2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by fourth-year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa, at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 16–13 overall, 10–6 in Big Ten play, to occupy fourth place in the conference regular season standings. The team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament, but received an at-large bid to the women's NCAA basketball tournament. Playing as the No. 9 seed in the East region, the Hawkeyes were eliminated in the opening round by No. 8 seed Virginia Tech.

2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–13 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder (4th season)
Assistant coach	Jan Jensen
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena

2003–04 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Penn State	15	–	1		.938			28	–	6		.824
No. 3 Purdue †	14	–	2		.875			29	–	4		.879
No. 21 Ohio State	11	–	5		.688			21	–	10		.677
No. 23 Michigan State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Iowa	10	–	6		.625			16	–	13		.552
No. 24 Minnesota	9	–	7		.563			25	–	9		.735
Michigan	6	–	10		.375			14	–	17		.452
Indiana	4	–	12		.250			12	–	17		.414
Illinois	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
Wisconsin	4	–	12		.250			10	–	17		.370
Northwestern	1	–	15		.063			8	–	20		.286
† 2004 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 13, 2004 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Kristi Faulkner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr   Glen Ellyn, Illinois G 10 Crystal Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So   Haughton, Louisiana F 50 Jennie Lillis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Dowling Catholic Urbandale, IA	Head coach Lisa Bluder Assistant coach(es) Jan Jensen Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*		Butler Hawkeye Challenge	W 83–60	1–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 22, 2003*		Houston Hawkeye Challenge	L 64–70	1–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Big Ten tournament
Mar 5, 2004*		vs. Michigan State Quarterfinals	L 54–81	16–12	Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2004*	(9 E)	at (8 E) Virginia Tech First round	L 76–89	16–13	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

Main article: 2003–04 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings