2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by seventeenth-year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at the Carver–Hawkeye Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Missouri State, South Dakota, Colorado in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Washington State in the quarterfinals.

2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–14 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 15 1   .938 32 3   .914
No. 11 Ohio State* 15 1   .938 28 7   .800
Michigan 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
Indiana 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
Purdue 10 6   .625 23 13   .639
Michigan State 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Penn State 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Northwestern 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Iowa 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
Minnesota 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Illinois 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Nebraska 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
Rutgers 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll

Roster edit

2016–17 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) Sr Southeast Lincoln, NE
G 2 Ally Disterhoft 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr West Iowa City, IA
G 3 Makenzie Meyer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mason City Mason City, IA
F 4 Chase Coley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Washburn Minneapolis, MN
G 5 Alexis Sevillian 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Goodrich Goodrich, MI
F 10 Megan Gustafson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So South Shore Port Wing, WI
G 11 Tania Davis 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Goodrich Grand Blanc, MI
F 21 Hannah Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Bishop Ryan Catholic Minot, ND
G 22 Kathleen Doyle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Benet Academy LaGrange Park, IL
F 23 Christina Buttenham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Mary Catholic Secondary Hamilton, ON
F 34 Carly Mohns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Brodhead Brodhead, WI
G 35 Bre Cera 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mukwonago Mukwonago, WI
F 40 Hailey Schneden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Assumption Davenport, IA
F 43 Amanda Ollinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
Lewis W 61–35 
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,024)
Iowa City, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 96–76  1–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,254)
Iowa City, IA
11/13/2016*
12:00 pm
Hampton W 84–51  2–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,522)
Iowa City, IA
11/16/2016*
7:30 pm
at North Dakota W 75–60  3–0
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,261)
Grand Forks, ND
11/19/2016*
10:30 am
Massachusetts
Hawkeye Classic semifinals
W 71–30  4–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,435)
Iowa City, IA
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
South Dakota State
Hawkeye Classic championship
L 64–66  4–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,826)
Iowa City, IA
11/24/2016*
8:00 pm
vs. No. 9 UCLA
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 65–78  4–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016*
8:00 pm
vs. James Madison
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 90–75  5–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/30/2016*
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 1 Notre Dame
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 58–73  5–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,809)
Iowa City, IA
12/04/2016*
7:00 pm
Northern Iowa W 88–39  6–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,666)
Iowa City, IA
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
W 88–76  7–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,579)
Iowa City, IA
12/09/2016*
7:00 pm
Robert Morris W 81–60  8–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,378)
Iowa City, IA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm, MC22
at Drake L 76–81  8–4
Knapp Center (3,307)
Des Moines, IA
12/20/2016*
5:00 pm
Kent State W 83–48  9–4
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,563)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016
3:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois L 65–70  9–5 (0–1)
State Farm Center (1,584)
Champaign, IL
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
Nebraska W 75–72  10–5 (1–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,750)
Iowa City, IA
01/03/2017
6:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State L 58–71  10–6 (1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,258)
University Park, PA
01/11/2017
7:00 pm
Illinois W 78–58  11–6 (2–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,834)
Iowa City, IA
01/14/2017
3:00 pm, BTN
No. 3 Maryland L 82–98  11–7 (2–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,043)
Iowa City, IA
01/17/2017
6:00 pm
at Rutgers W 71–59  12–7 (3–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,517)
Piscataway, NJ
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
Minnesota W 80–65  13–7 (4–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,191)
Iowa City, IA
01/29/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 3 Maryland L 81–100  13–8 (4–4)
Xifinity Center (7,988)
College Park, MD
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
Rutgers W 71–57  14–8 (5–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,884)
Iowa City, IA
02/05/2017
1:00 pm
at Michigan L 70–72  14–9 (5–5)
Crisler Center (3,327)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/09/2017
6:00 pm, BTN
Michigan State W 87–83 OT 15–9 (6–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,384)
Iowa City, IA
02/12/2017
11:00 am, BTN
at No. 13 Ohio State L 81–88  15–10 (6–6)
Value City Arena (6,679)
Columbus, OH
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern W 78–69  16–10 (7–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,167)
Iowa City, IA
02/19/2017
11:00 am, BTN
at Purdue L 52–72  16–11 (7–7)
Mackey Arena (7,151)
West Lafayette, IN
02/22/2017
6:00 pm
at Indiana L 77–80 2OT 16–12 (7–8)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,946)
Bloomington, IN
02/26/2017
2:00 pm
Wisconsin W 71–60  17–12 (8–8)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,603)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
11:00 am, BTN
(8) vs. (9) Northwestern
Second Round
L 73–78  17–13
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2017*
7:00 pm
Missouri State
First Round
W 95–74  18–13
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,226)
Iowa City, IA
03/18/2017*
3:00 pm
South Dakota
Second Round
W 78–73  19–13
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (2,294)
Iowa City, IA
03/23/2017*
7:00 pm
Colorado
Third Round
W 80–62  20–13
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,735)
Iowa City, IA
03/26/2017*
2:00 pm
Washington State
Quarterfinals
L 66–74  20–14
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,146)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also edit

2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Rankings edit

Regular Season Polls
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Coaches RV NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

References edit

  1. ^ "Hawkeye Sports Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2015.