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
2016–17 record20–14 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jan Jensen
  • Jenni Fitzgerald
  • Lacey Goldwire
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†15–1 .938  32–3  .914
No. 11 Ohio State*15–1 .938  28–7  .800
Michigan11–5 .688  28–9  .757
Indiana10–6 .625  23–11  .676
Purdue10–6 .625  23–13  .639
Michigan State9–7 .563  21–12  .636
Penn State9–7 .563  21–11  .656
Northwestern8–8 .500  20–11  .645
Iowa8–8 .500  20–14  .588
Minnesota5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Illinois3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Wisconsin3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Nebraska3–13 .188  7–22  .241
Rutgers3–13 .188  6–24  .200
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Alexa Kastanek 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSoutheast Lincoln, NE
G 2 Ally Disterhoft 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWest Iowa City, IA
G 3 Makenzie Meyer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMason City Mason City, IA
F 4 Chase Coley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrWashburn Minneapolis, MN
G 5 Alexis Sevillian 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrGoodrich Goodrich, MI
F 10 Megan Gustafson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSouth Shore Port Wing, WI
G 11 Tania Davis 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoGoodrich Grand Blanc, MI
F 21 Hannah Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBishop Ryan Catholic Minot, ND
G 22 Kathleen Doyle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBenet Academy LaGrange Park, IL
F 23 Christina Buttenham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSt. Mary Catholic Secondary Hamilton, ON
F 34 Carly Mohns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoBrodhead Brodhead, WI
G 35 Bre Cera 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMukwonago Mukwonago, WI
F 40 Hailey Schneden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrAssumption Davenport, IA
F 43 Amanda Ollinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLinn-Mar Cedar Rapids, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
11/06/2016*
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

2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Rankings
Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
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Coaches RV NR NR NR NR
Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes

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