2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

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2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Iowa Athletics wordmark.svg
Hawkeye Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 18
2014–15 record26–8 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jan Jensen
  • Jenni Fitzgerald
  • Lacey Goldwire
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland† 18 – 0   1.000 34 – 3   .919
No. 18 Iowa 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
No. 23 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 11   .686
No. 22 Northwestern 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Rutgers 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Minnesota 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
Nebraska 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Michigan 8 – 10   .444 20 – 15   .571
Michigan State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
Illinois 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Wisconsin 5 – 13   .278 9 – 20   .310
Indiana 4 – 14   .222 15 – 16   .484
Purdue 3 – 15   .167 11 – 20   .355
Penn State 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team will represent University of Iowa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by fifteenth year head coach Lisa Bluder, play their home games at the Carver–Hawkeye Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finish the season 26–8, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Ohio State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated American in the first round, Miami (FL) in the second round before falling to Baylor in the sweet sixteen.

Roster[]

2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Alexa Kastanek 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Southeast Lincoln, Nebraska
G 2 Disterhoft Ally 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So West Iowa City, Iowa
F 3 Claire Till 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Wahlert Dubuque, Iowa
F 4 Chase Coley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Washburn Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 15 Whitney Jennings 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Logansport Logansport, Indiana
G 21 Melissa Dixon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Johnsburg Johnsburg, Illinois
G 22 Samantha Logic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Racine J.I. Case Racine, Wisconsin
F 23 Christina Buttenham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. Mary Catholic Secondary Hamilton, Ontario
F 25 Kali Peschel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Sauk Centre Sauk Centre, Minnesota
G 33 Kathryn Reynolds 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Mount Notre Dame Cincinnati, Ohio
F 34 Carly Mohns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Brodhead Brodhead, Wisconsin
F 40 Hailey Schneden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Assumption Davenport, Iowa
C 45 Nicole Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Hononegah Rockton, Illinois
C 51 Bethany Doolittle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Hill-Murray Oakdale, Minnesota
Head coach

Lisa Bluder

Assistant coach(es)

Jan Jensen
Jenni Fitzgerald
Lacey Goldwire

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-15

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
3:00 pm 		No. 19 St. Ambrose W 119–57  –
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,990)
Iowa City, Iowa
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
6:00 pm 		No. 19 USC Upstate W 107–56  1–0
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,291)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm, MC22 		No. 19 W 85–67  2–0
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,030)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm, MC22 		No. 18 Pepperdine
Hawkeye Classic semifinals 		W 97–68  3–0
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,578)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/22/2014*
7:30 pm, MC22 		No. 18 Dayton
Hawkeye Classic championship 		W 90–83  4–0
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,381)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm, MC22 		No. 17 W 73–45  5–0
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,711)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/28/2014*
3:00 pm 		No. 17 vs. Arkansas
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		L 67–77  5–1
 South Point Arena (N/A)
Enterprise, Nevada
11/29/2014*
5:30 pm 		No. 17 vs. Gonzaga
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		W 79–67  6–1
 South Point Arena (177)
Enterprise, Nevada
12/04/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 22 at No. 7 Louisville
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L 52–86  6–2
 KFC Yum! Center (7,854)
Louisville, Kentucky
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm, MC22 		No. 22 Colorado W 78–63  7–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,061)
Iowa City, Iowa
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 24 Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series 		W 76–67  8–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,902)
Iowa City, Iowa
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm, MC22 		No. 23 at  W 100–98  9–2
 Knapp Center (3,130)
Des Moines, Iowa
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2014
2:00 pm 		No. 23 Penn State W 77–52  10–2 (1–0)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,411)
Iowa City, Iowa
01/04/2015
11:00 am, BTN 		No. 20 at No. 16 Rutgers W 79–72  11–2 (2–0)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,542)
Piscataway, New Jersey
01/08/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 17 at Illinois L 61–73  11–3 (2–1)
 State Farm Center (1,650)
Champaign, Illinois
01/11/2015
1:00 pm, BTN 		No. 17 Purdue W 73–59  12–3 (3–1)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,359)
Iowa City, Iowa
01/14/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 22 Northwestern W 83–70  13–3 (4–1)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,027)
Iowa City, Iowa
01/18/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 22 at Michigan State W 52–50  14–3 (5–1)
 Breslin Center (8,923)
East Lansing, Michigan
01/22/2015
8:00 pm, BTN 		No. 20 Michigan W 76–70  15–3 (6–1)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,584)
Iowa City, Iowa
01/26/2015
8:00 pm, BTN 		No. 20 No. 15 Nebraska W 78–72 OT 16–3 (7–1)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,489)
Iowa City, Iowa
01/29/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 20 at Northwestern W 102–99  17–3 (8–1)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (987)
Evanston, Illinois
02/01/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 20 at No. 5 Maryland L 88–93  17–4 (8–2)
 Xfinity Center (5,373)
College Park, Maryland
02/05/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 16 Ohio State W 73–65  18–4 (9–2)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,572)
Iowa City, Iowa
02/08/2015
2:00 pm 		No. 16 at Wisconsin W 87–75  19–4 (10–2)
 Kohl Center (11,428)
Madison, Wisconsin
02/12/2015
8:00 pm, BTN 		No. 14 at No. 22 Nebraska W 69–61  20–4 (11–2)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,260)
Lincoln, Nebraska
02/15/2015
5:00 pm 		No. 14 Indiana W 81–64  21–4 (12–2)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,748)
Iowa City, Iowa
02/17/2015
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 13 at Minnesota L 80–93  21–5 (12–3)
 Williams Arena (3,265)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
02/21/2015
6:00 pm, BTN 		No. 13 at Ohio State L 82–100  21–6 (12–4)
 Value City Arena (6,471)
Columbus, Ohio
02/26/2015
7:00 pm 		No. 17 Wisconsin W 78–74  22–6 (13–4)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,536)
Iowa City, Iowa
03/01/2015
2:00 pm, BTN 		No. 17 Minnesota W 92–76  23–6 (14–4)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,726)
Iowa City, Iowa
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
03/06/2015
6:00 pm, BTN 		No. 14 vs. Nebraska
Quarterfinals 		W 74–65  24–6
 Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
03/07/2015
8:30 pm, BTN 		No. 14 vs. Ohio State
Semifinals 		L 85–91 OT 24–7
 Sears Centre (5,642)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 18 American
First Round 		W 75–67  25–7
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,429)
Iowa City, Iowa
03/22/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN2 		No. 18 Miami (FL)
Second Round 		W 88–70  26–7
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,220)
Iowa City, Iowa
03/27/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 18 vs. No. 5 Baylor
Sweet Sixteen 		L 66–81  26–8
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (N/A)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also[]

2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Rankings[]

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ 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 Final
AP 19 18т 17 22 24 23 23 20 17 22 20 20 16 14 13 17 14 18 18
Coaches 19 18 16 19 24 24 20 20 17 21 18 17 17 13 11 16 15 15 15

References[]

  1. ^ "2014-15 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball schedule". Iowa Hawkeyes. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
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