1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

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1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten Conference regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 9
Record26–5 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arena Carver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
  1985–86
1987–88  
1986–87 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Iowa 171 .944265  .839
No. 10 Ohio State 171 .944265  .839
Northwestern 126 .6672010  .667
Illinois 117 .6111910  .655
Purdue 108 .556189  .667
Michigan State 810 .4441612  .571
Indiana 513 .2781017  .370
Minnesota 414 .222919  .321
Wisconsin 414 .222919  .321
Michigan 216 .111918  .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by fourth-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 26–5 overall, 17–1 in Big Ten play, sharing the regular season conference championship. The team was the first Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team to advance to the Elite Eight in the women's NCAA basketball tournament.

Contents

Roster

1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 14Lynn Kennedy
Sr  Irvington, NJ
G 23Tricia Blair
Sr  McFarland, WI
F 24Lisa Long
Sr  Newark, NJ
F 25Franthea Price5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Fr River Rouge River Rouge, MI
G 30 Michelle Edwards 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Jr Cathedral Boston, MA
G 34 Jolette Law 5 ft 3 in(1.6 m)Fr Wilson Florence, SC
C 44Marva Fuller6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)JrHolly Holly, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jennifer Bednarek
  • Marianna Freeman

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1986*
No. 8 Boston University
Amana-Hawkeye Classic
W 70–48 1–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena  
Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 30, 1986*
No. 8 No. 3  Tennessee
Amana-Hawkeye Classic
L 56–74 [2]  1–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 2, 1986*
No. 11 at  Nebraska L 74–85 1–2
Bob Devaney Sports Center  
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 3, 1986*
No. 11 at  Drake W 71–57 2–2
Veterans Memorial Auditorium  
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 4, 1986*
No. 11 Iowa State W 70–51 3–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 13, 1986*
No. 17 at  Illinois State W 71–56 4–2
Horton Fieldhouse  
Normal, Illinois
Dec 21, 1986*
No. 17 Western Kentucky W 67–47 5–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 29, 1986*
No. 14 vs. No. 12  Penn State
North Carolina State Classic
L 74–78 OT5–3
Reynolds Coliseum  
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1986*
No. 14 vs.  Indiana
North Carolina State Classic
W 63–56 6–3
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1987
No. 14 at  Wisconsin W 83–44 7–3
(1–0)
Wisconsin Field House  
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 4, 1987
No. 14 at  Northwestern W 72–61 8–3
(2–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena  
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 7, 1987*
No. 14 LSU W 68–49 9–3
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 9, 1987
No. 14 Minnesota W 81–40 10–3
(3–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 16, 1987
No. 10 Illinois W 80–53 11–3
(4–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 18, 1987
No. 10 Purdue W 68–54 12–3
(5–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 23, 1987
No. 10 at IndianaW 60–49 13–3
(6–0)
Assembly Hall  
Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 25, 1987
No. 10 at No. 17  Ohio State L 54–67 13–4
(6–1)
St. John Arena  
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 30, 1987
No. 13 Michigan State W 83–61 14–4
(7–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 1, 1987
No. 13 Michigan W 75–54 15–4
(8–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 6, 1987
No. 12 at MinnesotaW 78–60 16–4
(9–1)
Williams Arena  
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 13, 1987
No. 11 at PurdueW 86–68 17–4
(10–1)
Mackey Arena  
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 15, 1987
No. 11 at IllinoisW 70–54 18–4
(11–1)
Assembly Hall  
Champaign, Illinois
Feb 20, 1987
No. 11 No. 10 Ohio StateW 66–54 19–4
(12–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 22, 1987
No. 11 IndianaW 71–50 20–4
(13–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 27, 1987
No. 10 at MichiganW 78–54 21–4
(14–1)
Crisler Arena  
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 1, 1987
No. 10 at Michigan StateW 71–49 22–4
(15–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse  
East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 4, 1987
No. 10 NorthwesternW 70–53 23–4
(16–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 7, 1987
No. 10 WisconsinW 78–56 24–4
(17–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1987*
(3 MW) No. 9 New Orleans
Second round
W 68–46 [3]  25–4
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 20, 1987*
(3 MW) No. 9 vs. (2 MW) No. 11  Georgia
Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 62–60 26–4
Fant–Ewing Coliseum  
Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 22, 1987*
(3 MW) No. 9 vs. (1 MW) No. 2  Louisiana Tech
Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight
L 65–66 26–5
Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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