2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team will represent University of Iowa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by sixteenth year head coach Lisa Bluder, play their home games at the Carver–Hawkeye Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Ball State in the first round.

2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Hawkeye Classic champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2015–16 record1914 (810 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jan Jensen
  • Jenni Fitzgerald
  • Lacey Goldwire
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Maryland162 .889  314  .886
No. 9 Ohio State153 .833  268  .765
No. 16 Michigan State135 .722  259  .735
Indiana126 .667  2112  .636
Minnesota117 .611  2012  .625
Purdue108 .556  2012  .625
Michigan99 .500  2114  .600
Nebraska99 .500  1813  .581
Iowa810 .444  1914  .576
Rutgers810 .444  1915  .559
Penn State612 .333  1219  .387
Northwestern414 .222  1817  .514
Wisconsin315 .167  722  .241
Illinois216 .111  921  .300
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Alexa Kastanek 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSoutheast Lincoln, NE
G 2 Ally Disterhoft 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWest Iowa City, IA
F 3 Claire Till 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWahlert Dubuque, IA
F 4 Chase Coley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWashburn Minneapolis, MN
F 10 Megan Gustafson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSouth Shore Port Wing, WI
G 11 Tania Davis 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrGoodrich Grand Blanc, MI
G 15 Whitney Jennings 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoLogansport Logansport, IN
F 21 Hannah Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBishop Ryan Catholic Minot, ND
F 23 Christina Buttenham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSt. Mary Catholic Secondary Hamilton, ON
F 24 Tagyn Larson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRoosevelt Sioux Falls, SD
F 25 Kali Peschel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrSauke Centre Sauk Centre, MN
F 34 Carly Mohns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBrodhead Brodhead, WI
F 40 Hailey Schneden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrAssumption Davenport, IA
C 45 Nicole Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrHononegah Rockton, IL
Head coach

Lisa Bluder (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Jan Jensen (Drake)
Jenni Fitzgerald (Drake)
Lacey Goldwire (Oklahoma State)


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
Upper Iowa W 95–41 
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,614)
Iowa City, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm
North Dakota
Hawkeye Challenge
W 83–61  1–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,358)
Iowa City, IA
11/15/2015*
1:00 pm
Tennessee–Martin
Hawkeye Challenge
W 62–56  2–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,555)
Iowa City, IA
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Western Illinois W 96–81 OT 3–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,543)
Iowa City, IA
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa W 80–65  4–0
McLeod Center (2,384)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/26/2015*
11:00 am
No. 25 vs. Wright State
Lone Star Showcase
W 83–77  5–0
Cedar Park Center 
Cedar Park, TX
11/27/2015*
1:30 pm
No. 25 vs. No. 24 George Washington
Lone Star Showcase
L 77–81 2OT 5–1
Cedar Park Center (627)
Cedar Park, TX
11/28/2015*
11:00 am
No. 25 vs. Houston
Lone Star Showcase
W 64–50  6–1
Cedar Park Center 
Cedar Park, TX
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
at Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 85–73  7–1
John Paul Jones Arena (3,360)
Charlottesville, VA
12/06/2015*
1:00 pm
Robert Morris W 65–50  8–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,620)
Iowa City, IA
12/11/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 23 at Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 66–69  8–2
Hilton Coliseum (11,373)
Ames, IA
12/19/2015*
5:00 pm
Bradley W 60–53  9–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,051)
Iowa City, IA
12/22/2015*
5:00 pm
Drake W 89–76  10–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,430)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015
1:00 pm
at Nebraska W 74–68  11–2 (1–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,329)
Lincoln, NE
01/04/2016
7:00 pm, BTN
Rutgers W 69–65  12–2 (2–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,959)
Iowa City, IA
01/07/2016
6:00 pm
at Michigan L 75–82  12–3 (2–1)
Crisler Center (1,889)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/10/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 Maryland L 56–76  12–4 (2–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,776)
Iowa City, IA
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
at Wisconsin W 57–54  13–4 (3–2)
Kohl Center (3,235)
Madison, WI
01/16/2016
3:30 pm, BTN
at No. 18 Michigan State L 73–80  13–5 (3–3)
Breslin Center (9,017)
East Lansing, MI
01/20/2016
7:00 pm
Penn State L 69–82  13–6 (3–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,873)
Iowa City, IA
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 73–90  13–7 (3–5)
Mackey Arena (7,865)
West Lafayette, IN
01/28/2016
7:00 pm
Michigan W 85–69  14–7 (4–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,780)
Iowa City, IA
01/31/2016
2:00 pm
at Northwestern W 79–64  15–7 (5–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,016)
Evanston, IL
02/04/2016
6:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana L 74–79  15–8 (5–6)
Assembly Hall (2,421)
Bloomington, IN
02/07/2016
2:00 pm
No. 17 Michigan State L 55–62  15–9 (5–7)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,255)
Iowa City, IA
02/11/2016
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 7 Ohio State L 81–98  15–10 (5–8)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,667)
Iowa City, IA
02/15/2016
7:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 76–78  15–11 (5–9)
Williams Arena (6,167)
Minneapolis, MN
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
Purdue W 63–55  16–11 (6–9)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,659)
Iowa City, IA
02/21/2016
2:00 pm
Indiana W 76–73  17–11 (7–9)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,838)
Iowa City, IA
02/24/2016
6:00 pm
at Penn State L 68–81  17–12 (7–10)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,812)
University Park, PA
02/27/2016
5:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 61–56  18–12 (8–10)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,610)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
11:00 am, BTN
vs. Michigan
Second Round
W 97–85  19–12
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2016
11:00 am, BTN
vs. No. 5 Maryland
Quarterfinals
L 55–75  19–13
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Ball State
First Round
L 72–77  19–14
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (2,039)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Coaches 23 23 21 24 19 24 25 25 23 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

References

  1. "Hawkeye Sports Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
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