Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten (17-13, 8-8)
Big Wins: 11/25 vs James Madison (90-75), 12/7 Iowa State (78-64), 2/9 Michigan State (87-83)
Bad Losses: 1/3 at Penn State (58-71), 2/19 at Purdue (52-72), 2/22 at Indiana (77-80)
Coach: Lisa Bluder
Probable Starters:
Ally Disterhoft, Senior, Guard, 16.6 ppg, 2.6 apg, 5.4 rpg
Kathleen Doyle, Freshman, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 4.2 apg
Makenzie Meyer, Freshman, Guard, 6.5 ppg, 1.8 apg
Bre Cera, Freshman, Guard, 1.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Megan Gustafson, Sophomore, Forward, 18.3 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Key Role Players:
Hannah Stewart, Sophomore, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Alexa Kastanek, Senior, Guard, 3.1 ppg
Chase Coley, Junior, Forward, 4.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.6 (26th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.5 (262, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.7 (12, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.0 (138, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.8 (170, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.3 (175, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.4 (65, 3)
Rebound Margin: 2.3 (120, 8)
Assists Per Game: 17.4 (13, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.7 (232, 12)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NIT First Round loss to Ball State
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over American
2015 NCAA Round of 32 win over Miami (FL)
2015 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Baylor
2014 NCAA Round of 64 win over Marist
2014 NCAA Round of 32 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 64 win over Rutgers
2010 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Stanford
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 3/2