2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

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]

2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	29–7 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Jan Jensen Jenni Fitzgerald Raina Harmon
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Maryland	15	–	3		.833			29	–	5		.853
No. 8 Iowa †	14	–	4		.778			29	–	7		.806
Rutgers	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Michigan	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Ohio State	10	–	8		.556			14	–	15		.483
Minnesota	9	–	9		.500			21	–	11		.656
Michigan State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Northwestern	9	–	9		.500			21	–	15		.583
Nebraska	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Indiana	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Purdue	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Penn State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			15	–	18		.455
Illinois	2	–	16		.111			10	–	20		.333
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Off-season

Departures

Name	#	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Chase Coley	4	F	6'3"	Senior	Minneapolis, MN	Completed college eligibility
Jinaya Houston	14	G	6'1"	Freshman	Davenport, IA	Left the sport
Carly Mohns	34	F	6'1"	Redshirt Junior	Brodhead, WI	Transferred to University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Monika Czinano P	Watertown, MN	Watertown-Mayer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (90)
Kate Martin G	Glen Carbon, IL	Edwardsville	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	May 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (90)
Logan Cook G	Iowa City, IA	Iowa City West	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Aug 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (88)
Tomi Taiwo G	Fishers, IN	Carmel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (88)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2018 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

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 Lisa Bluder (Northern Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Jan Jensen (Drake) Jenni Fitzgerald (Drake) Raina Harmon (Central Michigan) Abby Stamp (Director of Player Development) (Iowa) Kathryn Reynolds (Director of Basketball Operations) (Iowa) Ryan Gruebel (Video Coordinator & Creative Director) (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

Main article: 2018–19 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	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

Main article: 2019 WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club
2	17	Megan Gustafson[4]	Dallas Wings

See also

2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team