Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten (19-13, 8-10)
Big Wins: 1/4 Rutgers (69-65), 2/18 Purdue (63-55), 2/21 Indiana (76-73)
Bad Losses: 12/11 at Iowa State (66-69), 1/20 Penn State (69-82), 2/24 at Penn State (68-81)
Coach: Lisa Bluder
Probable Starters:
Ally Disterhoft, Junior, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Whitney Jennings, Sophomore, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 3.0 apg, 3.1 rpg
Tania Davis, Freshman, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 3.4 apg
Chase Coley, Sophomore, Forward, 11.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Megan Gustafson, Freshman, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.7 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Alexa Kastanek, Junior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 2.3 apg
Kali Peschel, Senior, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Christina Buttenham, Sophomore, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.8 (35th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.0 (299, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.4 (22, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.9 (280, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.0 (117, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.2 (125, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.0 (69, 8)
Rebound Margin: 1.7 (112, 5)
Assists Per Game: 16.2 (26, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.9 (165, 13)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2015 NCAA First Round win over American
2015 NCAA Second Round win over Miami (FL)
2015 NCAA Third Round loss to Baylor
2014 NCAA First Round win over Marist
2014 NCAA Second Round loss to Louisville
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Miami (FL)
2013 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Notre Dame
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to California
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga
2010 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Stanford
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over Rutgers
2009 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Georgia Tech
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Georgia
2006 NCAA Round of 64 loss to BYU
2005 NIT First Round win over Creighton
2005 NIT Second Round win over Nebraska
2005 NIT Third Round win over Arkansas State
2005 NIT Semifinal loss to Southern Methodist
*all team stats through 3/3