BASKETBALL @IOWAWBB GAME NOTES 26 NCAA Tournaments • 7 Sweet Sixteens • 4 Elite Eights • 1993 NCAA Final Four • 12 Big Ten Titles 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Communications Contact: Brandee Britt Office: 319-355-9411 (29-6; 14-4) E-Mail: [email protected] Cell: 630-333-2521 11/6 Dakota Wesleyan (Exhibition) W, 102-54 GAME 35 - NCAA ELITE EIGHT 11/9 Oral Roberts W, 90-77 11/13 at Western Kentucky W, 104-67 11/17 North Carolina Central W, 106-39 11/23 vs. #25/20 West Virginia # W, 84-81 11/24 vs. Florida State # L, 67-71 vs. 11/29 at #1/1 Notre Dame ! L, 71-105 12/2 Robert Morris W, 92-63 12/5 Iowa State ^ W, 73-70 12/8 IUPUI W, 72-58 #8 Iowa vs. #1 Baylor 12/16 Northern Iowa W, 83-57 April 1, 2019 • 6 p.m. 12/21 at Drake W, 91-82 12/30 at #21/22 Michigan State L, 70-84 Greensboro Coliseum 1/3 Nebraska W, 77-71 Greensboro, N.C. 1/7 Wisconsin W, 71-53 Watch: ESPN2 | Talent: Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck, | Live Stats/Audio: hawkeyesports.com | Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network | 1/10 at Purdue L, 62-57 1/14 at #23/20 Minnesota W, 81-63 Radio Talent: Rob Brooks, Jamie Cavey Lang | Twitter Updates: @IowaWBB 1/17 Michigan W, 75-61 1/20 at Illinois W, 94-75 1/23 #14/18 Rutgers W, 72-66 PROGRAM QUICK HITS 1/27 Purdue W, 72-58 1/31 at Michigan L, 81-90 2/3 at Penn State W, 81-61 • Iowa has made 12 consecutive postseason appearances (10 NCAA, 2 WNIT). 2/7 #23/21 Michigan State W, 86-71 • The Hawkeyes have made a postseason tournament appearance in 18 of head coach Lisa Bluder’s 2/10 at Ohio State W, 78-52 2/14 Illinois W, 88-66 19 seasons at the helm of the program, receiving 14 NCAA Tournament and four WNIT (2003, 2005, 2/17 #7/8 Maryland W, 86-73 2016, 2017) bids. 2/21 at Indiana L, 73-75 2/25 at Nebraska W, 74-58 • Iowa enters the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed. The Hawkeyes have been a No. 2 seed three 3/3 Northwestern W, 74-50 times in program history (1993, 1996, 2019). Iowa is 8-2 all-time as a No. 2 seed. 3/8 vs. Indiana * W, 70-61 3/9 vs. Rutgers * W, 72-67 • Iowa is 15-7 all-time when playing at home in the NCAA Tournament. 3/10 vs. #8/8 Maryland * W, 90-76 • This year marks the seventh Sweet 16 apperance for the Hawkeyes and the second under head 3/22 Mercer % W, 66-61 coach Lisa Bluder. 3/24 Missouri % W, 68-52 3/30 vs. #10/10 NC State % W, 79-61 • Iowa has advanced to the Elite 8 three times. The Hawkeyes went to the Final Four in 1993. 4/1 vs. Baylor 6 p.m. (ESPN2) • Bluder is one of 10 Division I head coaches to win 700 games or more in her career. She is in her # - Junkanoo Jam (Bimini, Bahamas) 35th season as a head coach and 19th at Iowa in 2018-19. ! - Big Ten/ACC Challenge ^ - Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series • Senior Megan Gustafson was named the Big Ten Player of the Year by the league's media and * - Big Ten Tournament % - NCAA Tournament coaches. • Gustafson, junior Kathleen Doyle, and senior Tania Davis all received all-conference recognition. STAY CONNECTED • Gustafson became the University of Iowa's all-time leading scorer, surpassing both the previous Iowa women's record holder, Ally Disterhoft (2,102; 2013-17), and the prior men's record holder, Roy Marble (2,116; 1986-89). Gustafson has 2,781 career points. • Iowa has set new assist records twice this season, registering 34 against Western Kentucky (Nov. 13) and 36 against North Carolina Central (Nov. 17). PROBABLE STARTERS (Based on last contest) C • 10 • Megan Gustafson G • 3 • Makenzie Meyer 6-3 • Sr. • Port Wing, Wis. 5-9 • Jr. • Mason City, Iowa PTS REB FG% FT% PTS 3-PT% FG% AST 27.9 13.5 .702 .803 9.4 .358 .426 4.3 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE G • 22 • Kathleen Doyle G • 11 • Tania Davis Lisa Bluder ................................................................BLUE-dir 5-9 • Jr. • LaGrange Park, Ill. 5-3 • Sr. • Flint, Michigan Monika Czinano .................................Monica Sih-NAN-oh PTS AST FG% 3-PT% PTS 3-PT% FG% AST Tania Davis ...........................................................Tun-EYE-uh 12.1 5.9 .401 .298 10.3 .388 .429 4.6 Megan Gustafson ..........................................GUS-toff-son Amanda Ollinger ..................................................OH-ling-gir F • 21 • Hannah Stewart Head Coach Lisa Bluder 6-2 • Sr. • Minot, North Dakota • 19th season at Iowa (396-216) Alexis Sevillian ...............................................Suh-VILL-yen • 35th season overall (752-358) Tomi Taiwo .............................................Toe-Me TYE-WOAH PTS REB FG% FT% • 1-of-10 active Division I coaches with Paula Valino Ramos .............POW-la Va-lin-yo RAY-mos 11.2 6.8 .568 .759 700 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 BU Wins 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 6 6 8 Scoring Average 79.1 81.9 Losses 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Scoring Defense 66.8 54.7 Scoring Margin +12.3 +27.2 THIS WEEK FG% .520 .502 The No. 8/8 University of Iowa women’s basketball team takes on No. 1/1 Baylor in the NCAA Elite Eight FG% Defense .398 .314 FT% .776 .680 on Monday. Tipoff is at 6 p.m. (CT) at the Greensboro Coliseum. 