2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Big Ten tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 31–7 (15–3 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
|
Assistant coaches |
|
Home arena | Carver–Hawkeye Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Indiana | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Iowa † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Maryland | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Ohio State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Michigan | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 2, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Lisa Bluder in her twenty-third season, and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
After finishing second in the conference regular season standings, the Hawkeyes won the Big Ten tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The team was named the top number 2 seed and competed in the Seattle regional. [1] During the NCAA tournament they defeated Southeastern Louisiana, Georgia, Colorado and Louisville to advance to their second Final Four in program history (their first was back in since 1993). [2] During the Final Four they stunned defending national champion South Carolina, ending the Gamecocks' 42-game win streak. [3] [4] Iowa advanced to their first championship game in program history. [5] During the championship game they lost to LSU 102–85. They finished the season with a record of 31–7. [6]
Junior Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year and a unanimous First-team All-American for the second time, became the first women's player in Big Ten history to sweep the National Player of the Year awards, and was selected Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year.
The Hawkeyes finished the 2021–22 season with a 24–8 record, including 14–4 in Big Ten play. They won the 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, where they advanced to the second round. [7]
During the season, consensus All-American Caitlin Clark became the first woman ever to lead D-I in scoring and assists in the same season, and Monika Czinano led D-I in field-goal percentage. This made the Hawkeyes the first Division I men's or women's program to feature the national leaders in those three statistics in a single season. [8]
Name | # | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tomi Taiwo | 1 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Carmel, IN | Graduate Transfer to TCU |
Logan Cook | 23 | F | 6'1" | Iowa City, IA | Graduate Transfer to Providence | |
Name | # | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Molly Davis | 1 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Midland, MI | Transferred from Central Michigan; two years of eligibility remaining [9] |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hannah Stuelke W | Cedar Rapids, IA | Washington | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Mar 24, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ![]() | ||||||
Jada Gyamfi F | Johnston, IA | Johnston | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Jul 21, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ![]() | ||||||
Taylor McCabe G | Fremont, NE | Fremont | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Aug 3, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
Sources:
|
2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team | |
---|---|
Players | Coaches |
|
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 28, 2022* 6:30 pm, BTN+ | No. 4 | Nebraska–Kearney | W 108–29 | — | 18 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 8 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,784) Iowa City, IA | |||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 8:30 pm, BTN+ | No. 4 | Southern | W 87–34 [10] | 1–0 | 20 – Clark | 9 – Clark | 4 – Davis | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,417) Iowa City, IA | |||
November 10, 2022* 6:30 pm, BTN+ | No. 4 | Evansville | W 115–62 [11] | 2–0 | 26 – Clark | 8 – Tied | 12 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,675) Iowa City, IA | |||
November 13, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 4 | at Drake | W 92–86 OT [12] | 3–0 | 36 – Czinano | 11 – Czinano | 9 – Clark | Knapp Center (6,424) Des Moines, IA | |||
November 17, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 4 | at Kansas State | L 83–84 [13] | 3–1 | 27 – Clark | 10 – Clark | 7 – Clark | Bramlage Coliseum (5,215) Manhattan, KS | |||
November 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 4 | Belmont | W 73–62 [14] | 4–1 | 33 – Clark | 10 – Czinano | 5 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,227) Iowa City, IA | |||
November 25, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 9 | vs. Oregon State Phil Knight Legacy tournament semifinals | W 73–59 [15] | 5–1 | 28 – Clark | 9 – Clark | 8 – Clark | Chiles Center (2,299) Portland, OR | |||
November 27, 2022* 12:00 pm, ABC | No. 9 | vs. No. 3 UConn Phil Knight Legacy tournament final | L 79–86 [16] | 5–2 | 25 – Clark | 7 – Tied | 6 – Clark | Moda Center (7,168) Portland, OR | |||
December 1, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | No. 12 NC State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 81–94 [17] | 5–3 | 45 – Clark | 9 – Czinano | 4 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,250) Iowa City, IA | |||
December 4, 2022 1:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 10 | at Wisconsin | W 102–71 [18] | 6–3 (1–0) | 22 – Clark | 10 – Clark | 10 – Clark | Kohl Center (3,926) Madison, WI | |||
December 7, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | No. 10 Iowa State Rivalry / Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | W 70–57 [19] | 7–3 | 19 – Clark | 10 – Czinano | 8 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,802) Iowa City, IA | |||
December 10, 2022 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 16 | Minnesota | W 87–64 [20] | 8–3 (2–0) | 32 – Clark | 10 – Tied | 9 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,946) Iowa City, IA | |||
December 18, 2022* 2:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 12 | Northern Iowa | W 88–74 [21] | 9–3 | 26 – Clark | 8 – Clark | 7 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,394) Iowa City, IA | |||
