annual Iowa Corn Cy- FT% .792 .690 Hawk Series matchup with Iowa State on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (CT) from Hilton 3-PT FG% .389 .372 Coliseum. 3-PT FG% Defense .329 .346 Rebound Margin +11.9 +5.1 Assists Per Game 25.0 12.4 WATCH/FOLLOW ALONG Turnovers Per Game 14.6 15.0 • The contest will be streamed live on Cyclones.tv ($). Links are available on the Iowa women’s Turnover Margin -3.8 -2.7 basketball schedule page on hawkeyesports.com. Steals Per Game 4.7 5.1 • Live stats are also available on the women’s basketball schedule page on hawkeyesports.com. IOWA ATHLETIC AUDIO COVERAGE COMMUNICATIONS • Rob Brooks and Jamie Cavey Lang will call the action on the Hawkeye Radio Network. A link to the broadcast is available on the women’s basketball schedule page on hawkeyesports.com. S300 Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Brooks is in his second year as the play-by-play announcer for the Iowa women’s basketball team. Iowa City, Iowa 52242 He has been Iowa football’s sideline announcer since 2004. He has called seven different Iowa Phone: 319-335-9411 sports on radio or television. • Lang enters her second year as Iowa’s color commentator. She lettered at Iowa from 2002-05. hawkeyesports.com Lang finished her Hawkeye career with 1,265 points and 506 rebounds. She was a two-time All-Big iowawbb.com Ten selection. WBB Contact: Brandee Britt IOWA CORN CY-HAWK SERIES Cell: 630-333-2521 | Office: 319-353-5977 • Iowa State currently leads the 2017-18 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series, 6-5. Email: [email protected] • The Hawkeyes have clinched victories in soccer and football, while the Cyclones have won vol- HOW MANY TIMES A leyball, and men’s and women’s cross country. HAWKEYE PLAYER... SCOUTING IOWA STATE Scored 20 or More Points • The Cyclones enter Wednesday’s contest with a 3-4 record. Iowa State is 2-0 at Hilton Coliseum Megan Gustafson ............................................................................5 Chase Coley .......................................................................................1 this season (South Dakota, UMKC). Alexis Sevillian.................................................................................. 1 • Junior guard Bridget Carleton leads the team, averaging 20.0 points per game. Senior guard Emily Durr is also averaging double figures in points (11.7). Scored 15 or More Points Megan Gustafson ............................................................................9 • Carleton is one of 20 players in the nation on the Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watch List. The Alexis Sevillian..................................................................................3 award honors the nation’s top small forward. She also earned honorable mention honors on the Makenzie Meyer ...............................................................................2 Kathleen Doyle .................................................................................2 Big 12 preseason team for the 2017-18 season. Tania Davis .........................................................................................1 • Freshman center Kristin Scott averages a team-leading 8.1 rebounds per contest. Chase Coley .......................................................................................1 • Durr leads the Big 12 and ranks seventh nationally in 3-point field goal percentage. She is shoot- Hannah Stewart ...............................................................................1 ing 55.6 percent from behind the arc this season. Grabbed 10 or More Rebounds • The Cyclones are ranked 16th nationally with 5.8 blocked shots per game. Megan Gustafson ............................................................................8 Tania Davis .........................................................................................1 • Bill Fennelly is in his 23rd year at the helm of the Cyclones. He owns a 468-240 (.661) record at Iowa State. Grabbed 7 or More Rebounds Megan Gustafson ............................................................................9 Chase Coley .......................................................................................3 2017-18 ROSTER Hannah Stewart ...............................................................................3 No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School) Kathleen Doyle .................................................................................2 Tania Davis .........................................................................................1 3 Makenzie Meyer So. 5-10 G Mason City, Iowa (Mason City) Amanda Ollinger .............................................................................. 1 4 Chase Coley Sr. 6-3 F/C Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn) 5 Alexis Sevillian RS-Fr. 5-6 G Goodrich, Mich. (Goodrich) Dished Out 5 or More Assists Tania Davis .........................................................................................6