3-PT FG% .350 .385 3-PT FG% Defense .308 .296 TICKETS Rebound Margin +5.5 +1.9 Tickets behind the Iowa bench can be purchased here. Assists Per Game 21.8 22.7 Turnovers Per Game 13.8 12.9 Turnover Margin -1.9 +1.9 WATCH/FOLLOW ALONG Steals Per Game 6.1 7.6 • Monday's contest will air nationally on ESPN2. Pam Ward (play-by-play), Carolyn Peck (analyst), Blocks Per Game 3.7 7.3 and Allison Williams (sideline) will have the call from Greensboro Coliseum. The game will also be IOWA ATHLETIC available on the ESPN App and WatchESPN. Links to the broadcast are available on the women’s COMMUNICATIONS basketball schedule page on hawkeyesports.com. S300 Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Live stats are available on the women’s basketball schedule page on hawkeyesports.com. Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Phone: 319-335-9411 AUDIO COVERAGE hawkeyesports.com • Rob Brooks will call the action on the Hawkeye Radio Network. A link to the broadcast is available iowawbb.com on the women’s basketball schedule page on hawkeyesports.com. • Brooks is in his third year as the play-by-play announcer for the Iowa women’s basketball team. WBB Contact: Brandee Britt Cell: 630-333-2521 | Office: 319-353-5977 He has been Iowa football’s sideline announcer since 2004. He has called seven different Iowa Email: [email protected] sports on radio or television. HOW MANY TIMES A NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY HAWKEYE PLAYER... • Iowa enters the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed. The Hawkeyes have been a No. 2 seed three Scored 20 or More Points Megan Gustafson ......................................................................... 32 times in program history (1993, 1996, 2019). Iowa is 8-2 all-time as a No. 2 seed. Makenzie Meyer ...............................................................................2 • This marks Iowa's 26th trip to the NCAA Tournament. Tania Davis .........................................................................................2 Kathleen Doyle .................................................................................2 • Iowa clinched its fourth appearance to the Elite Eight and its first since 1993 with a win over NC Hannah Stewart ............................................................................... 1 State on Saturday. It is the first Elite Eight appearance in the Lisa Bluder era. Scored 15 or More Points • Iowa advanced to the Final Four in 1993. Megan Gustafson .........................................................................34 • Bluder has led the Hawkeyes to 14 NCAA Tournament appearances in 19 years. Kathleen Doyle .................................................................................9 Hannah Stewart ...............................................................................8 • Iowa has advanced to the postseason in 18 of her 19 seasons (14 NCAA, 4 WNIT). Tania Davis .........................................................................................6 Makenzie Meyer ...............................................................................6 Monika Czinano ................................................................................ 1 IN THE RANKINGS Alexis Sevillian.................................................................................. 1 • Iowa is ranked No. 8 in this week's AP Poll and USA Today Coaches poll. It marks Iowa's highest Grabbed 10 or More Rebounds national ranking since 1996. Megan Gustafson .........................................................................33 • Six Big Ten teams made the NCAA Tournament. They include Iowa (2), Maryland (3), Rutgers (7), Hannah Stewart ...............................................................................5 Michigan (9), Michigan State (9), and Indiana (10). Grabbed 7 or More Rebounds • Three Big Ten teams accepted bids to the WNIT. They include Minnesota, Northwestern, and Ohio Megan Gustafson ......................................................................... 35 Hannah Stewart .............................................................................15 State. Amanda Ollinger ..............................................................................2 Kathleen Doyle ................................................................................. 1 Makenzie Meyer ............................................................................... 1 Logan Cook ........................................................................................ 1 Monika Czinano ...............................................................................