December 21, 2022* 2:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 13 | Dartmouth | W 92–54 [22] | 10–3 | 20 – Tied | 10 – Clark | 13 – Martin | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,100) Iowa City, IA | |||
December 29, 2022 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 12 | Purdue | W 83–68 [23] | 11–3 (3–0) | 24 – Clark | 10 – Stuelke | 5 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,942) Iowa City, IA | |||
January 1, 2023 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 12 | at Illinois | L 86–90 [24] | 11–4 (3–1) | 32 – Clark | 6 – Tied | 7 – Clark | State Farm Center (4,803) Champaign, IL | |||
January 7, 2023 3:30 pm, FOX | No. 16 | at No. 14 Michigan | W 94–85 [25] | 12–4 (4–1) | 28 – Clark | 8 – Clark | 8 – Czinano | Crisler Center (10,731) Ann Arbor, MI | |||
January 11, 2023 6:30 pm, BTN+ | No. 12 | Northwestern | W 93–64 [26] | 13–4 (5–1) | 20 – Clark | 9 – Tied | 14 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,384) Iowa City, IA | |||
January 14, 2023 11:30 am, BTN | No. 12 | Penn State | W 108–67 [27] | 14–4 (6–1) | 27 – Clark | 10 – Warnock | 10 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,436) Iowa City, IA | |||
January 18, 2023 6:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 10 | at Michigan State | W 84–81 OT [28] | 15–4 (7–1) | 26 – Clark | 9 – Tied | 11 – Clark | Breslin Center (3,359) East Lansing, MI | |||
January 23, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10т | at No. 2 Ohio State | W 83–72 [29] | 16–4 (8–1) | 28 – Clark | 13 – Stuelke | 15 – Clark | Value City Arena (9,955) Columbus, OH | |||
January 28, 2023 12:00 pm, FOX | No. 10т | Nebraska | W 80–76 [30] | 17–4 (9–1) | 33 – Clark | 12 – Clark | 9 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,843) Iowa City, IA | |||
February 2, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | No. 8 Maryland | W 96–82 [31] | 18–4 (10–1) | 42 – Clark | 7 – Clark | 8 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,671) Iowa City, IA | |||
February 5, 2023 11:00 am, BTN | No. 6 | at Penn State | W 95–51 [32] | 19–4 (11–1) | 23 – Clark | 10 – Clark | 14 – Clark | Bryce Jordan Center (5,228) University Park, PA | |||
February 9, 2023 5:30 pm, BTN | No. 5 | at No. 2 Indiana | L 78–87 [33] | 19–5 (11–2) | 35 – Clark | 11 – Warnock | 10 – Clark | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,046) Bloomington, IN | |||
February 12, 2023 2:00 pm, FS1 | No. 5 | Rutgers | W 111–57 [34] | 20–5 (12–2) | 17 – Davis | 5 – Tied | 10 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,150) Iowa City, IA | |||
February 15, 2023 6:30 pm, BTN+ | No. 7 | Wisconsin | W 91–61 [35] | 21–5 (13–2) | 24 – Clark | 7 – Stuelke | 8 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,512) Iowa City, IA | |||
February 18, 2023 1:00 pm, BTN | No. 7 | at Nebraska | W 80–60 [36] | 22–5 (14–2) | 30 – Clark | 7 – Czinano | 8 – Clark | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,289) Lincoln, NE | |||
February 21, 2023 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 6 | at No. 7 Maryland | L 68–96 [37] | 22–6 (14–3) | 18 – Clark | 9 – Czinano | 4 – Clark | Xfinity Center (9,065) College Park, MD | |||
February 26, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | No. 2 Indiana College GameDay | W 86–85 [38] | 23–6 (15–3) | 34 – Clark | 9 – Tied | 9 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA | |||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2023 6:30 pm, BTN | (2) No. 7 | vs. (7) Purdue Quarterfinals | W 69−58 [39] | 24–6 | 22 – Clark | 8 – Clark | 5 – Martin | Target Center (8,577) Minneapolis, MN | |||
March 4, 2023 5:00 pm, BTN | (2) No. 7 | vs. (3) No. 5 Maryland Semifinals | W 89–84 [40] | 25–6 | 22 – Clark | 9 – Martin | 9 – Clark | Target Center (9,375) Minneapolis, MN | |||
March 5, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN | (2) No. 7 | vs. (4) No. 14 Ohio State Championship | W 105–72 [41] | 26–6 | 30 – Clark | 11 – Warnock | 17 – Clark | Target Center (9,505) Minneapolis, MN | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 17, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN | (2 S4) No. 3 | (15 S4) Southeastern Louisiana First round | W 95–43 [42] | 27–6 | 26 – Clark | 8 – Tied | 12 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382) Iowa City, IA | |||
March 19, 2023 2:00 pm, ABC | (2 S4) No. 3 | (10 S4) Georgia Second round | W 74–66 [43] | 28–6 | 22 – Clark | 9 – Czinano | 12 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382) Iowa City, IA | |||
March 24, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN | (2 S4) No. 3 | vs. (6 S4) No. 21 Colorado Sweet Sixteen | W 87–77 [44] | 29–6 | 31 – Clark | 7 – Czinano | 8 – Clark | Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA | |||
March 26, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN | (2 S4) No. 3 | vs. (5 S4) Louisville Elite Eight | W 97–83 [45] | 30–6 | 41 – Clark | 10 – Clark | 12 – Clark | Climate Pledge Arena (11,700) Seattle, WA | |||
March 31, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN | (2 S4) No. 3 | vs. (1 G1) No. 1 South Carolina Final Four | W 77–73 [46] | 31–6 | 41 – Clark | 7 – Martin | 8 – Clark | American Airlines Center (19,288) Dallas, TX | |||
April 2, 2023 2:30 pm, ABC | (2 S4) No. 3 | vs. (3 G2) No. 9 LSU National Championship | L 85–102 [47] | 31–7 | 30 – Clark | 6 – Tied | 8 – Clark | American Airlines Center (19,482) Dallas, TX | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Seattle 4 G1=Greenville 1 G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Central Time. Source: [48] [49] |
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10т | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | Not released |
Coaches | 6т | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |
---|---|---|---|
3 | 26 | Monika Czinano [50] | Los Angeles Sparks |
The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 20 sports, 7 for men and 13 for women; The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the Big Ten Conference. Currently, the school's athletic director is Beth Goetz.
Lisa Marie Bluder is the former head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball program. Formerly, she served as coach of St. Ambrose University and the Drake Bulldogs.
The Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represents the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference as well as the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team plays its regular season games at 15,400-seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena, along with men's basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams.
The 2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hawkeyes finished the season 22–9, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They defeated Wisconsin in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Illinois in the semifinals. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the West region. They defeated Grand Canyon in the First Round before losing to Oregon in the Second Round, ending their chances at their first Sweet Sixteen since 1999.
Caitlin Clark is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes and is regarded as one of the greatest collegiate players of all time. Clark is the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer and was a two-time national player of the year with the Hawkeyes. She was selected first overall by the Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft.
The 2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes were led by twenty-first year head coach Lisa Bluder and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA as members of the Big Ten Conference.
The 2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 12th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played its home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. The 26 wins were the most wins in a season for Iowa since the Elite Eight team in 1986–87 earned 30 wins. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Northwestern, Rutgers, Indiana, and Purdue to win the tournament championship. As a result, the Hawkeyes received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and drew the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. Despite winning 9 of its previous 10 games and boasting the second-best efficiency margin in Division 1 between February 1 and the start of the tournament, the Hawkeyes were upset by No. 12-seeded Richmond in the first round.
The 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 2–6, 2022 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The winner of this tournament, Iowa, earned an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
The 2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Lisa Bluder in her twenty-second season, and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship game at American Airlines Center in Dallas on April 2.
Monika Czinano is an American professional basketball player. She plays the power forward and center positions. Czinano, who hails from Watertown, Minnesota, joined the Hawkeye women’s basketball program in 2018. As a freshman, she played behind former Hawkeye Megan Gustafson in the 2018–19 season, and took over the starting center position in 2019–20.
The 2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played its home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to No. 13-seeded Ohio State in the second round. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region where the lost to Auburn in the First Round.
The 2023 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was held from March 1–5, 2023 at Target Center in Minneapolis. As the tournament winner, Iowa received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. This was the last year of the tournament in which the preliminary rounds were broadcast on Big Ten Network and the final was broadcast on ESPN, as in 2024 these would move to Peacock and CBS, respectively.
The Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball program in various categories, including points, three-pointers, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Hawkeyes represent the University of Iowa in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference.
The 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It determined the national champion for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was contested by the Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten Conference and the Louisiana State (LSU) Tigers from the Southeastern Conference. The game was played on April 2, 2023, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. In the game, LSU defeated Iowa 102–85 to win their first national championship, setting a record for most points scored by a team in an NCAA women's basketball championship game. LSU's Angel Reese recorded a double-double and was voted the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the Final Four.
Jan Jensen is an American college basketball coach and former basketball player. Jensen currently serves as the head coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes women's team. She spent her playing career at Drake, where she led NCAA Division I women's in scoring in 1990–91.
The Law Firm of Clark and Czinano, also known as The Law Firm, were a duo of college basketball players consisting of Caitlin Clark and Monika Czinano, who both played for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 2020 to 2023. Developed under head coach Lisa Bluder, they were one of the top duos in NCAA Division I, leading Iowa to the 2023 national championship game, two Big Ten tournament titles and one Big Ten regular season title.
The 2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Lisa Bluder in her twenty-fourth season, and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It determined the champion of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was contested by the Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten Conference and the South Carolina Gamecocks from the Southeastern Conference. The game was played on April 7, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. South Carolina defeated Iowa 87–75 to capture the third national championship in program history. Iowa finished as runner-up for the second season in a row.
Hannah Stuelke is an American college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference.